Tagged with: opioid overdose response
August 31, 2026
RapidSOS adds NEAR Registry integration, empowering telecommunicators to guide callers to nearby AEDs
The RapidSOS Unite platform provides emergency telecommunicators with immediate access to AEDs and lifesaving resources near the precise location of a 911 caller.
Sudden cardiac arrest is far more survivable when a bystander uses an AED before EMS arrives, but most people don't know where the nearest one is in the moment — especially callers who are panicked or in an unfamiliar location. 911 telecommunicators guiding callers to nearby AEDs can improve outcomes, but that requires emergency communication centers to have immediate access to AED locations during call handling.RapidSOS is answering that need with a live integration with the National Emergency AED + Resource (NEAR) Registry. Emergency telecommunicators using RapidSOS Unite can now surface…Filed Under: News, Highlights | Tagged With: 911 AED Registry, AED, AED Locator, AED Registry API, AED Registry, Automated External Defibrillator, bleeding control kit locations, bystander AED use, Cardiac Arrest Survival Rate, emergency resource registry, emergency telecommunicator training, NEAR Registry API, epinephrine locator, NEAR Registry, National Emergency AED + Resource Registry, naloxone locator, opioid overdose response, RapidSOS Unite, RapidSOS Unite integration, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, telecommunicator AED guidance, T-AED