Lim Choi Keung, Sarah Niukyun, Khan, Mohammed Omar, Smith, Christopher Matthew, Perkins, Gavin D., Murphy, Paddie and Arvanitis, Theodoros N. (2016) Life saving apps : linking cardiac arrest victims to emergency services and volunteer responders. In: Unifying the Applications and Foundations of Biomedical and Health Informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 226 . IOS Press, pp. 59-62.

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Abstract

In cases of emergency, such as out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, the first few minutes are crucial for victims to receive care and have a positive outcome. However, emergency services often arrive on scene after those first few minutes, making any bridging solutions key. Finding a defibrillator or accessing a trained volunteer responder are some of the technologicalsolutions that are being developed to support the chain of survival. This paper looks at technologies, in particular those linked to mobile apps that have been used to locate defibrillators and responder apps that enable responders to attend to nearby emergencies. We review a selection of apps and also assess the challenges and considerations for such apps.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Cardiac arrest -- Treatment, CPR (First aid), Wireless communication systems in medical care
Series Name:	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings 14th International Conference on Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH)
Publisher:	IOS Press
Book Title:	Unifying the Applications and Foundations of Biomedical and Health Informatics
Official Date:	14 May 2016
Dates:	Date Event 14 May 2016 Accepted
Volume:	226
Page Range:	pp. 59-62
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Funder:	British Heart Foundation
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	14th International Conference on Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH)
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Athens, Greece
Date(s) of Event:	1-3 Jul 2016
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