LAS VEGAS--At EMS World today the PulsePoint Foundation debuted a completely redesigned and extended version of its revolutionary CPR/AED "citizen responder" mobile phone application. The PulsePoint app enables members of the public to provide immediate life-saving assistance to victims of sudden cardiac arrest while professional responders are making their way to the scene.
"After calling 911, getting CPR started and applying an AED are the critical first steps in Sudden Cardiac Arrest survival," said Richard Price, President of the PulsePoint Foundation. "In most cases no one is in a better position to positively affect the outcome of a cardiac arrest than nearby CPR/AED trained citizens." The PulsePoint app has been activated on 1,500 actual cardiac emergencies informing nearly 6,000 nearby citizen rescuers. More than 350 communities across 14 states have enabled citizen response through PulsePoint with most computer-aided dispatch systems now supported. 75,000 people carry the PulsePoint app on their smartphone.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for an estimated 325,000 deaths each year. "Today we are thrilled to announce the availability of the remarkable PulsePoint app to our 610,000 residents and several million annual visitors," said William McDonald, Fire Chief for Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. "Empowering our citizens to help save lives in partnership with our organization is extremely satisfying."
The highly anticipated release includes significant usability enhancements implemented within a beautiful new user interface. As with the previous release, the application was written by an all-volunteer engineering team from Workday, Inc. The announcement today is for the iOS version of the application. An update to the Android version will follow in the near future.
SOURCE: Pulsepoint Foundation