WATCH: Brevard County Fire Rescue Launches New Life Saving App
By Space Coast Daily // March 22, 2018
Cardiac arrest leading cause of death in U.S.
SPACE COAST DAILY TV: Brevard County Fire Rescue launched their new mobile application, PulsePoint, Thursday morning in the Brevard County Commission Chambers in Viera.
ABOVE VIDEO: Deployment of the PulsePoint app can significantly strengthen the “chain of survival” by improving bystander response to cardiac arrest victims and increasing the chance that lifesaving steps will be taken prior to the arrival of emergency medical services.
BREVARD COUNTY • VIERA, FLORIDA – Brevard County Fire Rescue launched their new mobile application, PulsePoint, Thursday morning in the Brevard County Commission Chambers in Viera.
PulsePoint is aimed at providing bystander CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) assistance to those in immediate need.
PulsePoint works by notifying application users, including trained citizens, visitors, and healthcare professionals if someone nearby is having a cardiac emergency, while local paramedics and firefighters are simultaneously dispatched.
The app also directs citizen rescuers to the exact location of the closest publicly accessible AED.
Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for an estimated 424,000 deaths each year, or more than 1,000 deaths per day. The American Heart Association estimates that effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person’s chance of survival.
However, less than half of cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR, or CPR administered by a trained person on the scene, or the use of an AED.
ABOVE VIDEO: Learn how to set up and use PulsePoint, the mobile app that connects CPR trained individuals with people in need of life-saving assistance.
“With such a short window of opportunity in cardiac arrest cases, early CPR and defibrillation is the key to survival. Brevard County Fire Rescue and our municipal partners are committed to improving the chain of survival,” said Brevard County Fire Chief Mark Schollmeyer, “ and ultimately positive cardiac arrest outcomes, through the use of technology and citizen engagement.”
Brevard County now joins with major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, San Diego County, the District of Columbia, the city of Madison, Wisconsin and our neighbors in Orlando currently utilizing PulsePoint technology.
Brevard County Fire Rescue was able to initiate the PulsePoint project and application launch with the receipt of the State of Florida EMS Trust Award.
Through which, Brevard County Fire Rescue was awarded $23,000 of initial funding and $13,000 of funding per year guaranteed for the next 5 years.
Much of the funding for the EMS Trust Award comes from fines collected by the State of Florida through traffic tickets.
PulsePoint and Brevard County Fire Rescue, along with our partner agencies, are providing our community with a unique opportunity to build a partnership between citizens and first responders.
Through this collaboration, BCFR is determined to bring immediate CPR and AED assistance to anyone in need.
Click here to learn more about PulsePoint or how your agency can be involved.
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