PulsePoint

PulsePoint is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation based in the San Francisco Bay Area whose goal is simply to make it much easier for citizens who are trained in CPR to use their life saving skills to do just that…save lives! Through the use of modern, location-aware mobile devices PulsePoint is building applications that work with local Fire Departments, EMS agencies, and Police Departments to improve communications with citizens and empower them to help reduce the estimated 1,000,000 worldwide annual deaths from sudden cardiac arrest.

Where adopted, the PulsePoint app empowers everyday citizens to provide life-saving assistance to victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). Application users who have indicated they are trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and willing to assist in case of an emergency can now be notified if someone nearby is having a cardiac emergency and may require CPR. If the cardiac emergency is in a public place, the location-aware application will alert trained citizens in the vicinity of the need for bystander CPR simultaneous with the dispatch of advanced medical care. The application also directs these citizen rescuers to the exact location of the closest publicly accessible Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The PulsePoint Foundation provides the app and associated services to all public safety agencies at no cost through an open, public interface.

Mission: Increase Sudden Cardiac Arrest survival rates in a massive way worldwide.