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Songbirds
Explorer
May 14, 2019

HOW YOUR IPhone could save your life.

Truly it is my wish everyone arrives at your destination safely. But as we all know accidents do happen and that is why their called accidents. Here is how your iPhone could save your life. ON every iPhone FREE from Apple is a HEALTH APP. Let's say you're in an auto/RV accident and unconscious. A Policeman or Firemen, can pick up your iPhone even if locked and ONLY enter your emergency information, nothing more. But only if YOU HAVE SET UP MEDICAL ID, in advance. This would also be good to set up on child phone should they have a medical emergency. List your medical issue(s), BIO, DOCTOR and emergency contact(s).

Here the link: iPhone Health APP Medical ID Information.
  • FF286's avatar
    FF286
    Explorer
    May 15, 2019
    RedRollingRoadblock wrote:
    You missed a couple of forums to post this to.


    Where else is this posted on this forum, I haven’t seen it.
    If on completely different forums, who cares why not.
  • pitch's avatar
    pitch
    Explorer II
    May 18, 2019
    Also, keep your phone in your pocket. In an accident it will end up under the dash,between the seats,out the window. In your pocket it will be there where you can find it.

    Not RV related, but my brother had a cement block wall fall on him, he layed pinned for six hours with his cell on the dashboard fifty feet away.
    He was just lucky that a friend saw his truck and stopped to say hi.

    Keep your phone in your pocket!
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    May 19, 2019
    This is good information. I set my medical info up on my iPhone a few months ago. I take blood pressure medicine so of course entered that along with my wife and kids contact info. Anyone can access this information if you're out of commission
  • Harvey51's avatar
    Harvey51
    Explorer
    May 26, 2019
    Look first for a medic alert bracelet.. A first aid person could leave a note in the person’s pocket more easily than in the iPhone. I think the most useful Apple feature in this area is the Find Friends App that makes it easy to find the location of a friend or family member.
  • Eric_Lisa's avatar
    Eric_Lisa
    Explorer II
    Jun 06, 2019
    pitch wrote:
    Keep your phone in your pocket!


    There are risk trade-offs in everything. Keeping a cell phone next to your body does increase the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) due to radiation. And we all know that increased radiation leads to increased probability of cancer.

    So what is more likely? That you will be trapped and unable to reach a cell phone to call for help? Or that you will come down with cancer at some point? I am not sure there is a right answer as much as there is an individual preference.

    iPhone RF Exposure per Apple

    CNET's list of the top radiation producing phones

    This does give you something to think about the next time you see a woman tuck a cell phone in her bra. Seems to me like a big risk for later-in-life problems.

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