Dane County tries new app to get CPR for cardiac arrest

MADISON - A new smartphone app could shave critical moments off the time it takes to get help for someone in cardiac arrest.

The Madison Fire Department and Dane County EMS are teaming up with Meriter-Unity Point Health to launch the "Pulsepoint" smartphone app in the Madison area.

At the push of a button, the app alerts people who have CPR training to assist someone who goes into cardiac arrest within a quarter mile of them. It also alerts the 911 center.

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