The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an executive department of the U.S. state of California. The department is part of the cabinet-level California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). Caltrans is headquartered in Sacramento.
Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias,specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach). A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current to the heart. Although not fully understood,this process depolarizes a large amount of the heart muscle,ending the arrhythmia. Subsequently,the body's natural pacemaker in the sinoatrial node of the heart is able to re-establish normal sinus rhythm. A heart which is in asystole (flatline) cannot be restarted by a defibrillator;it would be treated only by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and medication,and then by cardioversion or defibrillation if it converts into a shockable rhythm.
An automated external defibrillator or automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia,and is able to treat them through defibrillation,the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia,allowing the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm.
Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck is a retired captain in the United States Navy,a former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is an agency created by consolidation of the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni),the Department of Parking and Traffic (DPT),and the Taxicab Commission. The agency oversees public transport,taxis,bicycle infrastructure,pedestrian infrastructure,and paratransit for the City and County of San Francisco.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW),formerly known as the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG),is a state agency under the California Natural Resources Agency. The Department of Fish and Wildlife manages and protects the state's wildlife,wildflowers,trees,mushrooms,algae and native habitats (ecosystems). The department is responsible for regulatory enforcement and management of related recreational,commercial,scientific,and educational uses. The department also prevents illegal poaching.
Nicole Murray-Ramirez is an LGBT activist and frequent San Diego city committee appointee known as "Empress Nicole the Great,Queen Mother of the Americas" within the Imperial Court System of which she is the titular leader.
Mark James DeSaulnier is an American politician who has served as a U.S. representative from California since 2015. He has represented the 10th congressional district since 2023,although it was previously numbered the 11th district for his first eight years in office. The district includes most of Contra Costa County,a suburban county in the East Bay. He has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2000;before that,he was a Republican.
A vehicle miles traveled tax,also frequently referred to as a VMT tax,VMT fee,mileage-based fee,or road user charge,is a policy of charging motorists based on how many miles they have traveled.
Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco,San Pablo,and Suisun is the California state agency responsible for licensing and regulating pilots within one of the largest harbors in the world and the tributary Sacramento River delta. It licenses and regulates up to 60 pilots of the San Francisco Bar Pilots Association. They are called "bar pilots" because they maneuver ships across a large and dangerous sand bar just outside the Golden Gate at the mouth of San Francisco Bay.
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) is an independent government transportation commission established in 1978. The CTC replaced and assumed the responsibilities of four prior independent agencies,the California Highway Commission,the State Transportation Board,the State Aeronautics Board,and the California Toll Bridge Authority. The CTC is headquartered in Sacramento.
Edwin “Ed”Chau is an American jurist and politician who served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat representing the 49th state assembly District from 2012 to 2021. On November 29,2021,California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Chau to be a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Lorena Sofia Gonzalez Fletcher is an American union leader and former politician. A Democrat,she served in the California State Assembly from 2013 to 2022,representing the 80th Assembly District,which encompasses southern San Diego. She was first elected to the Assembly in a 2013 special election to succeed Ben Hueso,who was elected to the State Senate in a special election.
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) is a state cabinet-level agency responsible for transportation-related departments within the state. The agency was created under Governor Jerry Brown in 2013 after the previous Business,Transportation and Housing Agency's portfolio underwent reorganization.
William Harold Dodd is an American politician who is currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the northern San Francisco Bay Area and Delta region.
PulsePoint is a 911-connected mobile app that allows users to view and receive alerts on calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services. The app's main feature,and where its name comes from,is that it sends alerts to users at the same time that dispatchers are sending the call to emergency crews. The goal is to increase the possibility that a victim in cardiac arrest will receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quickly. The app uses the current location of a user and will alert them if someone in their vicinity is in need of CPR. The app,which interfaces with the local government public safety answering point,will send notifications to users only if the victim is in a public place and only to users that are in the immediate vicinity of the emergency. In February 2017,PulsePoint introduced a professional version called Verified Responder that also alerts in residential settings. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area,PulsePoint is run by a public 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation of the same name. As of January 28,2024,the foundation reported that connected agencies had requested the assistance of 856,000 nearby responders for 255,000 cardiac arrest events.
"PulsePoint is a 501(c)(3) public non-profit foundation building applications that help public safety agencies inform and engage their citizens."
Every year sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) kills between 35,000 and 45,000 people in Canada and approximately 350,000 people in the United States;85% of SCAs are caused by ventricular fibrillation (VF). Receiving defibrillation from an automated external defibrillator (AED) is a key component of the 'chain of survival' for victims of SCA. Chances of survival from a SCA decrease by 7–10% every minute that a victim does not receive defibrillation. Attempts at reducing time until defibrillation have largely focused on improving traditional emergency medical service (EMS) responders and implementing publicly available defibrillator (PAD) programs. In the United States approximately 60% of SCAs are treated by EMS. Equipping police vehicles with AEDs and incorporating them in the emergency dispatching process when a SCA is suspected,can reduce the time until defibrillation for a victim suffering an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest. There are numerous studies which confirm a strong coloration between equipping police vehicles with AEDs and reduced time until defibrillation which ultimately translates into improved survival rates from SCA. As a result of these demonstrable statistics,police departments across North America have begun equipping some or all of their police vehicles with AEDs.
David Sen-Fu Chiu is an American politician currently serving as the City Attorney of San Francisco. Previously,he served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat representing the 17th Assembly District,which encompasses the eastern half of San Francisco. Chiu was the Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee,a position he held from 2016 to 2021,and the former chair of the California Asian &Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.
Nora E. Vargas is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from District 1 since 2021. She was elected Chair on January 10,2023. She is the first immigrant and first Latina elected to the body.
Avive is an automated external defibrillator manufacturer based in Brisbane,California. It is known for developing Avive AED and 4 Minute City program.
