[February 08, 2010] apps [Tulsa World, Okla.] Tweet (Tulsa World (OK) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Feb. 8--Emergency: Some apps can save lives In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, U.S. filmmaker Dan Woolley thought he might die while trapped for 65 hours in the rubble of his quake-ravaged hotel. But at least Woolley, who was rescued three days after the earthquake, had his iPhone. While trapped and injured, Woolley used the $3.99 iPhone app Pocket First Aid & CPR from the American Heart Association. It taught him how to treat a head wound and a compound fracture in his leg. Beyond using an iPhone for emergency telephone calls and e-mails, here are other ways it could come in handy in crisis. Just hope the iPhone battery maintains its charge.EMERGENCY RADIO, $2.99 This allows the user to tune into nearby scanners for police, fire, EMS, weather and other emergency frequencies. COMPASS GO, 99 CENTS In the absence of a map, this will guide the user back to, say, a campground in the woods. And it allows the user to send personal location information. ISURVIVE: WILDERNESS, $1.99 This instructs the user on everything from starting a fire to finding clean water. It also includes first aid, navigation, weather and rescue information. ISurvive also offers its $1.99 Military Grade Survival Manual. THE BOY SCOUT HANDBOOK, $9.99 As the Scout motto says: Be prepared. BRIGHTEST FLASHLIGHT PRO, 99 CENTS This turns an iPhone app into a flashlight, which can also be used as a strobe for signaling. EMERGENCY CHILDBIRTH COACH, $1.99 Just think about all the disaster movies and TV shows in which a frantic amateur is inevitably left to deliver a baby in the back seat of a car or atop a desk. Don't be that frantic amateur. EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON, FREE This sends out a distress beacon with the user's location, including latitude and longitude. DOG WHISTLER, FREE When the user is trapped in rubble, this app could alert rescue dogs. ICE, 99 CENTS This allows the user to provide a list of emergency contacts or medical information to police, medics, firefighters, etc. To see more of the Tulsa World, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.tulsaworld.com. Copyright (c) 2010, Tulsa World, Okla. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]