Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 10-15-2019
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Approval of and authorization to accept a donation in the amount of $4,000 from Saint Francis Hospital South for the purpose of renewing the PulsePoint mobile application service
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Background:
Nearly 1,000 people die every day in the United States from sudden cardiac arrest. The Broken Arrow Fire Department responds to over 200 cardiac arrests annually. The PulsePoint application (app) empowers everyday citizens to provide life-saving assistance. The PulsePoint mobile application notifies nearby users of victims, in a public place, in need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The app also provides mapping to the victim and closest automatic external defibrillator (AED). PulsePoint reports over 1,000,000 users with approximately 40 activations each day. The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) has recently implemented PulsePoint in the both Oklahoma metropolitan areas.
The Broken Arrow PulsePoint Application currently has 1,592 followers and has alerted 106 citizens about 55 potential CPR needs since implementation.
Saint Francis has partnered with the Broken Arrow Fire Department to deliver PulsePoint to those who live, work, and play in Broken Arrow. As part of Saint Francis’s continued dedication to this community, the hospital has donated $4,000 towards the renewal of the PulsePoint mobile application.
Cost: $0
Funding Source: N/A
Requested By: Jeremy Moore, Fire Chief
Approved By: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: PulsePoint statistics spreadsheet
Recommendation:
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Approve of and authorize acceptance of a donation in the amount of $4,000 from Saint Francis Hospital South for the purpose of renewing the PulsePoint mobile application service.
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