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This episode discusses how the PulsePoint app helps save lives during cardiac emergencies on Kaua‘i.

Ever wonder how everyday people on Kaua‘i can help save a life during a cardiac emergency? In this episode of Island Alert, host Max Richardson sits down with Chris Pico, Kaua‘i Ocean Safety Lifeguard, to talk about PulsePoint, a mobile app that alerts nearby CPR-trained responders when someone experiences cardiac arrest. Chris shares how witnessing a dramatic rescue as a teenager inspired him to become a lifeguard and eventually join Kaua‘i’s Ocean Safety Bureau. The conversation then explor...

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