Over 3,000 people have responded to emergencies via 2 apps

SGSecure was started in 2016 as a counter-terrorism initiative that aimed to arm the public with first-aid and other emergency skills.
SGSecure was started in 2016 as a counter-terrorism initiative that aimed to arm the public with first-aid and other emergency skills. ST FILE PHOTO
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Nurse Rubio Franchesca Santos was resting at home after her night shift at the National University Hospital one day last September, when she received an alert on her phone informing her someone nearby was having a heart attack.

She rushed to Boon Lay MRT station at 3pm, still in her pyjamas, and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the man who had the heart attack until the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived. Together, they managed to save his life.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 05, 2021, with the headline Over 3,000 people have responded to emergencies via 2 apps. Subscribe