iPhone Pocket First Aid & CPR app helps man treat wounds, save life in Haiti

Pocket First Aid & CPR

Dan Woolley said Tuesday on The Today Show that he was in Haiti filming a documentary on the efforts to help the poverty-stricken children of the nation.  Woolley was at the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince when the 7.0 earthquake hit and the hotel collapsed around him.

Woolley is crediting his iPhone medical app, Pocket First Aid & CPR, for saving his life.  He used the light on his iPhone to examine his injuries.  Using the medical app on his iPhone, he was able to diagnose a broken foot and follow the instruction to treat himself.  He used his shirt to treat the excessive bleeding from the 3-inch cut on his leg and a sock to one on the back of his head.  He was also able to look up ways to prevent himself from going into shock.

“I kind of had some time to do some self-diagnosis down there,” Woolley said. “God was with me.”

Thanks to the iPhone app Woolley was able to return to Colorado Wednesday after spending time recovering at a Hospital in Miami.

About: Pocket Aid & CPR Pocket First Aid & CPR App

Whether you’re at home, on the road, or in the woods, the American Heart Association’s Pocket First Aid & CPR application is at your fingertips with concise, clear instructions to care for you and your loved ones.

* Includes the latest up-to-date emergency information from the American Heart Association.
* Review first aid procedures anytime, anywhere. From your home, to your car, to the wilderness.
* Easy to learn, easy to use, right there when you need it.
* Manage your first aid kit checklist, to be sure you have what you need in an emergency.
* Save your medical information for quick retrieval. Look up your doctor or emergency contacts with a single click.
* Store your insurance information for easy access.

Pocket First Aid & CPR includes:

* Hundreds of pages with illustrations, including topics such as CPR, choking, bites, bruises, burns, seizures, diabetic emergencies, and more.
* High-quality and detailed videos, showing how to respond in critical first aid situations. Videos include choking, CPR, seizures, cuts and wounds, and more.
* All videos, articles and illustrations are stored on your iPhone or iPod Touch, so you can provide first aid even when out of cell phone range.
* Enter your loved one’s medical information on the My Info tab. For each individual, you can save doctors’ contact information, along with hospitals, emergency contacts, allergies, medications, and more. You can also save insurance information for quick access.
* As standards of treatment improve, Pocket First Aid & CPR will be updated to track those changes.

New in Version 3.0:

* Child & Infant CPR
* Child & Infant Choking
* 12 Quick Reference Guides for Emergencies
* Email Medical Profile to Friend
* Add Critical Medical Details to iPhone Wallpaper

All content provided by the American Heart Association, the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. Learn more by visiting www.AmericanHeart.org

Be sure to check out the other 9 Medical & First Aid Apps on the

iTunes page that opens when you click the app store link above.

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