A wearable cardioverter defibrillator system, comprising: a support structure configured to be worn by a patient; a plurality of electrodes coupled to or integrated in the support structure; an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge; a discharge circuit configured to be coupled to the energy storage module and configured to deliver one or more shocks to the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient using the plurality of electrodes and electrical charge stored in the energy storage module; a location module configured to determine a location of the patient; a shock success module configured to determine whether a shock administered to the patient was successful; an assistance request module coupled to the shock success module, wherein: responsive to a determination by the shock success module that N shocks administered to the patient were unsuccessful, N being an integer greater than 1, the assistance request module is configured to determine that one or more responders should be notified that the patient requires further assistance, wherein N is the maximum number of unsuccessful shocks that the WCD system will administer to a patient; and responsive to a determination by the shock success module that shock was successful, the assistance request module is configured to determine that the one or more responders should not be notified; a notification module, coupled to the assistance request module, configured to obtain information comprising emergency event information, patient identification information, patient location information, and responder contact information in response to a determination that one or more responders should be notified that the patient requires further assistance; and a communication module, coupled to the notification module, configured to transmit at least some of the information obtained by the notification module. a support structure configured to be worn by a patient; a plurality of electrodes coupled to or integrated in the support structure; an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge; a discharge circuit configured to be coupled to the energy storage module and configured to deliver one or more shocks to the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient using the plurality of electrodes and electrical charge stored in the energy storage module; a location module configured to determine a location of the patient; a shock success module configured to determine whether a shock administered to the patient was successful; an assistance request module coupled to the shock success module, wherein: responsive to a determination by the shock success module that N shocks administered to the patient were unsuccessful, N being an integer greater than 1, the assistance request module is configured to determine that one or more responders should be notified that the patient requires further assistance, wherein N is the maximum number of unsuccessful shocks that the WCD system will administer to a patient; and responsive to a determination by the shock success module that shock was successful, the assistance request module is configured to determine that the one or more responders should not be notified; a notification module, coupled to the assistance request module, configured to obtain information comprising emergency event information, patient identification information, patient location information, and responder contact information in response to a determination that one or more responders should be notified that the patient requires further assistance; and a communication module, coupled to the notification module, configured to transmit at least some of the information obtained by the notification module. responsive to a determination by the shock success module that N shocks administered to the patient were unsuccessful, N being an integer greater than 1, the assistance request module is configured to determine that one or more responders should be notified that the patient requires further assistance, wherein N is the maximum number of unsuccessful shocks that the WCD system will administer to a patient; and responsive to a determination by the shock success module that shock was successful, the assistance request module is configured to determine that the one or more responders should not be notified; a notification module, coupled to the assistance request module, configured to obtain information comprising emergency event information, patient identification information, patient location information, and responder contact information in response to a determination that one or more responders should be notified that the patient requires further assistance; and a communication module, coupled to the notification module, configured to transmit at least some of the information obtained by the notification module.