A new application for the iPhone -- the EMNet findER -- locates the nearest ER in the U.S., and gives you directions and other information you may need in an emergency. Our friends at the Emergency Medicine Network (EMNet) at Massachusetts General Hospital launched the free app this week.
Carlos A. Camargo Jr., MD, MPH, PhD, a prominent ER physician, asthma expert and director of EMNet, has worked closely with AANMA on a number of projects through the years. In an interview with Boston.com, he said:
"In talking with parents of children with asthma and allergies, it's clear that travel is a particularly stressful time for these families. One of the reasons is the uncertainty about how/where to get emergency care should they need it. It occurred to our team that we could use our research database to create a simple application that would quickly connect families with the nearest ER -- wherever they were in the United States."
The app pulls all of this information from a database of 5,000 ERs. It also makes it easy for users to dial 911 or the local ER.
Click here to download the app!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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