This App Saves Lives by Dispatching CPR Volunteers to People that Suddenly Have Heart Attacks!

Urian B., Tech Times 11 May 2021, 12:05 am

While there are some people that still think that technology will be the cause of the downfall of a civilization, there is no denying the positive effects of technology. Technology spreads its wings past what most people think it talks about namely computers.

Introducing the Heartrunner App

Technology goes further than computers and entertainment as a lot of lives have reportedly been saved through the use of technology. The medical advancements of today are closely knitted with the involvement of technology. This also includes other life-saving technologies like the use of apps for certain purposes.

According to CNet, Denmark is currently the first country ever to adopt a certain app that could reportedly save lives by dispatching CPR volunteers around the area. This app was reportedly made in order to help those having a heart attack. It has reportedly seen a massive increase of survival rates when it comes to cardiac arrest.

The App that Saves Lives by Sending Immediate Responders

For those reportedly suffering a heart attack in Denmark, the first responder or the person who could potentially save their life might not be someone working at the hospital but rather maybe just a neighbor. Heartrunner is reportedly an app that would guide volunteers that have access to the app to a certain person who is having a heart attack. This would then provide them with CPR resources well until an official ambulance would arrive.

Denmark is currently the first country ever to adopt this particular Swedish app nation-wide. According to Washington Post, the app is now saving lives. It could even also be an influence in the general way that the world would respond to certain medical emergencies.

How Does Heartrunner Work? How Does It Save Lives?

The app reportedly works basically when the 112 is dialed (this is the Danish emergency response official number). When the number is called and someone is suffering from cardiac arrest, the dispatcher will then send an ambulance while also giving news to volunteers who would then choose to accept the request.

The volunteers should ideally be within walking distance which would then lead them to the nearest available automated external defibrillator or AED. The AED is a machine that can reportedly be found in a lot of public places, according to Gizmodo. The dispatcher reportedly also gives them some instructions regarding performing CPR when they get to the scene.

A lot of the app's success can reportedly be measured over in Sweden, where Heartrunner as well as some similar technology has reportedly been researched over in Stockholm ever since 2010. According to research that was cited on Heartrunner's page, certain volunteers even respond much faster than emergency services about 47% of the total time. It was also noted that their early intervention then increased the total survival chances of a lot of patients.

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Written by Urian B.