Smartphone app directs first responders to cardiac arrest three minutes earlier than ambulance
A novel smartphone software (app) has been developed that may direct first responders to cardiac arrest victims greater than three minutes earlier than the emergency providers arrive. Every minute will increase the prospect of survival by 10%. The EHRA First Responder App was created by the European Coronary heart Rhythm Affiliation (EHRA), a registered department of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). "Sudden cardiac arrest is deadly inside minutes if left untreated," mentioned EHRA spokesperson Dr Christian Elsner. "In Europe, the emergency providers arrive round 9 minutes after a cardiac arrest. Each minute earlier raises the chance of survival by 10% and reduces the chance of mind harm, which begins 4 minutes after cardiac arrest." If cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is initiated by a member of the general public, it will in essence shorten the time between cardiac arrest and the urgently wanted resuscitation measures. Nevertheless, b...