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A high school coach claims that a first-aid app on his iPhone helped him save a basketball player’s life.
Can’t say we haven’t heard this story before.
Xavier Jones, 17-year-old basketball player at Verne Lutheran High School, stumbled when attempting to receive a pass, and his heart stopped beating.
Eric Cooper, coach of the basketball team, said he had downloaded a $2 iPhone app Phone Aid last week to brush up on CPR. Thanks to the app’s refresher, he was able to successfully administer CPR to Jones to save his life, according to LA Times.
“It was really fresh and clear in my brain,” he said. “We are trained in CPR, but the iPhone app was a stabilizer for us.”
This story is extremely similar to that of Dan Woolley, who used an iPhone first-aid app to help him treat his wounds and ultimately survive the Haiti earthquake in January. Woolley gave Wired.com a closer look at the tech he used until a rescue team dug him out of the rubble. Incidents like these highlight the implications of having data seamlessly integrated into our everyday lives through apps and versatile devices we carry everywhere, such as the iPhone.
See Also:
- Man Buried in Haiti Rubble Uses iPhone to Treat Wounds, Survive …
- A Closer Look at Haiti Quake Survivor's Use of Tech
- iPhone App Finds Disease Outbreaks Near You
Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com
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