| Literature DB >> 33568966 |
Gabriela Marcu1, David G Schwartz2, Janna Ataiants3, Alexis Roth3, Inbal Yahav4, Benjamin Cocchiaro5, Michael Khalemsky2, Stephen Lankenau3.
Abstract
In a Philadelphia neighbourhood where opioid overdoses are frequent, neighbors used a smartphone app to request and give help for a victim of suspected overdose. A one-year study demonstrated the feasibility of this approach, which empowered the local community to save lives and even respond to overdoses faster than emergency medical services.Entities:
Year: 2020 PMID： 33568966 PMCID： PMC7869836 DOI： 10.1109/mprv.2020.3019947
Source DB: PubMed Journal: IEEE Pervasive Comput ISSN： 1536-1268 Impact factor: 3.175