Emergency dispatchers in Europe to get aid from artificial intelligence

The European Emergency Number Association is expanding tests of an AI system that can help spot a heart attack. An AI tool that helps emergency call dispatchers detect a heart attack situation is set for wider testing in Europe. The Corti digital assistant, made by a company of the same name based in Copenhagen, Denmark, listens in on emergency calls and picks up on cues like breathing patterns, tone of voice and background noises to provide dispatchers with recommendations in real time. Corti is accurate in up to 95 percent of cases, according to the European Emergency Number Association, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization devoted to improving Europe's emergency services, like its 112 distress call system. EENA said on Wednesday that it's teamed with Corti's creator to bring the system to four new sites throughout Europe for testing.