Emergency iPhone apps

A list of potentially useful iPhone / smartphone apps for emergency situations:

Earthquake

Yurekuru Call

This is a push notification app. which gives you notice of earthquake warnings with an estimated seismic intensity (the Japanese seven-stage seismic scale) and arrival time of the tremor to the specific location where you registered.

iQuakes Earthquake Tracker for iPhone

Find the details on the latest earthquakes around the world on your iPhone or iPod touch along with the earthquake date, time, location, magnitude, depth, location maps and more from the USGS.

First Aid

iFirstAid

Pocket First Aid CPR from the American Heart Association

WebMD

Emergency Aid

Pet First Aid

Medical Contacts

mPassport Tokyo

mPassport is a mobile, medical concierge that helps visitors to get quality medical care when and where they need it.

Survival

SAS Survival Guide

Superb guide by John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman. Essential survival information for various situations/climates.

wikiHow: How to and DIY Survival Kit

Survival Pocket Reference

US Army Survival Guide

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Building a Soup Can (KFM) Radiation Meter

Instructions in English and Japanese for making a simple KFM Radiation Meter from a soup can and tin foil.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0ByoWete4B3xtYmI3ZmUwYmEtZjM2ZS00MjkzLWJlNGQtZWU3NTczZDVmMWZl&hl=en&authkey=CPzd3Bk&pli=1

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Common Medical Terms in Japanese

Very useful pdf document from HTH Worldwide of common medical terms sorted by English.

http://www.hthworldwide.com/GHA/tools/translations/17_25_terms.pdf

Their mPassport Tokyo app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is also useful for anyone based in Tokyo (the app is currently free to download).

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mpassport-tokyo/id385113776?mt=8

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Helping Kids in Japan: A Trauma Guide for Caregivers and Volunteers Working With Children

Good article by William Spear on how to approach caring for children tramatised by the events in Japan.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-spear/japan-earthquake_b_839810.html

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Availability of Potassium Iodide Tablets and Safety of Tap Water

Availability of Potassium Iodide Tablets and Safety of Tap Water

How U.S. citizens can get potassium iodide (KI) tablets, for those who have been advised to take it by emergency management officials, public health officials, or doctor. There are risks associated with taking KI. From article via Japan Times, “The central government of Japan, on the other hand, is only dispensing iodide tablets to people in the 20-km evacuation zone near the plant but is ready to distribute more to local residents outside the area.”

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Insulin Basics: The Reasons Behind the Recommendations

Insulin Basics: The Reasons Behind the Recommendations

Insulin outside the fridge: is okay for four weeks (28days)

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Diabetes Prevention And Control In Japan By Ron Bailey

Diabetes Prevention And Control In Japan
By Ron Bailey

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When No Insulin Available, Extreme Low Carbohydrate Intake Can Save a Diabetic’s Life

Rice intake and type 2 diabetes in Japanese men and women: the Japan Public Health Center–Based Prospective Study1,2,3

To any diabetics here, when in an emergency situation and access to insulin is limited or unavailable, reducing to very small amounts (around 50 g per day) the intake of carbohydrates (bread, rice, sugar, starches) will keep you alive until you can secure insulin again. Before artificial insulin was invented, the low-carbohydrate treatment was the only way that insulin-dependent diabetics had a chance to survive at all.

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Japan Diabetes News

Japan Diabetes News

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Donate Here to Assist Diabetics in Japan

You can donate here to assist diabetics in Japan:
Japan Association for Diabetes Education and Care (Nihon Tonyobyo Kyokai) Donation for East-Japan Earthquake Disaster (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai Gienkin) JP Bank (You-cho Ginko, Bank Code: 9900)
Account# 00170-4-15463

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