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Yes, we know: there is an application for this. But the category of medical applications, may be surprised at what you find. Far from just counting calories or reminding people to take their medications, these apps promise to teach CPR and to monitor the levels of insulin diabetics. On a less life-threatening level, can help couples conceive, clear acne, relieve headaches and even induce sleep. And not only ubiquitous platform Apple IOS? Android and BlackBerry offer their share of grandiose medical applications as well. We asked a panel of experts about how effective (and safe), these applications can be.

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One way to measure the legitimacy of an app is to verify its origin. Pocket First Aid and CPR for the iPhone ($ 3.99), for example, created by the American Heart Association (AHA). This application contains pictures and videos, and other guides to assist children and infants. The AHA also offers Free Hands-Only CPR for iPhone and Android (BlackBerry and webOS shortly), which teaches users how to properly perform chest compressions for adults, in particular.

Kevin Turner, as an international consultant for emergency cardiovascular care to the AHA, says anyone can use the application, even without having taken a CPR to a person or first aid course. It's a good idea, he says, since most emergencies occurring outside of hospitals. "We receive weekly" thank you's "from users who say that their product kept quiet, given the right information at the right time and helped to save others and even to survive themselves," he said.
But it is the user's ability to follow instructions to save lives; AHA is a guarantee that the app will provide accurate, easy to digest information. Turner advises consumers to be aware of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid applications do not come from such established sources. "There are many applications out there, and will naturally vary in quality and accuracy," he said. And if you think that Turner, purveyor of $ 3.99 app AHA, is biased, reminds us that his organization wrote many of the guidelines other applications that claim to follow.
Georges Benjamin, MD, executive director of the American Public Health Association (APHA), said that it is not enough to find these guidelines online, and then plug in an app. He reminded us that these procedures are updated periodically. "While anyone can read a bunch of books and write an app to simulate what I read, whether or not it is today," he said. Therefore, he recommends paying attention to the credentials of people behind the application, granting of special trust in organizations like the Red Cross and AHA, as well as hospitals, insurance companies and doctors are affiliated with prestigious institutions