The introduction of PulsePoint, a free mobile app that will help save lives, was yesterday announced by the City of Oshawa and Oshawa Fire Services, along with Lakeridge Health and the Durham Region Critical Incident Stress Support Team.
PulsePoint works within the Oshawa Fire Services’ dispatch system by alerting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)-trained users through the PulsePoint Respond app when someone in a nearby public place requires CPR for a cardiac arrest and provides individuals and users with information on where to find the closest public Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
The app will advise users of any cardiac incident within specific areas that Oshawa Fire Dispatches. At launch time, PulsePoint is available in Oshawa, Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge, said a city statement.
Community members are also invited to assist in building a comprehensive AED Registry through the companion PulsePoint AED app. This region-wide registry will display AED’s and co-located resources such as Bleeding control kits, Naloxone and Epinephrine.
The introduction of PulsePoint in Oshawa was made possible through a partnership between Oshawa Fire Services and General Motors, and is supported by the City of Oshawa, Lakeridge Health and the Durham Region Critical Incident Stress Team. The partners thank GM Canada and OnStar for generously sponsoring the implementation of PulsePoint in our community.
After extensive research and regional engagement, Lakeridge Health and Ontario Tech University secured a planning grant from the Canadian Institute for Health Research to support community initiatives that could help save lives. This work led to the launch of PulsePoint.
“PulsePoint will help save lives of residents and visitors in our community,” said Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter. “On behalf of City Council and Oshawa Fire Services, we thank GM Canada and OnStar for their generous donation to help bring PulsePoint to the City of Oshawa.”