American filmmaker Dan Woolley found himself trapped in his Port-au-Prince, Haiti hotel last week during the 7.0 earthquake that destroyed the city. Injured and alone, Woolley used the American Heart Association’s Pocket First Aid iPhone app as a guide for treating his wounds. The application instructed him how to create a tourniquet for his leg as well as how to recognize if he was going into shock. According to CNET, Woolley “credits the [American Heart Association’s] iPhone app with helping him survive.” Click here to read the full story on CNET.
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