Teen Develops App to Connect Emergency Helpers

A 15-year-old and five friends built the Onslow Priority web platform to alert trained bystanders when someone nearby needs help.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Emergency Response

Teen Develops App to Connect Emergency Helpers

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A 15-year-old and five friends developed the Onslow Priority web platform, which alerts people trained in CPR and emergency response when someone nearby needs help. The platform also helps users locate automated external defibrillators, CPR kits, and Narcan.

Why it matters

The platform aims to shorten the gap between an emergency and the arrival of help by connecting trained bystanders with people in need. The idea followed the lead developer witnessing a yard worker suffer heat stroke at a neighbor's home.

The platform was built by six developers, including a 15-year-old, over two years. The extraction provides no usage, deployment, or response-time figures for the platform.

The players

Cameron Anderson

The 15-year-old lead developer of the Onslow Priority platform, who was inspired after witnessing a yard worker suffer heat stroke.

The details

The platform is web-based and alerts trained bystanders to nearby emergencies. It also shows users the locations of automated external defibrillators, CPR kits, and Narcan.

Over the past two years, the teen and five friends developed the Onslow Priority platform.

Emergency Response Context

The platform builds on the model of community CPR responders who are alerted to nearby cardiac emergencies while AEDs are located and used. It applies that approach to a broader set of emergencies, including heat stroke and opioid overdoses treated with Narcan.

Residents trained in CPR or emergency response can sign up to receive alerts when someone nearby needs help. Anyone can use the platform to locate nearby AEDs, CPR kits, and Narcan during an emergency.

The takeaway

Community tools that map life-saving equipment and alert trained bystanders can help close the gap before professional responders arrive. Knowing where the nearest AED or Narcan is located can matter as much as knowing how to use it.