Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response: There’s An App for That

• Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 486 - 490
• Main Authors: Bachmann, Daniel J., Jamison, Nathan K., Martin, Andrew, Delgado, Jose, Kman, Nicholas E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2015; Jems Publishing Company, Inc
• Subjects: Bioterrorism; Comprehensive Reviews; Disaster management; Disaster Planning - methods; Disasters; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medical Services - methods; Emergency preparedness; Emergency Responders; Hazardous materials; Humans; Mobile Applications; Natural disasters; Radiology; Smartphones; Software; Terrorism; disaster planning; mobile health care technology; Smartphone applications

Smartphone applications (or apps) are becoming increasingly popular with emergency responders and health care providers, as well as the public as a whole. There are thousands of medical apps available for Smartphones and tablet computers, with more added each day. These include apps to view textbook...