Sarpa (snakebite app)

Sarpa or SARPA (Snake Awareness, Rescue and Protection app) is a snakebite app, an application for mobile devices developed in India to provide rapid, life-saving help for victims of snakebite, which kill an estimated 58,000 people a year in India.[1][2] The app provides information about snakes, gets fast aid for people bitten, and helps in the development of antivenoms. Similar systems developed in India include SnakeHub, Snake Lens, Snakepedia, Serpent and the Big Four Mapping Project. The apps provide rapid response to snakebite incidents, often in remote areas, using a network of volunteers managed by local wildlife departments; their use can save human lives by providing rapid medical care, and also snakes, by helping to avoid interaction between the species.[1]

References
  1. Lal, Neeta (20 July 2021). "'Like Uber for snake emergencies': tech takes the sting out of bites in rural India". The Guardian.
  2. Sudhi, K. S. (16 July 2021). "App will rush snake rescuers to the spot". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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