WHY AQUAEYE® IS A VALUABLE ASSET TO YOU AND YOUR WATER RESCUE TEAM
Significant economic costs of waterrescue – While the human cost is obvious, the cost impact of drowning is less obvious. The WHO international paper on drowning also examined the economic impact of drowning, and it is staggering. Coastal drowning alone costs the U.S. $273 million in direct and indirect costs each year. Clearly, the costs of a rescue operation should not be brought to the forefront. But it is true that a rescue operation in the water quickly causes high costs. It is good if there are rescue tools that can keep the costs lower for the general public.
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WHY AQUAEYE?
In our current AQUAEYE presentation, you get all the important information at a glance. We would also be happy to explain it to you personally. Simply use the link and book a free appointment
Already more than 200 rescue organizations worldwide trust and use AQUAEYE and have integrated it into their water rescue strategy.
AQUAEYE PRODUCT BENEFITS
With AQUAEYE, up to 8000 square meters of the water surface can be searched and assessed in less than 5 minutes. AQUAEYE is a tool for first responders that helps you coordinate your rescue forces. By first surveying the situation underwater, you can direct your rescuers to the location where a potential victim has been identified by AQUAEYE
AQUAEYE uses Artificial Intelligence to decide which echoes match those of a human body and displays the position of potential victims on the screen. Distance, direction, and approximate depth can be determined and used to brief rescue professionals. Additional information about the situation can be obtained from the sonar raw data display – EchoMap
It is not always possible to save a victim alive. AQUAEYE increases these chances, but it is no guarantee to save someone alive. Nevertheless, AQUAEYE can and is used not only for rescue but also for the search and recovery of victims.
AQUAEYE transmits a sonar pulse to a depth or distance of 50 meters and evaluates the returning echo using state-of-the-art AI-assisted sonar technology. AQUAEYE marks potential victims with an X and targets that are not clearly identified but have a high chance of being a victim with an O.
With the AQUAEYE portable rescue sonar device, rescuers can identify potential victims for the first time within seconds of being submerged in water. This change in search tactics in water rescue can have a positive impact on the safety of your rescue team because water is often a dangerous place. Therefore, the fewer rescuers have to enter the water, the safer you are and the fewer resources you need. These facts are especially important in the aftermath of a natural disaster
By speeding up the search, AQUAEYE can help significantly reduce the time your team spends in the water. Rescue teams can be guided to the scene of the incident in a targeted and accurate manner. Efficient use of your resources is important because teams that are in a single location during a lengthy water rescue or recovery cause resource bottlenecks that can lead to longer response times at other search locations and more man-hours.
The operation of AQUAEYE is kept very simple and the device is quickly ready for use. The screens are backlit and offer high contrast and are readable even underwater. The operation and interpretation of the AQUAEYE search results should be practiced but after about 2 hours of training, you will achieve high-quality results in complex scenarios.
It is not always possible to get close enough to rocks with the expensive side scan sonar. Or you have to worry about using it in the harbor between the many obstacles. It may also be unwise to deploy such a sonar under a pier. This is where AQUAEYE comes in, ideal for searching, rescuing, or recovering victims in such places.
AQUAEYE is built to keep your costs down. However, it is not only the pure purchase of the device that has to be taken into account but also the savings that are possible by operating the device throughout your organization. In particular, the TCO Total Cost of Ownership must be taken into account. AQUAEYE is built in such a way that it is stable and durable on the one hand and suitable for many different application scenarios on the other.
AQUAEYE ACCESSORIES
Scanning with AQUAEYE Sonar from an elevated position can be disadvantageous, as safe and steady handling is essential. This is not always possible from elevated positions. We recommend the AQUAEYE “REACH” – A 1.5-meter long pole that helps you achieve perfect results when scanning from a pier, harbor, ship, boat, ice surface, or from a narrow bridge.
WHY AQUAEYE® IS A VALUABLE ASSET TO YOU AND YOUR WATER RESCUE TEAM
With AQUAEYE®, your team will search faster, more accurately, and with less risk. AQUAEYE® is an effective water rescue and recovery tool that keeps water rescue teams safe, reduces in-water search time, and ensures resources are used effectively.
AquaEye can help in almost all water environments. Nevertheless, the effectiveness, use case, and training requirements vary quite significantly depending on the location. Water rescue and recovery teams invest in AQUAEYE® for three reasons:
- Speeding up rescues and recoveries
- Increase the safety of their own team
- Reduces the required rescue resources
Improved safety for first responders and reduction of rescue costs are thus the main factors for choosing such a sonar scanner
FAST. SAFE. EFFICIENT.
Current water rescue and recovery efforts are often too slow, too risky, too resource intensive, and therefore costly. WHO estimates the annual cost of drowning at $273 million in coastal U.S. states alone. However, there is a way to make water rescue and water recovery faster, safer & more efficient!
We all know the frightening number of drownings each year.
- In the U.S., an average of 3,500 to 4,000 people drown each year. That’s an average of 10 fatal drownings per day.
- Disturbingly, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1-4.
- It is the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths among children ages 1-14.
- For every fatal drowning victim, there is one hospital-acquired treatment for nonfatal drowning injuries.
It’s not just the victims who are at risk.
First responders (lifeguards, firefighters, search and rescue professionals, rescue divers, etc.) who make it their mission to rescue (or at least recover) drowning victims also put themselves at risk in the course of their work. According to a 2018 report, drowning is the seventh leading cause of death among firefighters.
Significant economic costs
While the human cost is obvious, the cost impact of drowning is less obvious. The WHO international paper on drowning also examined the economic impact of drowning, and it is staggering. Coastal drowning alone costs the U.S. $273 million in direct and indirect costs each year. Clearly, the costs of a rescue operation should not be brought to the forefront. But it is true that a rescue operation in the water quickly causes high costs. It is good if there are rescue tools that can keep the costs lower for the general public.
How rescue costs add up
When a person goes missing in the water, the consequences can be costly.
Unfortunately, once a search takes longer than an hour, the likelihood of finding the person decreases. In parallel, as rescue time increases, costs rise – and quickly. A quick rescue or recovery increases the chances of a favorable outcome while keeping rescue costs down. Equipping an emergency response team with technologies that enable faster and safer rescues not only produces better outcomes for citizens and first responders, but thus makes good financial sense.
AQUAEYE® IS FAST - BECAUSE ...
With AQUAEYE® in use, your water rescue strategy will change. It allows you to assess the scene while preparing for the mission. It also closes the gap between the professional tools and the fact that there is no auxiliary equipment on the scene.
CURRENT WATERRESCUE STATUS
Teams arrive on scene within minutes, but take 15-30 minutes to prepare for an in-water response:
- They are waiting for a dive team to arrive.
- Or they wait for a boat to be launched.
- Once in the water, they begin slow search patterns: o Grid pattern
Lack of first-in-the-water technology leads to slow, risky, and resource-intensive searches on the water. The rescue critical time of one hour is poorly used waiting for resources/specialists to arrive. Once in the water, slow search patterns begin such as scanning a grid pattern s
- 4 hours to find the target
- Requires deep water entry
- Poses a high risk to rescuers as well
- Positive outcome tends to be small
- Is resource intensive
Traditional Search:
Typical “grid-like” searches require many searchers and last up to 4 hours
WATER RESCUE, EVOLVED (with AQUAEYE®)
The first-on-scene rescuer can enter the water immediately and begin to scan while divers suit up. If the target is identified, divers are directed to a precise location (distance and depth). The critical time is saved, deployment is targeted and in-water divers are safer
- 2 minutes to find victim
- Completed from shore, boat, or dock
- Low-risk
- Improved rescue outcome
- Resource constraints relief
AQUAEYE® Search:
With AQUAEYE®, 1 -2 people can execute a successful search in under 2 minutes!
AQUAEYE® IS SAFE - BECAUSE ...
It’s not just the victims who are at risk. First responders (lifeguards, firefighters, search and rescue professionals, rescue divers, etc.) who make it their mission to rescue (or at least recover) drowning victims also put themselves at risk in the course of their work. According to a 2018 report, drowning is the seventh leading cause of death among firefighters.
CURRENT WATERRESCUE STATUS
- Diving and Water Rescue are the most dangerous things a first-response or rescue team do
- Typically, the search is conducted by divers or swimmers moving in and out of the water in a grid pattern – these are high-risk hours and time-consuming
- Water-rescue experts say that a typical grid-type water search will take 4 hours (or more) to execute effectively, and as safely as possible
- Manual search – rescuers can’t see, and if something goes wrong, they only have minutes
- Gaps in training and the significant desire to help can be a dangerous combination
WATER RESCUE, EVOLVED (with AQUAEYE®)
- A key objective is to reduce high-risk and in-water time.
- AQUAEYE® can search 1 acre of water from shore, in under 2 minutes.
- AQUAEYE®’s sonar and Artificial Intelligence keep teams out of the water initially and help search faster, and with fewer resources
- Once a target is located, fewer in-water resources move directly to the targeted victim
AQUAEYE® IS EFFICIENT - BECAUSE ...
A rescue in water often also requires the use of many expensive devices and units. Special equipment of the rescue forces on the one hand, but also boats, side scan sonars, helicopters, and much more. Not to mention that the places to be rescued must also not always be accessible by car and maybe remote. If the use of expensive equipment and rescue forces can be reduced, we speak of increased efficiency in water rescue.
CURRENT WATERRESCUE STATUS
- Quantitative resource use: Typically, multiple teams must respond to the operation.
- It usually requires the use of a boat with side-scan sonar, rescue divers in the water, and often helicopters to find a missing person while rescuers have no indication of where to begin the search!
- Valuable and scarce resources are tied up for hours (especially important in busy months, seasons, vacation periods, or disaster situations, etc.)
- Technical resource use: It usually comes to the use of expensive technical resources
- Overall, rescue costs are high. The reasons for this are the time required and the risk
WATER RESCUE, EVOLVED (with AQUAEYE®)
- Quantitative use of resources: With AQUAEYE®, far fewer responders need to be on standby at a scene or can be spread across multiple scenes of operation
- Technical resource use: The use of additional technical and expensive equipment can be minimized. With AQUAEYE® in action, you need less expensive locating equipment. The solutions for rescue from the water remain the same.
- Valuable and scarce resources are tied up for a much shorter time (especially important in busy months, seasons, vacation periods, or in disaster situations, etc.)
- Rescue costs can be lowered by using AQUAEYE®. The reasons for this are less time, manpower, and the reduced risk
An example from practice
A Fire Department was called to the scene of a person missing in the water. Other responders were already on the scene. Within 45 minutes, the team was able to mark a point of interest with AquaEye® however the divers wanted to continue their traditional circular searches of the area. The divers searched for the missing person for 10 hours that day, and approximately 8 hours the next day.
On the second day, AquaEye® was deployed again and pinpointed the target in the same area within 45 to 60 minutes but, again, the other resources continued diving their search pattern. When they eventually did get to the location AquaEye® had identified, the missing person was found at the location as first indicated.
Some 18+ hours had elapsed at the time of final recovery while using traditional search methods. AquaEye® found the rescue target in 45 minutes.
Good to know
An AquaEye is always supplied with a high-quality NANUK 920 hard case which protects your AquaEye in all situations of hard use.
Nanuk Hardcase Features
1 – Powerclaw Superior Latching System
2 – Waterproof IP67 Rated
3 – Impact Resistant NK-7 Resin
4 – Padlockable
5 – Stackable
6 – Molded-in Bezel System
7 – Soft Grip Handle
8 – Automatic Pressure Release Valve
9 – Integrated Lid Stay
10 – 100% Stainless Steel Hardware
11 – Lifetime Guarantee
A - SONAR SENSOR
Immerse AQUAEYE parallel to the surface, the sensor already has the correct inclination
B - LCD SCREEN
AQUAEYE has a backlit LCD screen that allows a good reading of the results.
C - START BUTTON
By pressing this button long, AQUAEYE is ready for the first scan within 10 seconds
AQUAEYE® by Vodasafe – Portable Mobile Rescue Sonar Device
C - DISTANCE SELECTION
Select the scan distance 10, 20 or 50 meters by pressing this button short
D - TRIGGER - START SCANNING
Start the scan by pulling (and releasing) the trigger while device is under water
E - AQUAEYE HANDLE
The ergonomic handle gives you a safe and stable scan at all times
PROTECT your patients after recovery – RIGLOO RESCUER – Rescue shelters, medical shelters & ambulance shelters for pre-hospital use
PROTECT your equipment with NANUK Hardcases – Of course, AQUAEYE is also stowed in a Hardcase from NANUK. But there might be more you want to protect …
MORE freedom of movement – TABLET-EX-GEAR – Allows you to comfortably wear the tablet system on your chest. Always available, always protected
SECURE your site additionally with – CARE-FLARE – Emergency Warning and Safety- High-Power LED Flashlights and Warningbeacons
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- 3110 Münsingen - Switzerland
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