Since that tragic day, Joel Griffin and his wife created the Gwyneth's Gift Foundation, which focuses on raising awareness for the CPR training. That is why he was thrilled to learn that Stafford County was purchasing the subscription to PulsePoint, a potentially life-saving app. When set up, PulsePoint will be connected to the dispatch center in the Stafford County, and every time a 911 call is made, in regards to the cardiac arrest, an alert will be sent out to the nearby users. Those that know how to give the CPR will sign up for the app, and will be notified if a heart attack is happening in the nearby.

Importantly, the app also identifies where the AED's are located in the nearby vicinity of the attack. The organizers hope that this will cut down on the amount of confusion in a time of crisis.

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Chief Mark Lockhart, from the Stafford County Fire and EMS said that, "It is essentially like getting a text message. Except that it pops up with the location - your location on the map, and shows you the location for the reported call."

The five year subscription to the app was purchased through a $50,000 donation from the Stafford Hospital Foundation. The money was raised through the annual Stafford Hospital Cup, a golf tournament which raises more than $200,000 per year for the community.  

Griffin said he will never know whether his daughter could have been saved by faster CPR treatment. But he said that it would have given her a fighting chance, which is all he wants for others in the whole community.

The PulsePoint app is already being used in many other areas in our region, including the Prince William County and Prince George's Count.

By Mrudula Duddempudi.