There’s already some discussion on emergencies in Private “safety” link you can send to your friends that displays info about your trip.
I believe we cannot reliably provide real emergency response and therefore should stay very clear of giving any impression we could. If you are in an emergency you have to call the local police. But we can still provide safety features and nudges helping everyone to prevent and be prepared for emergencies as best as possible:
- automate the exchange of verified legal names and addresses when a stay is confirmed (no guest ever asked me for my legal name)
- have local “safe trip” pages with important safety information and contacts easily available
- have a “safe trip” page for every user where they can note emergency contacts like their embassy number
- support local care or response teams