User-centric event reporting with follow-up information

A method for providing information regarding an observed event, comprising:

• (a) receiving from a mobile data processing device, computer readable data comprising information corresponding to an event visually observed by a user of the mobile data processing device, wherein said computer readable data includes an event type and an event location based on a location of the mobile data processing device, and wherein the event type identifies a medical condition or injury affecting a person;
• (b) sending via a data connection to the mobile data processing device a confirmation message in response to receiving the computer readable data in step (a);
• and
• (c) receiving from the mobile data processing device, computer readable data comprising secondary information corresponding to the event type.

A handheld data processing device, comprising:

• a transceiver for sending and receiving data to and from a wireless data communication network;
• a display screen;
• a processor for executing computer readable instructions stored in a memory of the handheld data processing device;
• said memory storing the computer executable instructions, said computer executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the device to perform an event reporting method comprising steps of:
• (a) determining a present location of the handheld data processing device;
• (b) displaying on the display screen a geographic map oriented around the present location of the handheld data processing device;
• (c) displaying a list of a plurality of event categories;
• (d) receiving user input selecting one of the plurality of categories;
• (e) displaying a list of a plurality of event types corresponding to the selected category;
• (f) receiving user input selecting a first event type in the selected category, wherein the first event type identifies a medical condition or injury affecting a person;
• (g) determining a location corresponding to the first event type based on the present location of the handheld data processing device;
• (h) sending via the transceiver data corresponding to the first event type and determined location;
• (i) determining a type of secondary information corresponding to the first event type;
• (j) receiving an input value for the type of secondary information;
• and
• (k) sending via the transceiver the input value for the type of secondary information.