EMERGENCIES DON’T WAIT.
Seconds slip away while families search for files, doctorsask repeated questions, and paramedics scramblewithout knowing allergies or blood groups.
SOLUTION FRAMEWORK
At the heart of solution lies a simple philosophy:
When seconds count, complexity kills.
That led us to build around three core pillars:
Instant Action
Verified Information
Universal Access
1.Instant Action → One-tap emergency activation.
2.Verified Information → Real-time, hospital-verified data
3.Universal Access → Inclusive design for all ages, all languages, all conditions.
STEP 1: MINDMAP
The first step of writing is thinking and ideating.
User Needs → Patients,
Paramedics, Families,
Doctors
Barriers → Lost files,
Panic, Connectivity gaps,
Privacy concerns
Opportunities →
Digitization, Offline-first,
Voice commands, Family
locker
This exploration helped us identify patterns that pointed to a solution framework.
Through collaborative ideation sessions, we developed key challenge statements:
STEP 2: HOW MIGHT WE?
Help Carry Medical Files easily and safely
Help When they Can’t Speak in Emergency
Help in Quick Call for Help in Emergency
Help Locate Nearby Trauma Care
Give doctors verified medical data in seconds, not hours?
Help with Secure Health Data
STEP 3: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
“Let’s explore everything
we can imagine.”
Quantity over Quality → no idea is “bad.”
STEP 4: FEATURE PRIORITIZATION
MoSCoW Prioritization (Must, Should, Could, Won’t Have)
Why: To separate life-critical features (like QR health card access) from enhancements (like hospital locator).
M
Must Have
Emergency one-tap activation
Color-coded medical summary
Offline with QR scan
Secure health locker
Geo-locator for trauma centers
ABHA integration
Should Have
Family Profiles
Voice-enabled commands
Multilingual Interface
Vitals tracking
Sharing data with doctors
Geo locator blood banks & pharmacies
S
Recording doctors conversation
AI-driven predictive health alerts
Integration with wearables & IoT devices.
Could Have
C
W
Wont Have
Measuring heart rate in app
Wellness suggestions
Monitoring Exercise routine
Impact vs. Effort Matrix
Why: Emergencies demand speed. We had to identify high-impact, low-effort features for the MVP.
IMPACT
Emerge
ncy calls
ABDM
integration.
HIGH
LOW
color-
coded
summary
QR
access
QR access
color-coded
summary
Emergency calls
Family
health
locker
High Impact, High Effort
Family health locker
ABDM integration.
Blood
bank
locator
AI-based
predictive
Pharmacy
locator
Low Impact, Low Effort
alerts
Low Impact, Low Effort
Pharmacy locator
Blood bank locator
Low Impact, High Effort
AI-based predictive alerts
LOW
HIGH
EFFORT
Accessibility & Compliance - “Designing Responsibly”
Why: Unlike lifestyle apps, R-AID must comply with DPDP (India)
Features raising compliance risks = deferred.
Features passing legal/privacy checks = shortlisted.
WCAG 2.1 AA
Voice navigation for low-literacy users
High contrast modes for visual impairments
Large tap targets for motor difficulties
Legal Compliance Framework DPDP Act 2023
End-to-end encryption for medical data
Explicit consent- first data sharing
User-controlled privacy settings
HL7 FHIR
Structured medical data formats
Interoperable health records
Standardized emergency protocols
STEP 5: CORE MVP FEATURE
These were selected as life-saving, high-impact, and feasible features
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