Critical Care · 2014 · 13 citations · 0 references
Health ProfessionsEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineMobile ComputingPatient SafetyResuscitationCardiac Arrest ManagementCardiopulmonary ResuscitationMobile Health ApplicationsResponder SafetyTriage SystemsBarriersBarriers To ImplementationCardiac Arrest PreventionChange Implementation BarriersMobile Health AlertsMobile Health Reminder ApplicationsMobile Health RemindersOut-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Only a minority of patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest receive any bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Bystander CPR is associated with improved odds for survival. The PulsePoint smartphone application alerts users in the vicinity of a cardiac arrest to facilitate immediate citizen bystander resuscitation. Addressing implementation barriers may provide an opportunity to increase effectiveness of the application. PulsePoint is currently active in over 400 communities in the United States. Our objective was to identify modifiable barriers to optimal implementation of the PulsePoint smartphone application.