Skagit County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) launched the PulsePoint mobile app on June 3, 2024, to alert CPR-trained community members when a cardiac arrest occurs nearby, increasing community awareness of emergent events and improving response times. Skagit EMS oversees contracted EMS providers and standardizes patient care protocols across the county. The app is part of Skagit EMS's mission to support innovative, patient-centered pre-hospital care through public access training and technology.
Skagit EMS Introduces 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 (EMS) launched the PulsePoint mobile app on 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. 2024 Annual Report 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 PulsePoint mobile app alerts CPR-trained community members when a cardiac arrest occurs nearby“Increasing community awareness of emergent events, and alerting CPR-trained citizens to cardiac arrest victims nearby.”
- ✓The PulsePoint mobile app increases community awareness of emergent events“Increasing community awareness of emergent events, and alerting CPR-trained citizens to cardiac arrest victims nearby.”
- ⚠The PulsePoint mobile app improves response timesNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ✓Skagit EMS oversees contracted EMS providers“monitoring the performance of contracted county EMS providers, facilitating a standardized countywide patient care reporting system, and providing a standardized EMS ongoing training and evaluation program.”
- ✓Skagit EMS standardizes patient care protocols across the county“facilitating a standardized countywide patient care reporting system, and providing a standardized EMS ongoing training and evaluation program.”
- ✓The PulsePoint mobile app is part of Skagit EMS's mission“Increasing community awareness of emergent events, and alerting CPR-trained citizens to cardiac arrest victims nearby.”
- ✓Skagit EMS's mission supports innovative, patient-centered pre-hospital care“To support a system of innovative, patient-centered, pre-hospital care through:”
- ✓Skagit EMS's mission includes public access training“Support of public access to health, safety, and injury prevention training programs”
- ⚠Skagit EMS's mission includes technologyNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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