PRESENTER: Presenter
Ruy Lozano, Fire Chief
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SUBJECT: Title
Presentation on PulsePoint
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DEPARTMENT: Fire
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
PulsePoint is an application that alerts CPR-trained citizens simultaneously with the dispatch of local first responders to cardiac arrests and directs those citizens to the nearest Automatic External Defibrator (AED) and Narcan locations.
Furthermore, local first responders can register on the “Professional Platform” designed specifically to support them in the field. This gives first responders real time awareness of incidents, improved visibility across jurisdictions, custom alerts by call types and enhanced regional interoperability and Mutual Aid awareness.
Widespread use of the PulsePoint App strengthens the Chain of Survival and helps ensure that patients arrive at local hospitals alive, so they can benefit from all the innovations and interventions that are available to cardiac arrest patients today.
ISSUE:
CPR trained citizens and professional first responders may not know of cardiac arrests occurring at their locations. Notifying these individuals and making them aware of nearby AED’s allow patients to have early access to CPR and defibration, increasing their chances of survival.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☒Community Well-Being ☐N/A
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FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost for the program was $21,340.00 with a reoccurring cost of $11,340.00 annually. Community partners including Resolute Hospital ($2500.00), Christus New Braunfels ($2500.00) and the New Braunfels Firefighters Association ($1000.00) are assisting with this cost. Opioid settlement funds will be used to pay the remaining balance and annual costs of this program.
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RECOMMENDATION:
This is only a presentation for informational purposes; no formal action is being requested.