Skagit County Emergency Medical Services launched the PulsePoint mobile app on June 3, 2024. The app connects 9-1-1 calls to CPR-trained community members, alerting them to cardiac arrest incidents within their vicinity. It aims to increase bystander response times during life-threatening emergencies. The county's EMS department states the app supports its mission of providing patient-centered pre-hospital care through community engagement and technology.
Skagit County EMS Integrates PulsePoint App
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📄 Source: Local Government — https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/EmergencyMedicalServices/main.htm
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- ✓Skagit County Emergency Medical Services launched the PulsePoint mobile app on June 3, 2024“June 3, 2024 Skagit County EMS Brings PulsePoint, a Lifesaving 9-1-1 Integrated Mobile App, to Skagit County Increasing community awareness of emergent events, and alerting CPR-trained citizens to cardiac arrest victims nearby.”
- ✓The app connects 9-1-1 calls to CPR-trained community members“Increasing community awareness of emergent events, and alerting CPR-trained citizens to cardiac arrest victims nearby.”
- ✓The app alerts CPR-trained community members to cardiac arrest incidents within their vicinity“Increasing community awareness of emergent events, and alerting CPR-trained citizens to cardiac arrest victims nearby.”
- ⚠The app aims to increase bystander response times during life-threatening emergenciesNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠The county's EMS department states the app supports its mission of providing patient-centered pre-hospital careNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠The county's EMS department states the app supports its mission through community engagement and technologyNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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