System and method for managing a defibrillator

A first responder system for managing a defibrillator, the system comprising:

• one or more defibrillator monitoring units associated with defibrillator cabinets;
• a first direction prompter in communication with the one or more defibrillator monitoring units;
• and
• a first responder server including:
• a processor;
• a communication subsystem coupled to the processor and for communicating with the first direction prompter and the one or more defibrillator monitoring units;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• identify a defibrillator monitoring unit and a subset of one or more client devices proximate to an identified sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) event location;
• transmit, to the subset of the one or more client devices, an assistance request;
• receive, from a subject client device of the subset, an accept message indicating acceptance of the assistance request;
• and
• transmit, via the communication subsystem, an activation message to the subject client device to initiate transmission of active beacon signals by the subject client device for activating at least one of direction prompters providing geographical direction to the identified defibrillator monitoring unit or audio/visual indicators associated with the identified defibrillator monitoring unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions which, when executed, configure a processor to:

• identify a subset of one or more defibrillator monitoring units and a subset of the one or more client devices proximate to an identified sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) event location;
• transmit, to the subset of the one or more client devices, an assistance request;
• receiving, from a subject client device of the subset, an accept message indicating acceptance of the assistance request;
• and
• transmit an activation message to the subject client device to initiate transmission of active beacon signals by the subject client device for activating at least one of direction prompters providing geographical direction to the identified defibrillator monitoring unit or audio/visual indicators associated with the identified defibrillator monitoring unit.