A Central Coast city is offering a new app which it hopes will help save the lives of people in cardiac arrest.
The San Luis Obispo Fire Department is participating in the PulsePoint mobile phone app program. The app is integrated with the 911 system, and notifies CPR trained people with the app that there is someone close by who has a critical need for help. It also shows the location of the closest public Automated External Defibrillator.
The app is used in conjunction with the 911 system. If a CPR trained person happens to be nearby, they can start treatment while first responders are en route to the scene, possibly saving critical minutes. The app is available through Google Play and the iTunes Store.
