Phone app alerts did not increase bystander CPR rates in study of 2 major population areas

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1. 4d ago
   
   first AHA Newsroom indie study

   Phone app alerts did not increase bystander CPR rates in study of 2 major population areas

   Research Highlights: Alerting nearby CPR-trained volunteers through a smartphone app did not increase the likelihood that a person experiencing cardiac arrest received CPR or use of an AED before professional responders arrived, according to a study...

2. 2d ago
   
   Medical Xpress indie study n=911

   Phone app alerts did not increase bystander CPR rates in study of two major population areas

   A smartphone app designed to alert nearby CPR-trained volunteers resulted in similar response times for bystander CPR or automated external defibrillator (AED) use compared with the standard 911 response for people experiencing cardiac arrest, according to new, preliminary, independent…

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