To aid cardiac arrest victims quickly, the PulsePoint mobile app is available to individuals throughout Northern Kentucky beginning in November thanks to St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
This free app, which is available for both Android and iPhones, is designed for average citizens and off-duty professionals trained in CPR.
The app alerts registered users when a sudden cardiac arrest occurs in a public place in their immediate vicinity. Informed at the same time as emergency responders, users are provided detailed instructions, including the location of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) nearby.
Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States every year. Effective CPR administered immediately after a cardiac arrest can potentially double or triple the victim’s chance of survival, but less than half of victims receive that immediate help.
Connected with the emergency 911 dispatch centers in Northern Kentucky, the PulsePoint app alerts CPR-trained bystanders when a sudden cardiac arrest occurs in a safe public place within a quarter mile of their immediate vicinity.
Users will be able to quickly find the victim and begin CPR immediately rather than waiting for EMS to arrive. The app also gives detailed instructions and locations of nearby automatic external defibrillators (AEDs).
“At St. Elizabeth, we are serious about our pledge to reduce heart-related deaths by 25 percent by the year 2025,” says Chris Carle, President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Elizabeth Provider Network. “We are very excited to launch this life-saving app in Northern Kentucky.”
The city of Erlanger in Kenton County is the first community to bring this life-saving technology to Greater Cincinnati. The new PulsePoint mobile app will be rolled out to all of Northern Kentucky in 2016.
For more information or to download the mobile app to your smart phone, click here
St. Elizabeth Healthcare operates six major facilities throughout Northern Kentucky and more than 110 primary care and specialty office locations in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
The PulsePoint project was made possible in large part through the generosity of community donors to the St. Elizabeth Foundation.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
When I saw this headline, I was most excited to see the local connection of PulsePoint’s development. The app was developed at NKU’s College of Informatics. (On PulsePoint’s website navigate to FOUNDATION then HISTORY) I hope St. Elizabeth and the community recognizes this!