A handy app on our phone
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
Rockingham, Australia
July 2, 2019 9:33pm CST
For better or worse, I don’t have a mobile phone. Vince has one which I can use if I need to but I’m battling to answer the thing let alone do anything else on it.
However, he has now loaded an app which intrigued me. It’s called First Responder and can be activated if you have a medical emergency. It will dial an emergency number (I think after you verify you want to call them) and then pinpoint your position exactly to enable services to reach you more rapidly. I think this is a great idea. If I had an accident in a town and was asked for the nearest streets, I’d probably have no idea.
The other thing that was pretty groovy is that, if you need to do CPR, it has a beeper that helps you keep the correct rhythm if you are doing chest compressions. How cool is that? Incidentally, the compressions need to be much faster than I would have thought.
The photo is from our recent house-boat trip on the Loire Canal, France, showing our boat in the canal and going over a river.
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@porwest (112805)
• United States
3 Jul 19
Cool boat ride and funny it is a boat going OVER a river. lol. As for the app, I think that sounds like an AWESOME app, and wonder if there is one available in the States. I imagine there is one, but I have just never heard of it. But cool idea and very useful.
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@snowy22315 (208823)
• United States
3 Jul 19
That sounds like a valuable app to have.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
3 Jul 19
yes ma'am, that'd be a handy app to've. i need to look 'nto such fer my sweet momma. one'd think with the aunt livin' with 'er she'd no need. sadly the aunt stays'n 'er room, glued to 'er puter streamin' videos/movies 'n other, uhm, schtuff. if'n momma 'twas to fall outdoors, the aunt'd ne'er know...
yes ma'am, cpr 'tis changed a bit since i 'twas certified. no longer givin' mouth to mouth fer one, jest those chest compressions.
i nearly fell out'ta my chair o'er yer photo. don't reckon i knew 'f such 's a canal fer boats goin' o'er top actual bodies 'f water. most fascinatin'!
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
3 Jul 19
Good for you - no cell phone. As much as I love mine - I do think society is the worse off for them.
But as you point out - it is very handy in case of emergency
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul 19
@FayeHazel You're right about them being small computers. They have maps and information about just about everything.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
7 Jul 19
@JudyEv Oh yes, they seem like small computers with a camera and phone built in.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Jul 19
i love apps in the genre! They have saved many lives!
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@rsa101 (40962)
• Philippines
3 Jul 19
That is an impressive app and I have not yet seen that one yet. I hope it can be used in my place as well. Our medical emergency system in here is not yet as connected to the mobile world yet. Smart Phones are indeed getting smarter and smarter and some can really make our lives comfortable especially during emergencies.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
3 Jul 19
That sounds like a very handy app, I use my WAZE which is a navigational app all the time.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
4 Jul 19
@JudyEv They do, my friend has an app for saying the rosary with and that can be very handy when driving.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
3 Jul 19
We have a phone with an "emergency button", when you press the button they know from which number it comes and they know your position. I have an old mobile phone that I only keep in my bag in case of an emergency. My husband has a smart phone... it's in a drawer.
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@Marilynda1225 (91067)
• United States
3 Jul 19
That sounds like an app that we all need. Never know when you have an emergency and need help.
Love the picture of your house boat going through the canal. Such a great adventure!
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 19
Thanks. It was a bit strange when we passed over a road or another waterway.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
3 Jul 19
It is a wonderful app; so very useful in time of emergencies. You have a nice, beautiful boat.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 19
It was the boat we hired in France. Eight of us lived on it for 12 days.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Jul 19
That's an awesome app. We have a few similar to that.
Well for not having a mobile phone, I will say you are truly blessed and it is for better
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
4 Jul 19
@JudyEv For sure. It's a bliss to not have smartphone. They are actually making us dumb and taking us away from what human should be doing.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
3 Jul 19
There ARE a lot of handy apps for phones. There's one in beta testing that we looked at for our son that would automatically call me if his smart watch (also connected to his phone) detected a seizure.
We finally seem to have landed on the right mix of medication, though, so not as much a worry as it was a year and a half ago!
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 19
You must all be very relieved. The app would have been a good back-up at the time.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
3 Jul 19
I'm sure we might have similar technology here. But I am not into the android phone thing.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 19
I'm managing without a mobile so I'm pretty happy.
@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Jul 19
Great photo. That sounds like a very helpful app.
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@RasmaSandra (97954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jul 19
Great photo. Sounds like a very necessary app.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 19
It was a lot of fun. I manage quite well without a mobile.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Jul 19
I have my cell phone for emergency calls only, Those elderly ladies (tenants) wanted my cell number, I told one no and if she got it and called I would throw the phone out the car window, the expression on her face was priceless. BUT I told her she has the business number that I use at home too, that is all she needs.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 19
The old ladies cause you no end of trouble sometimes, don't they? You could write a book just about them. 
