Maryland's Prince George's County Adopts CPR App For First Responders

Maryland first responders in Prince George’s County rolled out a smartphone app for alerting CPR-trained citizens of cardiac emergencies nearby. The county’s Fire/Emergency Medical Service Department will use the PulsePoint Respond app for iOS and Android, PulsePoint said in a news release Wednesday. The app, which can be used by anyone trained in CPR, also notifies users of the location of the closest automated external defibrillator. The department is the first in the National Capital Region to adopt the app, said Fire Chief Marc Bashoor. “It gives our residents and visitors the ability to know when a cardiac arrest is occurring close by, to respond quickly, and to attempt potentially lifesaving CPR while our paramedics travel to the scene.”