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 via Wired]
Jamie
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 5:32 PMI believe the amazing fact here is that the battery lasted 65 hours. :-o
luke
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:06 PMhe totally should have ordered some pizza using the dominos app.
Ben Dy
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 7:16 PMI’d like to know how many of the 65 hours his phone was actually running for? Maybe 8 – 10?
It doesn’t say but I bet he squeezed a few games of Bejeweled or Flight Control out while he was waiting..
potterboy
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 7:48 PMHow did his iPhone battery last that long? I’m lucky if I get more than a day, even in airplane mode, 65 hrs is a long time
Goose
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 9:23 PMHave iphone apps now replaced basic first aid and common sense?
Maurice
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 11:57 PMUmmm, an Iphone that lasted 65 hours – how do I get one of those?
Jamie
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 1:22 AMHe got an iphone to last more than 12 hours?
He IS a genious…
nicholas
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 9:06 AMwhen he wasn’t using it he would of had it on standby gee. and also heard of airplane mode?