The iRescU AED Location Challenge, an innovative project designed to build public automated external defibrillator (AED) public access databases, was launched this weekend at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium in Orlando, Florida. The Challenge, which continues through 9:00 am ET tomorrow, invites champions of the cause from around the world to identify and report AED locations. The individual reporting the greatest number of AEDs (must report a minimum of 10 AEDs) will win an AED donated by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and Cardiac Science.
So get out your cameras and phones and report as many AED locations as possible. Here’s how:
- Find an AED anywhere in the world (excluding those at the Orlando Convention Center).
- Take a photo with your camera or phone.
- Upload the photo and location info to http://www.iRescU.info/AEDupload.htm. Or, you may e-mail the photo to AEDupload [at] iRescU.info.
Act now! The deadline is Tuesday, November 15 at 9:00 am ET. The winner will be announced at 12:00 pm ET.
We have a winner!
Congratulations to Linda-Cotter Forbes, who has won the iRescU Challenge to upload or email the location of AEDs in the community! Linda is the mother of Kaitlin Forbes, a survivor who was saved at Rhinebeck, NY, High School, thanks to her school's foresight and preparation. Linda has won an AED, donated by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and Cardiac Science.
Kaitlin's story is featured in "You Can Save a Life at School," downloadable here.
Next iRescu Challenge
The next iRescU Challenge will kick off on December 5th at the mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C., and will continue until midnight, December 19th.
About the iRescU Team
The iRescUapp was developed by an interdisciplinary global team that includes experts in emergency medical services, public health, health education, media technology, software design, and human factors. Mary Newman, MS, of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, Jim Foster, EMT-P, of the University of Alaska, and Comilla Sasson, MD, of the University of Colorado, are part of the team, led by Nadine Levick, MD, MPH, of the EMS Safety Foundation. iRescU is expected to go live in early 2012. It will be offered as a free public health service.