Request
I'd like for NYC to open the Public Access Defibrillation registry, which is held by the Fire Department of New York and/or New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in coordination with NYC's Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (NYC REMSCO).
Context and details:
There are various programs in New York City & New York State either
encouraging or requiring buildings/businesses/locations to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) available for public use. New York state law & NYC law applies; also see NYC local law 20 - mandated, and New York City Administrative Code § 17-188.
Per the New York State Department of Health advisory on Public Access Defibrillation at https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/policy/09-03.htm , each regional emergency medical services council holds a PAD registry. In New York City, that is NYC REMSCO http://www.nycremsco.org/bcls.asp?intCategoryID=10&intArticleID=329 . The REMSCO shares this with 911 operators, who, in case of cardiac arrest, can advise callers if there's a PAD at the address they're calling from.
The last publicly published map of PAD locations in New York City was in 2006 http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/pdf/govpub/2498reportonlocallaw20july2006final.pdf . Per that report, NYC REMSCO has "an online registration system intended to facilitate registration, reduce paperwork, and improve the scope and accuracy of future reporting to City Council", and this was developed in coordination with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).
The Fire Department of NY advertises a Be 911 app
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/about/resources/mobile-applications/fdny-be-911-life-saver-app.page which accesses NYC's PAD registry and tells the user of 3 AEDs near the user's location. Thus we know that this dataset is available, machine-readable, and regularly updated, and that at least part of the stewardship of this dataset is through the Fire Department.
Per NYC REMSCO's "Elements of a Successful and Compliant PAD Program" http://www.nycremsco.org/images/articlesserver/01-Elements%20of%20a%20Successful%20and%20Compliant%20PAD%20Program.pdf , the PAD registry includes data from the following forms:
* Notice of Intent to Provide Public Access Defibrillation
* PAD Provider Information Form
* Collaborative Agreement
* Quality Assurance Report
I want to know where public access defibrillators are in New York City so I can raise awareness among local health advocates. The PAD registry dataset includes, for instance, the street addresses of buildings with AEDs, the "agency" type ("agencies" including "Physician's Office", "Transportation Hub" "Stadium", "Business" and other categories), and the number of trained providers and AED units at each location. With that data, I would be able to:
* remix AED locations into other mapping applications
* create a map of AEDs in my area
* map out "AED deserts" and donate AEDs to local nonprofits in those neighborhoods, or tell local merchants' associations that there's a tax credit for buying an AED https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/credits/defibrillator_credit.htm ("The credit is equal to the purchase cost of the unit, or $500, whichever is less.")
