Haiti

Pocket First Aid & CPR App Used to Save Life – In Depth Look at App [App Review]

Feb 04, 2010 by
App Review
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This first aid app is produced in conjunction with the American Heart Association, the organization in charge of determining standard of care related to many acute health issues, such as CPR. We take an in depth look at this app, and highlight how it was actively used in the Haiti earthquake to survive critical injuries.

iPhone Medical App Used to Survive Earthquake: Survivor Treated an Open Leg Fracture and Head Laceration Successfully

Jan 20, 2010 by
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There was a fascinating interview on the Today show of Don Woolley, an American filmmaker in Haiti who used his iPhone to help him survive the massive earthquake. ….Woolley had taken refuge in an elevator shaft, where he used an iPhone first-aid app to treat a compound fracture of his leg and a cut on his head. He had already used his digital SLR camera’s focusing light to illuminate his surroundings, and taken pictures of the wreckage to help find [Read more]

In Haiti, Could Twitter and Other Mobile Medical Technology Drive Disaster Response?

Jan 15, 2010 by
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As international relief efforts ramp up in Haiti, we are reminded of how fragile society is in many parts of the world. With shanty towns scattered around Port-au-Prince, a health and public services infrastructure devastated by years of natural and human disasters, and a centralized leadership that was only recently beginning to establish legitimacy, the earthquake in Haiti has created a public health crisis of the worst kind. And as we as a global community respond to this tragedy, its [Read more]