| CPC G08B 25/016 (2013.01) [G08B 25/007 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a first mobile device, actuation of a victim assistance button of an emergency assistance application provided at a display screen of the first mobile device, the emergency assistance application associated with a first identifier of a first emergency profile associated with a first user of the first mobile device;
receiving, via the first mobile device, from a second mobile device, using a short-range communication interface of the first mobile device, a second identifier of a second emergency profile associated with a second user of the second mobile device, the second identifier being encrypted and decryptable using a common decryption key associated with the emergency assistance application;
decrypting, via the first mobile device, the second identifier using the common decryption key; and
providing, via the first mobile device, to an emergency service provider server, using a long-range communication interface of the first mobile device, the second identifier, the second identifier enabling the emergency service provider server to retrieve the second emergency profile from a data storage module of an emergency information system at which the first emergency profile of the first user, and the second emergency profile of the second user are registered.
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