First Aid Goes Mobile, With Red Cross App Launch

The Red Cross launched a first aid app for iOS and Android, which is the first in a series of preparedness apps the organization will roll out this year.

The app is primarily a resource for emergency situations. You can look up what to do if someone around you is bleeding, for example, and follow a list of steps to determine how best to manage the situation.

"There's a very real time dimension to this," Jack McMaster, Red Cross president for preparedness and health, and safety services, told Mashable. "If someone in front of me is choking I can follow a simple two or three steps."

If a few swipes of the app suggests seeking a professional's assistance -- or if you know from the get…
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