As the region's academic health system, Health recently partnered with Cincinnati Fire Department to launch pulse point response, a free 911-integrated mobile app that alerts CPR-trained citizens of someone nearby having a sudden cardiac arrest.
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If an emergency happens in a public place, the app will alert users in the vicinity of the need for CPR while an ambulance is on its way.
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The app also directs these potential rescuers to the exact location of the nearest automated external defibrillator or A E D.
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According to the American Heart Association, 40% of cardiac arrests occur in public settings of the 475,000 Americans that die from cardiac arrest each year, more than 350,000 occur outside of the hospital making it the leading cause of death in the United States.
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Early application of CPR and AD have been shown to improve survival in these cases.
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This app will not only save lives but it will also foster a community in which residents look out for each other.
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You don't have to have a clinical background to sign up and volunteer to learn more about pulse point, visit W W W dot pulse point dot org or you can search for Pulse Point, Cincinnati in your mobile app store and download it for free.
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There are many opportunities to learn CPR including U C Health's own.
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Take 10 Cincinnati program.
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Take these opportunities to become a volunteer today.
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Thank you.
Read the full article about Pulsepoint on the UC Health website: [ Ссылка ]
