This is one mobile application I think everyone should have installed. And be recommended by them to all of their friends and relatives to boot.
Meet iMobile Care, a potential life-saver that you can carry around in your pocket.
Launched at the beginning of this month, the app is primarily a reference guide that lets you obtain essential information about medical conditions and situations quickly and easily. The tool allows users to get a visual and textual explanation of how deliver aid and care during emergencies and events such as accidents, bites and stings, choking, injuries, poisoning, burns, and many other critical situations.
But billed as a mere mobile first aid guide even by its own makers, it’s actually much more than that. And I’m not saying that because you can make fart noises with it (you can’t), but because iMobile Care also boasts a number of location and personalization features that could well make the difference between life or death for yourself in the situations described above.
I purchased and installed the iPhone app, which allows me to have the app automatically pinpoint my location if I choose to configure it that way. In addition, I can provide additional, optional data like my blood type, address, primary contact in case of emergency, any medication I use, allergies I have, and more.
As you can see in the screenshot above, the app lets you call your local emergency number – which it automatically fetches as soon as you set your country – and access your camera or photo library in just one click. This can prove very useful e.g. in case of a car accident where you can provide much more information about the situation with one image than with a thousand words (and much faster too).
You can also sound an SOS alert from your phone in case of distress, and provide additional information for when you switch it on, all of which you can store in advance to make sure you don’t lose time explaining your situation (provided you’re even capable to do so at that point). Here’s an example of how that might work:
VisionSync, the company behind the app, is careful enough to clearly state it doesn’t substitute for care that well-trained first aid personnel can deliver and that it works best for users who have gone through the various conditions and situations located on the iMobile Care app prior to them actually occurring.
We should probably also point out that the company’s privacy policy shows that they cannot guarantee the absolute privacy of the data you provide, which can include confidential information like medical history, conditions, medications, and location. I purchased the app and I’m willing to take that risk because I think the advantages outweigh the potential disadvantages, but you may feel different about that.
iMobile Care is available for the iPhone ($2.99 – iTunes link) and smartphones running Android. Support for Blackberry devices and Windows Mobile-equipped phones will be added in the near future.
Cheesy video with more screenshots:
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I don’t care what you “have built” when you have to spam comments to promote it.
is this a paid post?
I know you can do better than that.
No, we don’t know that.
Sure feels like a paid post to me.
“Is this a paid post?”
Note the implication of such remarks: that interest in something couldn’t possibly be genuine – that somebody would have to be a paid shill in order to be enthusiastic about the topic of discussion – that the un-paid default is presumably to cover things that are worthless and of no real interest to either the writer or the reader.
because its crap.
Seriously, just have a something in the Notes app that does ALL of this, why do I need an app? Especially a $3 app?
LAME. I’d rather read about twitter.
no the interest could be genuine, but the article is just what a PR release from the app makers would sound like.
its a bit pricey though
If you think that 3$ that can safe someone’s life is pricey then you should really reconsider your priorities.
3$ for an application that can help you or others to survive is a bargain.
3$ is costly ? for something that can save your life?
Are you the guys who pay outrageous amounts for their insurance because they pick every single option? I gaurantee you 9 of 10 people would never use the app, and half of the people who did could have done fine without it. And I think those percentages are generous…but with that said, I just bought it
One big question I have about this app is whether or not the home screen gets taken over. If you lock your iPhone with a PIN and the device goes back to sleep, it will be hard for anyone finding the device in your hands to see what’s exactly expected of them. So unless all the information is displayed on the unlock screen, this app is all but useless.
lol only one 5 star review on the app store and it’s the only app they reviewed. It seems like a great idea except for the fact that I don’t want to EVER think about having an emergency app on any of my pages. I’m not going to try to play hero and pretend I know what I’m doing through my iphone during an emergency. I’m just going to do the normal procedure by not stressing out and dial 911.
I took a look at their website and they also run dating websites? They description of this app also claims they aid in CPR and SWINE FLU. Never ever give anyone cpr unless you are trained and certified in it!!
I’m chocking ! what to do ?!
1. Find my iPhone
2. Turn it on,
3. Swipe 4 pages,
4. Run an app
5. Find the answer
6. _______(flat line)
+1
If you find yourself in a critical situation, it’s more like:
1. Take your iPhone
2. Run the app (which can be on the first page too)
3. Hit the SOS button
You do have a point, but not all life-threatening situations are sudden.
Besides, I think the main point of the app is giving you the ability to act on certain conditions and situations you aren’t necessarily directly involved in.
It’s a phone.
Call 911, or a friend who knows your medical situation.
To advise people to do anything less is sincerely irresponsible.
Yeah, you didn’t quite catch what this is about.
The point is you should call emergency immediately (they’d be stupid to leave that part out of the app) – but also be able to easily look up what to do in emergency situations – again not necessarily because you are in one, could also be as a witness – until trained personnel gets to the scene.
Or you could just call 911 and follow the instructions of the 911 operator.
maybe it would be quicker to logon to the phone, download the wikipedia app, look up the related condition and take it from there.
What a lot of tosh!
Its a phone call 911.
Someone is choking ! what to do?!
1. Find my iphone
2. Turn it on,
3. Swipe 4 pages,
4. Run an app
5. Find the answer
6. Save a life?
I think there are situations where someone is present when another person needs immediate medical assistance but there is no trained personnel immediately available. If there is a way to be quickly informed as to what emergency actions to take while awaiting arrival of emergency services, it could be potentially life saving if you could go from being completely ignorant of what to do, to having instructions of best care practices when someone is in acute danger. Also there are situations where due to location in inaccessible areas, for example, a camping accident, there is no professional assistance available.
I think the grain of truth to be found from the “I’ve flatlined while attempting to operate my iPhone” naysayers is that the company is doing a bad job of marketing its app.
It should be advertised first as an app to help you save someone else’s life in an emergency, and train you to be prepared in the first place.
I think it’s a HUGE mistake for them to show the “I’m having a heart attack, get me my pills” screen in their advertisement. If you’re too incapacitated to get your pills, you’re definitely too incapacitated to operate your iPhone. This screen makes the app a laughing stock.
Is this page serious
“I’m Having a heart attack
I have pills, they’re usually in my right pocket!”
here is a tip, if you are having a heart attack, get your DAMN pills out and TAKE ONE and leave your fricking iPhone in your pocket. Jeez, apple fanboys deserve to die if they go for their phone first. I am surprised it hasn’t got a twitter link too so you can update your status as you are dying.
Is this page serious
“I’m Having a heart attack
I have pills, they’re usually in my right pocket!”
here is a tip, if you are having a heart attack, get your PILLS OUT and TAKE ONE and leave your iPhone in your pocket. Jeez, apple fanboys deserve to die if they go for their phone first. I am surprised it hasn’t got a twitter link too so you can update your status as you are dying.
Dude that twitter comment made me piss myself laughing, brava ragazza!
Hmm, seems easy to make, give me a week and 0,99$ et voila. A pity that I’m busy, but maybe I will when the current iPhone app dev queue is empty.
Just some views with buttons to display previously stored data and some keys with links to a phone number and one to play a sound. Easy made money!
It is a really good app, and it is easy to use.
It will certainly save a lot of lives.
I hope they have the legalese covered. the implications of a life-saving app without the legalese could ruin the devs.
This is awesome for less than $3 :p
I think its a pretty damn good idea… i know a lot of pll that would certainly not mind spending $3 on this.
Save a life for $3 , pretty good deal
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Cadence app. Matches music from your iTunes library to the speed you are exercising at.
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The concept of mobile emergency info and guides dates back to, oh, the first iPOD/Video device and developers who were creating interactive “enhanced podcasts” that was really a precursor to mobile apps (but, the M4V format never really took off).
Back when not everyone had a phone in their pocket, it made sense; but, as an iPhone app?
In an emergency you should be on the phone with 911 and be talked through the situation based on specific circumstances.
If iMobile Care doesn’t require any connectivity, then, it’s valuable for when you’re off in the woods or in San Francisco and can’t get a signal; at least you’ll have some reference material.
The idea has been that if this information is in every phone book, it should be in everyone’s pocket. Back in 2004-5, handset manufacturers and major cell provides, and the US Red Cross had ZERO interest in facilitating this; even on an app that was based on best selling emergency care. Hopefully, that has changed.
Of course you would call 911 before using this app in an emergency situation. Come on people.
This is a fantastic idea and app.
Thanks
I think this app looks really good. I’d like to know what to do if someone experiences an injury or accident while I’m outside the home or office.
As far as the screen shots about the heart attack and the message, I assume the user would input this info prior to the actual cardiac event, meaning that the user already knows he/she is at cardiac risk. And a possible Good Samaritan type could know what the situation is by looking at the screen.
Looks like a pretty cool idea to me. Sure, it would be better to have trained medical personnel assist, but sometimes that takes too long.
iMobile Care is not the best health app ever created. But it’s got a lot going for it.
This is an interesting app in the health space. mHealth has gained a lot of traction of the last year or so.
One key element for any personal health app is that any personal health related data that is stored should be exportable in standard formats such as CCD or CCR.
This is a really simple, but ingenious first aid app. And if you’re out and about and suffer an injury, it shows and advises the best steps to take. I agree with Monica’s comment above — obviously this is not the best health app, but it might be the best first aid app. I could have used this when my niece suffered an allergic reaction after getting a spider bite. It’s definitely worth the 3 bucks. What’s that – the price of a beer?
I see a lot of people complaining about price in the comments and I agree with them. Three dollars for what is in this app is pretty steep. These are all things that can be found in literally any medical book, there is no added value. I can respect paying for putting them all in one place in an easy to use format. I get that, I would pay a buck for it as would many other people. Now, for all those saying, “Well three bucks to save a life sounds like a good deal.” I see you’re argument but you know what, think how many MORE lives the producers of the application could save if it was a buck or free. That argument cuts both ways. Right now it seems like profiting off of potential tragedy or fear mongering as opposed to wanting to help others with the price the way it is.
What happens if you have a passcode to protect your iphone and the information cannot be accessed.?
For sure one of the best health apps!
My wife even got one today.
Got it today and love it.
Hey, even some great info on food poisoning and the H1N1 virus.