What is Hands-Only CPR and PulsePoint?
Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at any time, and quick action can make the difference between life and death. Hands-Only CPR and the PulsePoint program empower everyday citizens to step in and help save lives. Through a partnership with PulsePoint, Chesterfield Fire and EMS connects CPR-trained community members to nearby emergencies, reducing the time it takes for CPR and defibrillation to begin. With the PulsePoint Respond and PulsePoint AED apps, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play, anyone can play a vital role in improving survival rates in their community.
Hands-Only CPR and AED Awareness Training
The first step to saving a life is to learn CPR. Fire and EMS provides Hands-Only CPR and AED awareness training for residents. These hour-long classes are free of charge and will teach you how to perform Hands-Only CPR. Through this training, our goal is to improve survival rates in those who experience cardiac arrest.
- Participants will not receive CPR/AED certifications for completing the class.
- Please sign up for only one session.
- Classes are available for those age 13 and older (13-17 year-olds must be accompanied by a parent or guardian).
PulsePoint Respond
PulsePoint Respond empowers citizens to provide life‐saving assistance to victims of sudden cardiac arrest. PulsePoint Respond app users, who have indicated they are trained in CPR and willing to assist in case of an emergency, can be notified if someone nearby is having a cardiac emergency and may require CPR.
If the cardiac emergency is in a public place, the location-aware application will alert users in the vicinity of the need for CPR simultaneous with the dispatch of advanced medical care. The application also directs these potential rescuers to the exact location of the closest AED.
PulsePoint AED
PulsePoint AED allows users to report and update AED locations so that emergency responders, including nearby citizens, can find an AED close to them when a cardiac emergency occurs. Help build the community registry by using PulsePoint AED to describe and photograph the location of the AED.
SOURCE: Chesterfield County, VA