New Application for CPR and Choking Available for IPhone and Google Phone
Mickey Eisenberg, MD, renowned researcher from the University of Washington, has announced release of a free new Apple application that instructs users how to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and choking.
"Getting the message on how to do CPR to as many people as possible is crucial if we are to save more lives," Dr. Eisenberg told the SCA Foundation. "Some people are reluctant to sign up for a formal course so we have to try to reach these folks in different ways. Using the web and developing applications for the iPhone and Google phone are ways to reach a broader audience. Plus it helps people who have been trained to refresh their skills. Watching a one minute video on your computer or phone is no replacement for formal training but it sure is better than nothing."
The CPR/Choking Apple Application, created by StoneMeadowDevelopment, is available from the Apple Application web site in the free education section. The application has seven short videos (about one minute each) on how to perform CPR and aid a choking victim. To download the application, you must have an iPhone.
Software development and graphic design was donated and was immediately ranked in the top 100 Apple downloads. For more information, visit: http://www.stonemeadowdevelopment.com/StoneMeadowDevelopment/CPR_Choking.html.
The application is also available for the Google phone (Android operating system). To download, visit: http://www.cyrket.com/package/org.learncpr.videoapp.
To view the videos created for the application, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/SCAFoundation and select CPR/Choking, or visit www.learncpr.org.
(Updated May 19th)