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Sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês
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Ano: 2019
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Iporã do Oeste - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Iporã do Oeste - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q1723845
Inglês
Texto associado
Answer question according to the text below.
As Hannah Campbell happily runs around in the park with her little daughter Milly, passers-by glance in
wonder at her running-blade leg. Some kind of accident? Maybe a car crash? A tragedy, whatever it was.
They pass on by with no idea that they have just witnessed the only mum in the British Army to lose a limb
in a war zone now bravely rebuilding her life. (…) Doctors battled to save her shattered leg through 19
painful operations but in the end she needed a final op to remove it below the knee... and that left her on
the brink of death.
Now, 18 months after the amputation, Hannah is happy and smiling as she plays with seven-year-old Milly.
Her left leg is gone, but her life is back. “It may be hard to believe, but losing it has enabled me to become
a mother again,” says Hannah, who is back down to a fighting-fit 10 stone and will be running in the
London Marathon on Sunday.
(Fonte: Adapted from https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/army-corporal-hannah-campbell-reveals-795424.)
According to the text, Hannah Campbell lost her:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
AGIRH
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Lavrinhas - SP
Prova:
AGIRH - 2019 - Prefeitura de Lavrinhas - SP - Professor PEB II - Inglês |
Q1721800
Inglês
Read the text and choose the option according to it:
People are often surprised to learn just how long some varieties of trees can live. If asked to estimate the age of the oldest living trees on Earth, they often come up with guesses in the neighborhood of two or perhaps three hundred years. The real answer is considerably larger than that, more than five thousand years. The tree that wins the prize for its considerable maturity is the bristlecone pine of California. This venerable pine predates wonders of the ancient world such as the pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Colossus of Rhodes. It is not nearly as tall as the giant redwood that is also found in California, and in fact it is actually not very tall compared with many other trees, often little more than five meters in height. This relatively short height may be one of the factors that aid the bristlecone pine in living to a ripe old age-high winds and inclement weather cannot easily reach the shorter trees and cause damage. An additional factor that contributes to the long life of the bristlecone pine is that this type of tree has a high percentage of resin, which prevents rot from developing in the tree trunk and branches.
(PHILLIPS, Deborah. Longman. Preparation for the Toefl Test)
According to the text, the author mentions the Egyptian pyramids as an
example of someting that is
Ano: 2019
Banca:
Instituto Excelência
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Lucélia - SP
Prova:
Instituto Excelência - 2019 - Prefeitura de Lucélia - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1719853
Inglês
Texto associado
Ba-room, ba-room, ba-room, baripity, baripity,
baripity, baripity. Good. His dad had the pickup going. He
could get up now. Jess slid out of bed and into his overalls.
He didn't worry about a shirt because once he began
running he would be hot as popping grease even if the
morning air was chill, or shoes because the bottoms of his
feet were by now as tough as his worn-out sneakers.
"Where you going, Jess?" May Belle lifted herself
up sleepily from the double bed where she and Joyce Ann
slept.
"Sh." He warned. The walls were thin. Momma
would he mad as flies in a fruit jar if they woke her up this
time of day.
He patted May Belle's hair and yanked the
twisted sheet up to her small chin. "Just over the cow field,"
he whispered. May Belle smiled and snuggled down under
the sheet.
"Gonna run?"
"Maybe."
Of course he was going to run. He had gotten up
early every day all summer to run. He figured if he worked
at it – and Lord, had he worked – he could be the fastest
runner in the fifth grade when school opened up. He had to
be the fastest – not one of the fastest or next to the fastest,
but the fastest. The very best.
(Excerpt from Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson. Available on
https://www.e-reading.club/bookreader.php/135126/Patterson_-
_Bridge_to_Terabithia.pdf)
Which figure of speech can be found in the first
sentence of the text?
Ano: 2019
Banca:
Instituto Excelência
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Lucélia - SP
Prova:
Instituto Excelência - 2019 - Prefeitura de Lucélia - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q1719852
Inglês
Texto associado
Miss Lucy was the only guardian present. She
was leaning over the rail at the front, peering into the rain
like she was trying to see right across the playing field. I
was watching her as carefully as ever in those days, and
even as I was laughing at Laura, I was stealing glances at
Miss Lucy’s back. I remember wondering if there wasn’t
something a bit odd about her posture, the way her head
was bent down just a little too far so she looked like a
crouching animal waiting to pounce. And the way she was
leaning forward over the rail meant drops from the
overhanging gutter were only just missing her – but she
seemed to show no sign of caring. I remember actually
convincing myself there was nothing unusual in all this –
that she was simply anxious for the rain to stop – and
turning my attention back to what Laura was saying. Then
a few minutes later, when I’d forgotten all about Miss Lucy
and was laughing my head off at something, I suddenly
realised things had gone quiet around us, and that Miss
Lucy was speaking.
(Excerpt from Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro. Available on
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2017/ishiguro/prose/)
Mark the option that could replace the idiom in the
sentence. “When I’d forgotten all about Miss Lucy and
was laughing my head off at something.”
Ano: 2019
Banca:
IPEFAE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Campos do Jordão - SP
Prova:
IPEFAE - 2019 - Prefeitura de Campos do Jordão - SP - Professor Ensino Fundamental II - Inglês |
Q1719249
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the article and choose the correct alternative.
ALBANY — New York State lawmakers have
agreed to impose a statewide ban on most types of
single-use plastic bags from retail sales, changing a way of life for millions of New Yorkers as legislators
seek to curb an unsightly and omnipresent source
of litter.
The plan, proposed a year ago by Gov.
Andrew M. Cuomo, would be the second statewide
ban, after California, which banned bags in 2016.
Hawaii also effectively has a ban in place, since all
the state’s counties bar such single-use bags.
New York’s ban, which would begin next
March, would forbid stores to provide customers
with single-use plastic bags, which are
nonbiodegradable and have been blamed for
everything from causing gruesome wildlife deaths
to thwarting recycling efforts.
The ban, which is expected to be part of the
state’s budget bills that are slated to be passed by
Monday, would have a number of carveouts,
including food takeout bags used by restaurants,
bags used to wrap deli or meat counter products
and bags for bulk items. Newspaper bags would
also be exempted, as would garment bags and bags
sold in bulk, such as trash or recycling bags. (…)
“There was a real understanding that there
should be a ban on plastic,” said Todd Kaminsky, a
Democratic state senator from Nassau County, who
is the chairman of the environmental conservation
committee. “And that if people go to paper rather
than reusables, we are not that better off.”
Fonte: JESSE, M. Plastic Bags to Be Banned in New York; Second Statewide Ban,
After California. The New York Times, 2019. Disponível
em:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/nyregion/plastic-bag-ban-
.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
According to the article the State of New York
wants to…
Ano: 2019
Banca:
IPEFAE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Campos do Jordão - SP
Prova:
IPEFAE - 2019 - Prefeitura de Campos do Jordão - SP - Professor Ensino Fundamental II - Inglês |
Q1719247
Inglês
Look at the sentences and check the one that has
the same meaning as the example.
“This is the most expensive holiday I’ve ever had.”
“This is the most expensive holiday I’ve ever had.”
Ano: 2019
Banca:
COTEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG
Prova:
COTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG - Professor II - Inglês |
Q1715857
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the questions.
Source:<https://www.newsweek.com/9-life-lessons-matt-kepnes-learned-being-nomad-ten-years-1448511>
In the sentence “And if I could make it around the world, you can too!” (line 53), the meaning of “make it” is:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
COTEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG
Prova:
COTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG - Professor II - Inglês |
Q1715855
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the questions.
Source:<https://www.newsweek.com/9-life-lessons-matt-kepnes-learned-being-nomad-ten-years-1448511>
In the sentence “There’s always another bus.” (line 18), the author means that:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
COTEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG
Prova:
COTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG - Professor II - Inglês |
Q1715854
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the questions.
Source:<https://www.newsweek.com/9-life-lessons-matt-kepnes-learned-being-nomad-ten-years-1448511>
During a trip,
Ano: 2019
Banca:
COTEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG
Prova:
COTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG - Professor II - Inglês |
Q1715853
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the questions.
Source:<https://www.newsweek.com/9-life-lessons-matt-kepnes-learned-being-nomad-ten-years-1448511>
According to the text, the author states that:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
COTEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG
Prova:
COTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG - Professor II - Inglês |
Q1715852
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the questions.
Source:<https://www.newsweek.com/9-life-lessons-matt-kepnes-learned-being-nomad-ten-years-1448511>
According to the text, the author states that:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
COTEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG
Prova:
COTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG - Professor II - Inglês |
Q1715851
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the questions.
Source:<https://www.newsweek.com/9-life-lessons-matt-kepnes-learned-being-nomad-ten-years-1448511>
INSTRUCTIONS: Question refer to the sentence “They are insights into the world that only travel – no matter how long you do it – can give you.” (Lines 6-7)
The correct interrogative form of the sentence is:
The correct interrogative form of the sentence is:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
COTEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG
Prova:
COTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG - Professor II - Inglês |
Q1715850
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the questions.
Source:<https://www.newsweek.com/9-life-lessons-matt-kepnes-learned-being-nomad-ten-years-1448511>
INSTRUCTIONS: Question refer to the sentence “They are insights into the world that only travel – no
matter how long you do it – can give you.” (Lines 6-7)
The pronoun “it” substitutes the word
The pronoun “it” substitutes the word
Ano: 2019
Banca:
COTEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG
Prova:
COTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Carneirinho - MG - Professor II - Inglês |
Q1715848
Inglês
Texto associado
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following text carefully and then choose the correct alternatives that answer the questions.
Source:<https://www.newsweek.com/9-life-lessons-matt-kepnes-learned-being-nomad-ten-years-1448511>
INSTRUCTIONS: Question refer to the sentence “Matt Kepnes traveled constantly for a decade – never
hanging his hat in one place – learning some valuable lessons along the way” (heading).
We can infer that the expression “to hang his hat in one place” means:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
CONTEMAX
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Orobó - PE
Prova:
CONTEMAX - 2019 - Prefeitura de Orobó - PE - Professor de Inglês |
Q1708870
Inglês
Texto associado
Talking about money, don’t count on Pedro. He is
such a deadbeat.
Count on means:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
CONTEMAX
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Orobó - PE
Prova:
CONTEMAX - 2019 - Prefeitura de Orobó - PE - Professor de Inglês |
Q1708868
Inglês
Texto associado
Talking about money, don’t count on Pedro. He is
such a deadbeat.
In this context, the word deadbeat means:
Ano: 2019
Banca:
CONTEMAX
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Orobó - PE
Prova:
CONTEMAX - 2019 - Prefeitura de Orobó - PE - Professor de Inglês |
Q1708861
Inglês
Texto associado
Text
CrashDetech: The app that could save your life in
a car crash
(CNN) It's the killer that, by some measures,
takes more young lives each year than conflict or
some forms of cancer. Every 30 seconds a person is
killed in a road crash, according to figures from the
Global Road Safety Partnership. That's more than
3,400 people per day and 1.25 million people per
year. Perhaps even more arresting is World Health
Organization (WHO) analysis which says that 90% of
all road based fatalities occur in low to middle income
countries, despite such nations having only half of the
world's vehicles. It's a tragedy that even takes a toll
on development costing some nations up to 5% of
GDP, according to the International Road
Assessment Programme (iRAP). The problem is so pressing that the U.N. declared the years between
2011 and 2020 as the "Decade of Action for Road
Safety," with over 100 countries pledging to reduce
killer car accidents. Some of the highest rates of road
deaths can be found in Africa. According to the
WHO's 2015 Global Status on Road safety report,
Libya is at the top of the table (73 deaths per 100,000
people), followed by Thailand (36) and Malawi (35).
Automatic detection
Yet one South African company has
designed a system that it believes can help cut
Africa's dismal rate of road fatalities. CrashDetech is
a smartphone application designed by
Johannesburg- based entrepreneur Jaco Gerrits. It
operates while a user is driving and detects the
sudden motion and G-forces of a car crash. The app
then pinpoints the location of the accident and
automatically calls an emergency response center,
which will dispatch the nearest medical emergency
team. CrashDetechs also sends personal medical
information, such as allergies and blood type, to
enable doctors and paramedics to offer more
effective treatment. The aim is to reduce waiting
times, and in doing so, save lives.
Race against time
In South Africa, the WHO estimate that
roughly 38 people are killed in road accidents each
day. "It's a major global public health problem,"
Gerrits told CNN. "They [the WHO] have identified
that how quickly you respond to a crash and how
effectively obviously can make a massive difference‖.
Let's say in a rural area you're involved in a crash
and you're off the road. There's a good chance that
nobody might even notice the crash. You can't speak
for yourself, and those patients will probably never
get the right kind of treatment to them in time."
According to Dr Pieter Venter of the Global Road
Safety partnership, mobile technology start-up's like
CrashDetech have exciting potential. "A number of
providers of such services have launched both here
in South Africa and right around the world, and there
is a growing body of anecdotal evidence which
supports the position that this technology can play a
key role in helping to save lives," Venter said. But
Venter also states that changing attitudes to the
wearing of seatbelts and highlighting the dangers of
drink-driving are also important factors in reducing
road fatalities in the likes of South Africa.
One of the app's key advantages is it has
grouped together 113 different private emergency
medical providers in South Africa, meaning its
customers have a greater chance of accessing an
ambulance that's near. "You might be familiar with
one specific [ambulance] number, for example ER24, [but] there's a good chance they're half an hour away.
Whereas let's say Netcare 911 might be 5 minutes
away," Gerrits continued "If you've got medical aid
[insurance], it normally has a relationship with one of
the private companies. They'll typically try and
dispatch the company's resources that they have a
relationship with," said Gerrits.
Adaptado de
(http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/08/africa/crashdetech-appcar-crash/index.html)
In the statement from the text: ―There's a good
chance that nobody might even notice the crash.‖
Ano: 2019
Banca:
CONTEMAX
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Orobó - PE
Prova:
CONTEMAX - 2019 - Prefeitura de Orobó - PE - Professor de Inglês |
Q1708859
Inglês
Texto associado
Text
CrashDetech: The app that could save your life in
a car crash
(CNN) It's the killer that, by some measures,
takes more young lives each year than conflict or
some forms of cancer. Every 30 seconds a person is
killed in a road crash, according to figures from the
Global Road Safety Partnership. That's more than
3,400 people per day and 1.25 million people per
year. Perhaps even more arresting is World Health
Organization (WHO) analysis which says that 90% of
all road based fatalities occur in low to middle income
countries, despite such nations having only half of the
world's vehicles. It's a tragedy that even takes a toll
on development costing some nations up to 5% of
GDP, according to the International Road
Assessment Programme (iRAP). The problem is so pressing that the U.N. declared the years between
2011 and 2020 as the "Decade of Action for Road
Safety," with over 100 countries pledging to reduce
killer car accidents. Some of the highest rates of road
deaths can be found in Africa. According to the
WHO's 2015 Global Status on Road safety report,
Libya is at the top of the table (73 deaths per 100,000
people), followed by Thailand (36) and Malawi (35).
Automatic detection
Yet one South African company has
designed a system that it believes can help cut
Africa's dismal rate of road fatalities. CrashDetech is
a smartphone application designed by
Johannesburg- based entrepreneur Jaco Gerrits. It
operates while a user is driving and detects the
sudden motion and G-forces of a car crash. The app
then pinpoints the location of the accident and
automatically calls an emergency response center,
which will dispatch the nearest medical emergency
team. CrashDetechs also sends personal medical
information, such as allergies and blood type, to
enable doctors and paramedics to offer more
effective treatment. The aim is to reduce waiting
times, and in doing so, save lives.
Race against time
In South Africa, the WHO estimate that
roughly 38 people are killed in road accidents each
day. "It's a major global public health problem,"
Gerrits told CNN. "They [the WHO] have identified
that how quickly you respond to a crash and how
effectively obviously can make a massive difference‖.
Let's say in a rural area you're involved in a crash
and you're off the road. There's a good chance that
nobody might even notice the crash. You can't speak
for yourself, and those patients will probably never
get the right kind of treatment to them in time."
According to Dr Pieter Venter of the Global Road
Safety partnership, mobile technology start-up's like
CrashDetech have exciting potential. "A number of
providers of such services have launched both here
in South Africa and right around the world, and there
is a growing body of anecdotal evidence which
supports the position that this technology can play a
key role in helping to save lives," Venter said. But
Venter also states that changing attitudes to the
wearing of seatbelts and highlighting the dangers of
drink-driving are also important factors in reducing
road fatalities in the likes of South Africa.
One of the app's key advantages is it has
grouped together 113 different private emergency
medical providers in South Africa, meaning its
customers have a greater chance of accessing an
ambulance that's near. "You might be familiar with
one specific [ambulance] number, for example ER24, [but] there's a good chance they're half an hour away.
Whereas let's say Netcare 911 might be 5 minutes
away," Gerrits continued "If you've got medical aid
[insurance], it normally has a relationship with one of
the private companies. They'll typically try and
dispatch the company's resources that they have a
relationship with," said Gerrits.
Adaptado de
(http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/08/africa/crashdetech-appcar-crash/index.html)
In this piece from the text: ―The aim is to reduce
waiting times, and in doing so, save lives.‖
Ano: 2019
Banca:
CONTEMAX
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Orobó - PE
Prova:
CONTEMAX - 2019 - Prefeitura de Orobó - PE - Professor de Inglês |
Q1708858
Inglês
Texto associado
Text
CrashDetech: The app that could save your life in
a car crash
(CNN) It's the killer that, by some measures,
takes more young lives each year than conflict or
some forms of cancer. Every 30 seconds a person is
killed in a road crash, according to figures from the
Global Road Safety Partnership. That's more than
3,400 people per day and 1.25 million people per
year. Perhaps even more arresting is World Health
Organization (WHO) analysis which says that 90% of
all road based fatalities occur in low to middle income
countries, despite such nations having only half of the
world's vehicles. It's a tragedy that even takes a toll
on development costing some nations up to 5% of
GDP, according to the International Road
Assessment Programme (iRAP). The problem is so pressing that the U.N. declared the years between
2011 and 2020 as the "Decade of Action for Road
Safety," with over 100 countries pledging to reduce
killer car accidents. Some of the highest rates of road
deaths can be found in Africa. According to the
WHO's 2015 Global Status on Road safety report,
Libya is at the top of the table (73 deaths per 100,000
people), followed by Thailand (36) and Malawi (35).
Automatic detection
Yet one South African company has
designed a system that it believes can help cut
Africa's dismal rate of road fatalities. CrashDetech is
a smartphone application designed by
Johannesburg- based entrepreneur Jaco Gerrits. It
operates while a user is driving and detects the
sudden motion and G-forces of a car crash. The app
then pinpoints the location of the accident and
automatically calls an emergency response center,
which will dispatch the nearest medical emergency
team. CrashDetechs also sends personal medical
information, such as allergies and blood type, to
enable doctors and paramedics to offer more
effective treatment. The aim is to reduce waiting
times, and in doing so, save lives.
Race against time
In South Africa, the WHO estimate that
roughly 38 people are killed in road accidents each
day. "It's a major global public health problem,"
Gerrits told CNN. "They [the WHO] have identified
that how quickly you respond to a crash and how
effectively obviously can make a massive difference‖.
Let's say in a rural area you're involved in a crash
and you're off the road. There's a good chance that
nobody might even notice the crash. You can't speak
for yourself, and those patients will probably never
get the right kind of treatment to them in time."
According to Dr Pieter Venter of the Global Road
Safety partnership, mobile technology start-up's like
CrashDetech have exciting potential. "A number of
providers of such services have launched both here
in South Africa and right around the world, and there
is a growing body of anecdotal evidence which
supports the position that this technology can play a
key role in helping to save lives," Venter said. But
Venter also states that changing attitudes to the
wearing of seatbelts and highlighting the dangers of
drink-driving are also important factors in reducing
road fatalities in the likes of South Africa.
One of the app's key advantages is it has
grouped together 113 different private emergency
medical providers in South Africa, meaning its
customers have a greater chance of accessing an
ambulance that's near. "You might be familiar with
one specific [ambulance] number, for example ER24, [but] there's a good chance they're half an hour away.
Whereas let's say Netcare 911 might be 5 minutes
away," Gerrits continued "If you've got medical aid
[insurance], it normally has a relationship with one of
the private companies. They'll typically try and
dispatch the company's resources that they have a
relationship with," said Gerrits.
Adaptado de
(http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/08/africa/crashdetech-appcar-crash/index.html)
piece from the text: ―In South Africa, the
WHO estimate that roughly 38 people are killed in
road accidents each day.‖
Ano: 2019
Banca:
CONTEMAX
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Orobó - PE
Prova:
CONTEMAX - 2019 - Prefeitura de Orobó - PE - Professor de Inglês |
Q1708857
Inglês
Texto associado
Text
CrashDetech: The app that could save your life in
a car crash
(CNN) It's the killer that, by some measures,
takes more young lives each year than conflict or
some forms of cancer. Every 30 seconds a person is
killed in a road crash, according to figures from the
Global Road Safety Partnership. That's more than
3,400 people per day and 1.25 million people per
year. Perhaps even more arresting is World Health
Organization (WHO) analysis which says that 90% of
all road based fatalities occur in low to middle income
countries, despite such nations having only half of the
world's vehicles. It's a tragedy that even takes a toll
on development costing some nations up to 5% of
GDP, according to the International Road
Assessment Programme (iRAP). The problem is so pressing that the U.N. declared the years between
2011 and 2020 as the "Decade of Action for Road
Safety," with over 100 countries pledging to reduce
killer car accidents. Some of the highest rates of road
deaths can be found in Africa. According to the
WHO's 2015 Global Status on Road safety report,
Libya is at the top of the table (73 deaths per 100,000
people), followed by Thailand (36) and Malawi (35).
Automatic detection
Yet one South African company has
designed a system that it believes can help cut
Africa's dismal rate of road fatalities. CrashDetech is
a smartphone application designed by
Johannesburg- based entrepreneur Jaco Gerrits. It
operates while a user is driving and detects the
sudden motion and G-forces of a car crash. The app
then pinpoints the location of the accident and
automatically calls an emergency response center,
which will dispatch the nearest medical emergency
team. CrashDetechs also sends personal medical
information, such as allergies and blood type, to
enable doctors and paramedics to offer more
effective treatment. The aim is to reduce waiting
times, and in doing so, save lives.
Race against time
In South Africa, the WHO estimate that
roughly 38 people are killed in road accidents each
day. "It's a major global public health problem,"
Gerrits told CNN. "They [the WHO] have identified
that how quickly you respond to a crash and how
effectively obviously can make a massive difference‖.
Let's say in a rural area you're involved in a crash
and you're off the road. There's a good chance that
nobody might even notice the crash. You can't speak
for yourself, and those patients will probably never
get the right kind of treatment to them in time."
According to Dr Pieter Venter of the Global Road
Safety partnership, mobile technology start-up's like
CrashDetech have exciting potential. "A number of
providers of such services have launched both here
in South Africa and right around the world, and there
is a growing body of anecdotal evidence which
supports the position that this technology can play a
key role in helping to save lives," Venter said. But
Venter also states that changing attitudes to the
wearing of seatbelts and highlighting the dangers of
drink-driving are also important factors in reducing
road fatalities in the likes of South Africa.
One of the app's key advantages is it has
grouped together 113 different private emergency
medical providers in South Africa, meaning its
customers have a greater chance of accessing an
ambulance that's near. "You might be familiar with
one specific [ambulance] number, for example ER24, [but] there's a good chance they're half an hour away.
Whereas let's say Netcare 911 might be 5 minutes
away," Gerrits continued "If you've got medical aid
[insurance], it normally has a relationship with one of
the private companies. They'll typically try and
dispatch the company's resources that they have a
relationship with," said Gerrits.
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