Data on AED locations can often be missing, inaccurate, or simply not detailed enough to make the devices easy to find in an emergency. When CPR-trained individuals receive an alert from PulsePoint Respond, it tells them where a cardiac arrest event is happening and where they can find the nearest AED. But what if someone was already at the scene, applying lifesaving CPR and defibrillation until they arrive? With PulsePoint, the dispatch center immediately alerts CPR-trained individuals about nearby cardiac arrest events through the free PulsePoint Respond mobile app, and also lets them know the location of the closest AEDs. When that life-threatening call comes in emergency responders will be ready. Yet only 11% say they’ve used CPR in an actual emergency-that’s a number we can increase together.
adults say they’ve had CPR training, and most would be willing to use CPR or an AED to help save a stranger’s life. You know the difference early CPR and defibrillation can make in a Sudden Cardiac Arrest event. “Sudden Cardiac Arrest is not just a job for emergency responders but rather a community-based issue that requires a community-based response.” – International Association of Fire Chiefs “In no other medical situation is there such a vital reliance on the community.”
