VIDEO: First responders are touting a free app they said can help just about anyone save another person’s life.
It’s called “PulsePoint,” and it alerts users if somebody nearby needs CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
“Every person should put this on their smartphone,” said Robert Putfark, the EMS Captain for Arvada Fire Protection District. “The people that are going to save you are the people right next to you.”
Putfark and some of his colleagues even used the app this week. While off-duty attending a training event, several people’s phones began alerting.
“We got a response of 'CPR needed' at an address very close to the training center,” Putfark said. They were just blocks away from the cardiac emergency.
“We got on-scene in a minute," he said. "Then, the ambulance and the engine got there about 3 1/2 minutes later."
As soon as the on-duty team arrived, Putfark said they took over patient care. The patient survived, he said.