August 23, 2017

Lifesaving PulsePoint app now available  in Kansas City region

Local city, county, fire department and emergency medical services leaders have joined forces to bring the lifesaving PulsePoint app to the Kansas City region. The free mobile app alerts citizens trained in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when someone in a nearby public place suffers sudden cardiac arrest. Public safety communications centers send alerts through the app at the same time they dispatch first responders to the scene. The app also notifies users of the closest available automated external defibrillator (AED). “Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of…

Filed Under: Event, Highlights, News, Press Release | Tagged With: CTIA, CTIA Wireless Foundation, Johnson County Emergency Communications Center, Kansas City, Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue, Richard Carrizzo, Southern Platte Fire Protection District

July 17, 2017

International Association of Fire Chiefs and PulsePoint Foundation Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

Collaboration aims to increase awareness and use of PulsePoint and expand the role of fire and emergency services in emerging digital trends. Fairfax, VA (July 17, 2017) — The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the PulsePoint Foundation (PulsePoint) today announced a strategic partnership to reinforce the use of mobile phones and apps to connect nearby CPR-trained citizens and off-duty professional rescuers with people in cardiac arrest. The collaboration also endeavors to develop strategies for utilizing public safety data in new and innovative ways. The alliance will be…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: Billy Goldfeder, Fire-Rescue International, FRI, IAFC, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Western Fire Chiefs Association, John Sinclair, Mike Duyck, Thomas Jenkins

June 8, 2017

New Program Combines Off-Duty Professional Firefighters, Technology, and Defibrillators to help Save Lives

Sioux Falls, South Dakota (June 8, 2017): Sioux Falls will be the second site in the United States selected for a pilot program to utilize off-duty professional firefighters in response to cardiac arrest calls in public and private settings. The Verified Responder Pilot Program is being launched in Sioux Falls through a partnership of the PulsePoint Foundation, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue, International Association of Firefighters Local 814, and automated external defibrillator (AED) manufacturer Philips. The first pilot site for the Verified Responder program was implemented earlier this year…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: AED, IAFF, International Association of Firefighters, Local 814, King County Emergency Medical Services, Philips Healthcare, Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue, Verified Responder

June 5, 2017

Citizen CPR Foundation and PulsePoint Competition to Award $20,000 Grant for Local PulsePoint Respond Implementation

PulsePoint Respond has successfully multiplied rescuer response to cardiac arrest, located nearby AED’s and amplified resources in a community to improve sudden cardiac arrest survival. OVERLAND PARK, KS (June 5, 2017)— It is with a shared vision, to save lives from sudden cardiac arrest by stimulating effective community, professional and citizen action, that the PulsePoint Foundation and the Citizen CPR Foundation join forces to bring a first-of-its-kind grant competition to the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update (ECCU) Conference in New Orleans, December 5-8, 2017. The grant includes a…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: Citizen CPR Foundation, ECCU, Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update, Grant

May 11, 2017

Eva Andres Joins PulsePoint Foundation Board of Directors

Global Leader of Human Capital Brings People Strategy and International Perspective as new Member of the PulsePoint Foundation Board of DirectorsPLEASANTON, CA (May 11, 2017)—The PulsePoint Foundation, a pioneer of location-aware mobile apps that empower off-duty professionals and everyday citizens to provide life‐saving assistance to victims of cardiac arrest, today announced that Eva Andres, global leader in human capital, has joined the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Ms. Andres is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Virtustream and previously a vice president of human resources for…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights | Tagged With: Eva Andres, Matt Stamey

April 28, 2017

PulsePoint Foundation Appoints Medical Director

Michael Sayre, M.D., Emergency Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Joins PulsePoint Leadership Team HILTON HEAD, SC (April 28, 2017)—The PulsePoint Foundation, a pioneer of location-aware mobile apps that empower off-duty professionals and everyday citizens to provide life‐saving assistance to victims of cardiac arrest, today announced Michael Sayre, M.D. has been named its first Medical Director, responsible for medical guidance, oversight and continuous quality improvement for the Foundation. The announcement was made at the South Carolina Resuscitation Academy, a…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights | Tagged With: Harborview Medical Center, King County, King County EMS, Medical Director, Michael Sayre, Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Medic One, University of Washington School of Medicine

April 11, 2017

Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint Announce Global Strategic Partnership

Industry Leaders Team Up to Help Emergency Communication Centers Connect Citizen Responders with Lifesaving AEDs Priority Dispatch: Adam Hinckley, (800) 363-9127 PulsePoint: Shannon Smith, (773) 339-7513 NEW ORLEANS (April 12, 2017)—Priority Dispatch Corp. (“PDC”) and the PulsePoint Foundation (“PulsePoint”) today announced a global, strategic partnership that will optimize the way Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMD) pinpoint and communicate the location of automated external defibrillators (AED) during time-critical cardiac emergencies. Through this partnership, the organizations unveiled…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: AED, Automated External Defibrillator, Bryan McNally, EMD, IAED, International Academies of Emergency Dispatch, Jeff Clawson, Medical Dispatch Protocols, MPDS, Navigator, Priority Dispatch, ProQA, AED Registry

March 27, 2017

CSFD Brings Lifesaving Technology to Coral Springs and Parkland via PulsePoint, a 9-1-1 Integrated Mobile App

Coral Springs - Today, the Coral Springs Fire Department joined the PulsePoint Foundation and CTIA Wireless Foundation to extend life-saving technology in Broward County via the PulsePoint Respond app. The event was held at Fire Station 80 and was highlighted by messages from Mayor Skip Campbell, Fire Chief Frank Babinec and CTIA Wireless Foundation Executive Director Athena Polydorou. The speakers detailed the benefits of the mobile app, which alerts CPR-trained citizens of cardiac events in their vicinity so they may administer aid. The app also notifies users of the closest available…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: Broward County, Coral Springs, CTIA Wireless Foundation, Frank Babinec, Parkland

February 22, 2017

Honolulu EMS Brings Lifesaving Technology to the Island via PulsePoint, a 9-1-1 Integrated Mobile App

PulsePoint Respond empowers CPR-trained citizens and off-duty professionals to provide critical assistance to cardiac arrest victims HONOLULU, February 22, 2017 - Today, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department (HONEMS) joined the PulsePoint Foundation and CTIA Wireless Foundation to bring life-saving technology to Oahu via the PulsePoint Respond app. The event was held at the Nu'uanu YMCA in Honolulu and was highlighted by messages from Senator Mazie Hirono, Honolulu City and County Managing Director Roy Amemiya, Honolulu EMS Chief Dean Nakano and CTIA Wireless Foundation…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: CTIA, CTIA Wireless Foundation, Dean Nakano, HONEMS, Honolulu, Honolulu EMS, Mazie Hirono

February 14, 2017

Pilot Program Leverages Off-Duty Professional Firefighters, Technology and Defibrillators to Save Lives

Each year, approximately 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside a hospital setting in the United States. Nearly 90 percent of these events prove fatal, and the chance of survival decreases by ten percent with every passing minute without CPR.* Though survival rates in the Northwest exceed the national average, a coalition of professional first responders, clinicians, researchers and a leading medical equipment manufacturer aim to make the region the frontrunner in cardiac arrest response and survival. The PulsePoint Foundation, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, International Association of…

Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: IAFF, International Association of Firefighters, King County, King County EMS, Local 1660, Mickey Eisenberg, Mike Duyck, Mohamud Daya, Philips Healthcare, Tom Rea, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, TVF&R, Verified Responder