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NEW APP WILL SHOW DEFIBRILLATOR LOCATIONS IN THE ENNISCORTHY AREA A new app is available for the general public for when they need to access a defibrillator in the Enniscorthy area. The Pulse Point app is now live in County Wexford and the initiative aims to put the power in your hands to save lives. The idea came about through local activists Harry Nolan, Paddy Redmond and Michael Devereux in memory of Ger Devereux who passed away in 2015. Harry explained to the Morning Mix that the app is helpful but it’s just another tool in your arsenal when you’re in a life saving situation:

February 4, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com February is Heart Month and Livingston County residents are being encouraged to download a potentially lifesaving online app. Community members are encouraged to support Livingston County in becoming a Heart Safe community by learning CPR, downloading the Pulse Point App and following Livingston County EMS. The Pulse Point App will notify someone when a person nearby is having a cardiac arrest so that they can start CPR before professional responders arrive. The App also directs people to the nearest public ...

Derailed oil train catches fire again in Custer The Bellingham Herald 12/24/2020 Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) Dec. 24—Smoldering oil from ruptured railroad tank cars caught fire Wednesday night, Dec. 23, only hours before the track's scheduled reopening. Residents in the immediate area were told to leave their homes in case firefighters were unable to get flames under control, said BNSF Railway spokeswoman Courtney Wallace. "First responders are on scene and operations have been suspended at this time. Out of an abundance of caution, immedia...

Pulse point cuts response time by ten minutes. >> are you worried people respond who don't know what they are doing? >> you know, our concern is that will people who are trained, will they engage? will they be willing to respond? >> reporter: this weekend, they had a tearful reunion. >> i'm speechless right now seeing you alive and well. >> reporter: saving lives, thanks to a smart phone and a good samaritan. david wright, abc news, san ramon, california. >> amazing thing when you think about it, five star reviews. it's an iphone and android. because what i think is interesting, 57% of adults ...

Cases, even faster than a call to 911. here's david wright. >> reporter: a life or death emergency on this california soccer field for this 62-year-old. >> i had cardiac arrest. my heart just stopped. lucky for him, help was just across the street. >> i was about to sit down to dinner, and i received a cpr alert on my phone. >> reporter: training paramedic subscribes to pulse point, it's uber for cpr, an app that connects people with life-saving skills with people who need help right now. so even as the first responders race to the scene, he was already there. >> so i immediately started cpr...