REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the first time, CPR guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend that communities consider using social media and mobile app technology to ...

New technology notifies trained citizens when someone nearby needs CPR ...

One Friday night this month, Madeline Dahl, a 23-year-old nurse in the cardiology ICU at Seattle’s University of Washington Medical Center, received an alert on her cell phone: Someone nearby needed ...

DANVILLE, Va. — The Danville Fire Department last week launched a service that allows community members trained in CPR to respond to nearby cardiac arrest situations while emergency crews rush to the ...

It’s a bit like calling for a Lyft. But instead of a driver, a mobile app that just went live in Sonoma County will dispatch an everyday Superhero to your side who could save your life. The PulsePoint ...

BOCA RATON — Six minutes after a person collapses from cardiac arrest, the brain begins to die and the chance of surviving is slim. Boca Raton Fire Rescue’s average response time is four to six ...

Hoping to turn regular cellphone-toting Angelenos into rapid responders, the Los Angeles County Fire Department has linked its dispatch system to a cellphone app that will notify CPR-trained good ...

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Cardiac arrest can happen anytime, anywhere. And 25% of the time, that "anywhere" is a public place, where strangers aren't always willing, or able to help. But your chances of ...

Smartphones, already used to alert us of such pressing matters as sports scores and new Facebook posts, could soon help save lives in L.A. The Los Angeles Fire Department will soon begin using an ...

Columbia, Md. (WJZ)--Most people who don't get immediate CPR after a heart attack die, but Howard County has rolled out a new phone app that connects those who can help with those who desperately need ...

If you live in Kansas City and know CPR, a smartphone app can now tell you if someone near you needs it. It will also tell you where you can pick up an automated external defibrillator, or AED, on ...