Each October 16 commemorates the “World day to restart a heart”. It is an annual initiative whose goal is raise awareness y to educate to several people approx the importance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the automated external defibrillators (AEDs). This date is highlighted because, the data of International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation reveal it 7 out of 10 cardiac arrests occur opposite passers-by or others people gifts. However, less than 20% they manage to toast first aid.
This year, Snapchat was associated with the International Federation of Red Cross Societies and the Red Crescent (IFCR) and with the development agency technology social GoSpooky for create an experience of Augmented reality to raise awareness about learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in case of emergency. It should be noted that this only occurs when someone stop breathing or the heart stop throbbing.
Here’s how the app works in your interactive experience
Los Snapchat lenses son experiences with Augmented reality that change you appearance y to improve the real world through animations, objects, transformations, characters and other graphics in 3D. According to the company, it is very easy and fun to learn with this type of technology from your mobile or other mobile devices. IS interactive experience guide you with camera from device through a example real where you can walk among the people doing the techniques from cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Also, you can answer the questionnaires and participate interactive exercises. For example, for understand how fast run the chest compressions, It gives you an exercise where you have to physically practice what the app has taught you. As if it were a small evaluation. Eventually, the application prompts you to do so Find out more and to drink a first aid course on real life. Also, it allows you restart the activity return to practice s times to be necessary.
The Mexican Society of Cardiology estimated that in the country occur between 150 thousand and 250 thousand sudden cardiac arrests a year. almost the 95% from them die in a few minutes if they don’t apply maneuvers of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external defibrillators. IS tool promises to be available 24 hours a day, ex free and accessible worldwide from the Snapchat. With it, the whole family will learn in a visual and more understandable way the basic principles of first aid.
A common goal
According to instant messaging app, This is possible thanks to the educational power that technology currently provides. Augmented reality. Furthermore, the experience of Global Reference Center for First Aid of the IFRC can be shared and reach more people thanks to the worldwide reach of the application. In particular Snapchat add a community of 15 million people in Mexico y 347 worldwide.
How can I try this Augmented Reality tool?
The first thing is to download the application from any official provider. Snapchat is available for both iOS how Android then you have to open the app and to start the business, you have to find a free zone where the characters will be inserted IFCR First Aid to show you the measures to be taken in an emergency. Remember this is an Augmented Reality experience! For what they ask you move y come closer to characters who use the mobile phone camera With this you finish the task and you can restart it as many times as you want.
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