iRescU – Bridging the Crowd and the Cloud to Create a Life Saving Real-Time Accessible AED Geolocation Management Platform
1.Problem -
Heart disease that is the second leading cause of death in Israel over age 45. Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) mortality is ~92%. There is a 10% decrease in survival for every minute of delay in CPR/AED use. Public access AEDs (PAD) are frequently positioned ad hoc, their locations are NOT commonly known to EMS dispatch or accessible at all times by the bystander public, and up to 25% are not operational due to dead batteries or other issues. The inability to localize AEDs discourages bystander efforts to save a life.
- Service Concept -
iRescU, is a cloud-based PAD management platform to augment AED geolocation, use and community engagement. By capturing PAD locations innovatively engaging crowd-sourcing, and verifying AED location, access and functionality and linking validated AED data to EMS-dispatch systems, the iRescU platform aims to substantially improve AED use in OHCA and decrease preventable death.
iRescU’s building tools include a) crowd-sourced data acquired via community outreach using social media tools and gamification, b) capture of existing static AED databases, c) pilot machine learning tools using, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI)) for enhanced smart strategic placement of accessible AEDs
The iRescU platform makes 1) community placed AEDs real-time accessible via an EMS dispatch linked system, to increase AED access and use, 2) Data to support development of an algorithm for smart strategic placement of accessible AEDs.
3.Medical Significance-
A solution to a key gap in the chain of survival in sudden out of hospital cardiac arrest
4.Target Markets-
Municipalities, Insurers, Cupat Cholim, Major corporate organizations
5.Team
Nadine Levick MD, MPH, FACEM: Emergency Medicine physician public health researcher. Awarded American Heart Association innovation award
Ken Tharrington pHD, Data Management
Jack Kustanowitz# - Software Development
Prof Art Cooper MD, MS - Emergency care health policy
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