【读新闻学英语】争分夺秒挽救生命，这款APP你下载了吗？

A new app to alert CPR-trained bystanders when someone is suffering a cardiac arrest is about to start saving lives in New Zealand.

一款新的手机软件可以提醒接受过心肺复苏术训练的旁观者哪里出现了心脏骤停患者，让他们可以在新西兰抢救生命。

bystanders：旁观者

cardiac arrest：心脏骤停

The app, called GoodSAM (Good Smartphone Activated Medics), allows members of the public who are trained in CPR to register as "responders".When someone is having a cardiac arrest, an alert is sent to nearby responders who may be able to step in and help.

这款应用软件名为GoodSAM (Good Smartphone Activated Medics)，允许接受过心肺复苏术训练的公共成员注册成为“应答者”。当有人出现心脏骤停症状时，警报就会发给附近的“应答者”，让他们就近提供帮助。

register：注册

nearby：附近的

"In New Zealand, about 2000 people per year are treated for cardiac arrests and only approximately 15 per cent survive. Survival is largely due to the quick actions of bystanders initiating help within the first few minutes. For every minute without CPR or defibrillation, survival decreases by 10 per cent."

在新西兰，每年约有2000人出现心脏骤停问题，仅有15%的人能存活。能否活下来主要取决于周围是否有人在几分钟内提供心肺复苏。没有心肺复苏或除颤，每分钟的生存几率就会下降10%。

approximately：大约

defibrillation：除颤

The app was developed in London and has been implemented by a number of ambulance services around the world. "The more people who download the app, the more coverage we will achieve across New Zealand, and the more likely we are to improve outcomes from cardiac arrest," said St John medical director Tony Smith.

这款应用程序在伦敦开发，全世界范围内很多急救服务都使用了。“下载此应用程序的人越多，在新西兰的覆盖率就越广，挽救心脏骤停患者的结果就会更好。” St John医疗负责人Tony Smith说到。

implemented：生效，实施

coverage：覆盖

Trained ambulance personnel have been using the app since December, and now Fire and Emergency NZ and DHB professionals are coming on board.It is free to download from the Google, Apple, and Microsoft app stores.

自从12月以来，训练有素的救护员就开始使用这款软件，现在消防和紧急救护，地区卫生局专业人员也加入进来了。大家可以从Google, Apple, 以及 Microsoft应用商店免费下载。

ambulance：救护车

download：下载