| Our own Westerly Dispatch has just implemented the Pulse Point program for Dunn's Corners and other nearby fire districts. Pulse Point uses a smart phone app to notify trained bystanders of people in need of CPR.
According to the Pulse Point website "If someone collapses and isn't breathing, people would call 911 as usual and an ambulance would be dispatched to the scene. A message would simultaneously be sent to PulsePoint, and the phone app would use GPS to notify users within a quarter-mile of the scene that an incident is taking place. The app includes a map showing the location of the victim and the nearest automated external defibrillator, or AED. A person using the app could locate the person in need, begin CPR and deploy the AED before the ambulance arrives."
Diane Fong, Michigan CardioVascular Institute Foundation executive director says, "If you can start CPR immediately, you can double or triple the chance of survival."
See how it works in this video: http://vimeo.com/64498863 .
Westerly Dispatch is the first emergency services unit to implement this program on the east coast. Thanks to Westerly Dispatch for making this life-saving service available to our community! |
