MyHeartMap Challenge aims to crowdsource locations of all defribrillators in Philadelphia

From the Wired Epicenter blog:

This September, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine will launch the MyHeartMap Challenge, a contest to track down hundreds of automated external defibrillators (AED’s) throughout the city. These lifesaving devices automatically diagnose a person having a heart attack, and if necessary, deliver an electric shock to get the heart beating normally again. AED’s are all over the place: the local gym, gas station, or hotel. But most people don’t know exactly where they are.

And the article goes on:

The idea is to “create the first comprehensive log of AEDs all over Philly,” according to the Penn Medicine news blog. That map would then be available in an emergency – if you called 911 they could tell you exactly where to find the nearest device, or you could look it up immediately on your cell phone.

MORE