LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — February is American Heart Month, and Lancaster County officials are getting ready to celebrate in a big way.
Tomorrow, they will recognize the month with the American Heart Association and announce the countywide launch of the PulsePoint Respond app.
The app, which is supported through partnerships with the EMS Council and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, will allow Lancaster County residents to sign up to be notified of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) incidents reported within a half mile of their current location.
Using the app, registrants can see where the victim is, any Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the area and instructions on how to use the AED. The app will also provide CPR instructions.
County officials hope PulsePoint will help improve SCA survival rates.
The Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve the implementation of the PulsePoint system on Feb. 2, 2022. Lancaster County will join Allegheny, Cameron, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean, Montgomery, and Warren Counties in the Commonwealth in bringing PulsePoint to its citizens.
