What is Project Community LIFESAVER?

Our Goal: Increase the odds of survival for out of hospital cardiac arrest.

Funded by: The Hillman Family Foundation

Project Community LIFESAVER is the main project of CCAS. It focuses around training everyday community members in lifesaving skills to help their neighbors in need with possible emergencies.

We teach skills such including but not limited to:

• CPR/AED

• Narcan administration

• Hemorrhage control

• Scene safety

• How to talk to first responders and 911

This project utilizes the app PulsePoint to alert individuals of situations where someone might need CPR and directs them to the location should they choose to volunteer for the event. PulsePoint is available in many locations throughout the world for public medical emergencies (malls, churches, diners, etc.). However, our project focuses on teaching individuals skills for their specific neighborhoods.

We are currently training LIFESAVER Community Responders (LCRs) this project in 3 communities in the Pittsburgh area- Sto-Rox, the Hill District, Oakland, and Clairton.

We have 3 types of volunteers

• Verified Responders (VRs)- those who have EMS experience

• LIFESAVER Community Responders (LCRs)- graduates of Project Community LIFESAVER

  • Only available to community members of Sto-Rox, the Hill District, Oakland, and Clairton at this time

• Community Responders- everyday community members

To date we have 198 Responders registered