The system
FirstAED is an Intelligent and integrated first responders alerting and AED management infrastructure used by dispatch centres for managing professional and volunteer Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders and AEDs.
FirstAED is using the Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders’ actual GPS location to alarm the nearest Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders. Most existing systems for alerting Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders are using SMS, pager or telephone and address lists. Closest Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders are typically contacted according to location for place of work and/or residence. This may not give the optimal efficiency if the volunteer is on holiday, across town on business, out for lunch etc. More often than not they will be too far away to help, and the next volunteer on the list has to be called, which means losing valuable seconds or even minutes.
FirstAED provides a complete infrastructure integrating AEDs, Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders and the central dispatch centre in one integrated system. The system can be stand-alone, but typically it is integrated with the existing computer aided dispatch system to create an automatic process, so that the dispatchers do not get additional tasks.
- Intelligent and easy to use tool for the Dispatch Centre for alerting the geographically closest Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders for medical emergencies and other types of call-outs. Includes reporting and statistics on cases.
- Intelligent and easy to use smartphone application for the Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders with GPS tracking, AED location, road directions and team organization.
- Management of the AEDs and cabinets, or other hardware, for optimal visibility during the dark hours, 24-7 access and theft prevention.
FirstAED has been used successfully in the Langeland project since 2012 with 50% reduction in response time Community First Responders and CPR trained bystanders to around 4 minutes.