Staying Alive 8.0.6

**Review:**

• **Staying Alive** is a mobile application that offers defibrillator mapping and citizen responders management services. The app, available in 10 languages, features a database mapping over 320,000 defibrillators worldwide.
• The app, developed by FDBS, has been recognized and awarded for its functionality and design.
• Key features of the app include:
• 1. AED location: Quickly identify the ten nearest AEDs to your location or a specified address with real-time access to an updated database.
  2. Reporting new AEDs: Users can contribute by adding new defibrillator locations or editing existing listings.
  3. Citizen Responders network: Individuals trained in CPR can register as Citizen Responders, enabling them to receive notifications from emergency services in case of cardiac arrest emergencies nearby. Currently operational in France, Belgium, and Switzerland.
  4. CPR guidance: An informative video guide illustrating the steps of the survival chain - "Call, Start CPR, Shock, and Wait for Help."
  5. Usage guide: Detailed instructions on operating an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) efficiently.
  6. Emergency mode: A feature that guides users through emergency protocols in the correct sequence. The app is also equipped to automatically detect local emergency contact numbers based on the user's location.
• **Important Note:** The defibrillator locations provided on **Staying Alive** are user-submitted and should be considered approximate. **FDBS** does not verify this data; therefore, inaccuracies may exist in the defibrillator locations listed by users. For more information about **Staying Alive**, visit the developers' website at [www.bon-samaritain.org](www.bon-samaritain.org).