Impact of a 9-1-1-Integrated Mobile App on Bystander CPR: Implementation of PulsePoint in an Urban County.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Early bystander CPR helps to restore perfusion and improves the likelihood of favorable survival and neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). One strategy to improve bystander CPR is the use of crowd-sourcing mobile CPR applications such as PulsePoint, which notifies bystanders of nearby OHCA. In 2019, PulsePoint was deployed in an urban county. Prior to its deployment, bystander CPR rates were 42.9% in this county. This descriptive analysis seeks to analyze bystander intervention after PulsePoint implementation in an urban county. Methods: This retrospective observational study included all PulsePoint activations in Alachua County from June 2020 to September 2023. Patient characteristics and survey data were extracted from EMS

SUBMITTER: Hwang CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12786782 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature