iCPR: Download cardio-pulmonary resuscitation instructions to your Apple or Google smart phones
King County’s Emergency Medical Services has created one-minute training videos that can be downloaded to your Apple iPod Touch phone or Google phone on how to provide cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and what to do if someone is choking .
“If people know CPR and choke aid procedures, they use them in an emergency. We developed a phone application to tap into a younger, more tech-savvy audience with tools that could literally save a life,” said Dr. Mickey Eisenberg, Medical Director for King County Emergency Medical Services.
“We continue to urge everyone to receive formal instruction in CPR and how to assist a choking victim. These video applications are an important way to learn, review and refresh these critical skills,” he said.
To download the applications:
- iPhone: www.itunes.com (search: CPR/choking King County)
- Google: www.market.android.com (search: CPR/choking King County)
To learn more:
- To view the videos and for more information about CPR and choking aid, visit www.learncpr.org
- The videos are also available on YouTube.
- For more information on getting trained in CPR and choking aid, call the Medic II – CPR Office at 206-684-7274 or contact your local chapter of the American Heart Association.
Category: Child & Youth Health, Emergency Medicine, Harborview, Heart & Circulation, University of Washington
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