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Category: Healthcare and Fitness
Seller: Jive Media, LLC
Requirements: iPhone OS 2.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone and iPod touch
File Size: 68.7MB

What is it?

Health class on your iPhone, but with up-to-date information instead of 15-year-old text books. Review procedures, manage a checklist, store your medical information, and more.

How does it work?

Pocket First Aid & CPR provides two main functions. First, it’s a training tool. It includes photos and videos of proper first aid procedures for numerous situations, including CPR, animal bites, choking, etc. Whether it’s appropriate to watch a video in an emergency situation would depend upon the situation, I guess, but it’s certainly useful as a training tool. Plus, all the videos are stored on your phone, not online, so you can access them at any time. Consider it a reference guide that’s more handy than a book, and easier to use…although, perhaps not as complete. For example, many sections—such as CPR and choking—cover procedures for adults only. There’s also no option for entering rare blood types. Growing up, my brother and sister (twins) had to wear bracelets that identified their blood type as a weak subgroup of B negative. There’s no way to indicate that here, but all of this should be simple enough to address in an update.

The second function is as a database of your health information. You can store information about yourself and others, including blood type, insurance, allergies, emergency contacts, etc. Obviously, this could prove worthwhile if you’re injured and someone needs quick access to all of medical information…provided that person knows how to use the iPhone and knows you have this app. A more practical use, however, is just for quick access for your own purposes. Need your medical insurance info and don’t have your card? No worries, it’s all right here. I was at first a bit put off that there’s no password protection option for this, but then I realized that would kind of defeat the purpose of providing emergency information to others if you’re incapacitated. Rather, just be mindful of what information you store in the app. HIPAA compliance, you know.

Features

• Quick access to hundreds of illustrations and numerous videos showing how to treat various injuries and emergencies.
• Database of health information about yourself and your loved ones; everything from your family doctor to blood type to preferred hospital.
• Timely updates as standards of treatment improve…you’ll always have the latest first aid techniques at your fingertips.
• All content is provided by the American Heart Association.

WrApp it Up

Cost - $3.99
Worth the Money? - Yes. The database and training/reference functions would be worth the price individually.
Availability - Now, at the iTunes App Store.