PulsePoint app to help cardiac arrest victims in San Luis Obispo surpasses 4,000 subscribers (CA)

The PulsePoint application, which connects a victim of sudden cardiac arrest in San Luis Obispo with a person who is willing to conduct CPR in the area, just reached more than 4,000 subscribers.

Last year, the app had 2,410 subscribers – nearly doubling the subscriber base to 4,268 users over the past year.

Over the past three months, 76 subscribers were alerted to possible cardiac… READ MORE

Benton County Voters Give Nod To New Taxing District To Fund 911 Expansion (OR)

Benton County made its case to voters to create a taxing district specifically to cover 911 emergency dispatch services.  And voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 20-303 last night, with 61 percent saying “yes”.

The district will include most of Benton County, including Corvallis.  With 911 calls more than doubling in the area for the past thirty years, the number of staff able to handle those calls… READ MORE