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Clinton County EMS launches PulsePoint and recognizes dispatcher who helped deliver baby
Summary
Emergency services representatives told commissioners on Jan. 16 that the PulsePoint app is available to the public and honored dispatcher Spencer Ross for guiding a caller through an on‑I‑80 childbirth on Jan. 13; staff presented the dispatcher with a "stork" pin.
Clinton County emergency services told the Board of Commissioners on Jan. 16 that the PulsePoint mobile app is now active for public download and that the county received donations to support the program.
"The PulsePoint app is now active for public download," Emergency Services Director Jonathan Pletcher Plessinger said at the meeting. He described the app's main function as alerting nearby users to a public cardiac arrest and noted donations from the UPMC Foundation had supported the program.
Pletcher Plessinger also recognized dispatcher Spencer Ross for handling a Jan. 13 call from a motorist on Interstate 80 reporting a woman in active labor. "Spencer remained calm on the phone, was able to provide the instructions that he's trained to do over the phone and provide information to the EMS folks that were responding," Pletcher Plessinger said. The county presented Ross with a stork pin that the department awards to dispatchers who help with deliveries over the phone.
A staff member identified as Kimmy said the newborn was an infant boy weighing about 8.3 pounds and was doing well. County officials said the dispatcher's actions and the PulsePoint rollout highlight the department's role as the community's first point of contact for emergencies; no equipment purchases or additional costs tied to the app were discussed during the meeting.
