Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of Automated External Defibrillators by laypersons in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using an SMS alert service

Use of Mobile Devices, Social Media, and Crowdsourcing as Digital Strategies to Improve Emergency Cardiovascular Care

“…A group in the Netherlands was among the first to study solicitation of volunteers to be notified via text message when a suspected cardiac arrest was nearby. 160 This study demonstrated that responders can be activated and can arrive on the scene before traditional EMS. Another program, PulsePoint, began in 2011 with a mobile device application that integrates volunteer citizen responders with local emergency dispatch systems.…”

Psychological impact on dispatched local lay rescuers performing bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation

“…Most interview questions were chosen based on previous literature [7,8,11] and we added the following item: if the lay rescuer performed CPR previously. All questions that were answered with the online questionnaire were verified during the interview.…”

Public access defibrillation—Results from the Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry

“…In addition, text messaging and smart phone applications have been developed which are capable of alerting lay persons trained in CPR to a nearby suspected OHCA. 25,26 These responders may also be alerted to the locations of nearby AEDs. 27 These strategies may be an additional step towards further improving public AED use and OHCA survival.…”