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January 21st, 2010, 04:50
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x__mg_1044.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/_mg_1044.jpg)An American filmmaker trapped in the Haitian earthquake used his iPhone in some pretty ingenious ways to survive until he could be rescued 65 hours later. It's like a digital multitool!
Dan Woolley was caught under a pile of rubble when the earthquake hit, injuring both his leg and his head. A first-aid app instructed him on the best way to create a tourniquet for his leg and a bandage for his head, and even warned him against falling asleep after head trauma—so he set his iPhone's alarm clock to go off every 20 minutes as a precaution.
Evidently the strategies worked, because he survived long enough to be rescued 65 hours later and reunited with his family. I can't figure out exactly which app he used, which is mildly inconvenient since now I'll have to download every first-aid app I can find. [MSNBC (http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34933053/ns/today-today_people/) via Wired (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/haiti-survivor-iphone/)]
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Dan Woolley was caught under a pile of rubble when the earthquake hit, injuring both his leg and his head. A first-aid app instructed him on the best way to create a tourniquet for his leg and a bandage for his head, and even warned him against falling asleep after head trauma—so he set his iPhone's alarm clock to go off every 20 minutes as a precaution.
Evidently the strategies worked, because he survived long enough to be rescued 65 hours later and reunited with his family. I can't figure out exactly which app he used, which is mildly inconvenient since now I'll have to download every first-aid app I can find. [MSNBC (http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34933053/ns/today-today_people/) via Wired (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/haiti-survivor-iphone/)]
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