A retired doctor in the West Chilcotin is encouraging everyone to download an app that shows where the closest automated external defibrillator (AED) is located in the case of an emergency.

Michal Smialowski, a member of the West Chilcotin Health Care Society (WCHCS), said there are 10 AEDs in the West Chilcotin that people can find the location of through existing signage or by using the free PulsePoint app for phones and tablets.

“There are two different PulsePoint apps, the respond app and the registry app. You will want to download the registry app,” he said.

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