American Red Cross App Puts Emergency Care Instruction in the Palm of Your Hand

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Red Cross Teams Up with Dr. Oz and Sharecare to Launch Lifesaving App

From the American Red Cross Web page

 

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, June 01, 2011 — Just in time for the busy summer season, a new smartphone app launched today by the American Red Cross, Dr. Mehmet Oz and the medical website Sharecare makes it even easier for the average person to help in an emergency.

The “S.O.S by the American Red Cross” is a free app that provides real-time emergency care instructions and an expansive resource guide for emergency care information in order to help save lives. The app is available only for Android mobile devices.

Once activated, app users are guided through a victim assessment and receive step-by-step video narration and follow-along demonstrations by Dr. Oz. More than 30 protocols for the most common emergency care situations were adapted for the Android app. 3-D animations, provided by Visible Productions, Inc., are included for the more complex protocols, specifically Hands-Only CPR and Choking along with an audio and visual counter for real-time CPR compressions.

The Resource Guide covers more than 50 common emergency care situations with easy to understand instructions for treating seizures to broken bones….

 

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In addition to the emergency protocols and resource guide, the S.O.S. app features 9-1-1 dialing that auto-launches a map with location information, while on the call with the emergency dispatcher.

To get the app, Android users can go to https://market.android.com and download the “S.O.S by the American Red Cross” app for free. Contact your local Red Cross or visit redcross.org for information on Red Cross training offerings. For additional life-saving and healthcare information, visitsharecare.com.

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