The app is called PulsePoint and it alerts civilians to sudden cardiac arrests happening in a public place within a quarter mile of their location.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — At Skagit County’s Fire Station 3, first responders know every minute counts, especially when it comes to cardiac arrests.
“The longer you’re down, your chances of survival are a lot less,” says Battalion Chief Scott Horton.
Nationwide, medics respond to 326,000 cardiac arrest calls every year. Ninety percent of the people who don’t make it to a hospital die.
That’s where a simple app comes in. It’s called PulsePoint and it alerts civilians
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