If the emergency is in a foreign country, being able to communicate with locals would likely be a benefit - and a domain specific trained model could translate better than general purpose translators.
In general, I think speech as input/output is under-explored. In the emergency scenario, in a stressful environment, having an expert in your ear you can talk to should work much better than having a big manual book to look up specific cases.
In general, I think speech as input/output is under-explored. In the emergency scenario, in a stressful environment, having an expert in your ear you can talk to should work much better than having a big manual book to look up specific cases.