| 30 iPhone Apps that can Save You and Your Pets in Emergency |
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This one is for you, iPhone owning pet lovers! Preparing your family and pets for the natural disaster? There is an app for that. Need to keep track of your pet vitals? There is an app for that. Wondering when is the next earthquake, tornado or hurricane? There is an app for that. While this list contains a good handful of useful preparedness apps, it is by no means complete. If you have an app you would like to suggest it in the comments section below. Dont forget to share this list with your friend and if you really like to stay on top of the disaster preparedness subject, follow us on twitter (@petsready)
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"This app provides a comprehensive First Aid, CPR and Disaster Recovery guide. It allows you to reach the information you need in any daily emergency situation you might find yourself in. It uses the planning guide provided by FEMA to make a plan, get a kit and be informed. This is a comprehensive guide to prepare for disasters and recovering from them."
"A perfect application to keep track of your pets’ details, including: Personal Details, Vaccinations/Treatments (can be used for appointments and medications), Weight Tracking, Allergies, Identification Tracking, Contacts Tracking, integrated with the iPhone contacts, which allows you to access their information and contact them directly through the application without needing to exit."
"Pet information storage has never been easier! MiPets stores ALL of your valuable pet information, such as basic info, veterinary, medication, registration and more! If needed, you can even email the vital pet information to yourself or others with a single button press! This functionality is VERY valuable for someone taking care of your pet while you are away!"
"This survival guide provides basic information on how to be prepared for a disaster, destruction or calamity. It will help to create a basic disaster plan for your family & every family should be organized and prepared as well as educating your children when Crises arise. Support systems, disaster kits, golden life information for survival."
"Stay aware with Active Alerts at your current GPS location and up to 25 specified locations for family, friends, or co-workers. Alerts are issued for civil emergencies, child abductions, severe weather, terrorist incidents, or issues that deserve your attention. Alerts are issued by the US Government (e.g., FEMA, National Weather Service, Department of Homeland Security). Alerts4me only sends you alerts for locations you care about -- when you are traveling or for your loved ones."
"For people especially living in earth quake prone areas, a must-have application to give users those few extra precious moments which can change the course of ones' life. This application tracks all earthquakes with all magnitude and distances from the user location, and alerts the user by push notification of any earthquake conforming to the criteria user sets. This means that even without this application open, you will get an instant notification about the earthquake, giving you a chance to prepare better and respond to a possible situation. It will also help you track your near and dear ones living around you."
"The next time disaster strikes, you may not have much time to act. Prepare now for a sudden emergency. Learn how to protect yourself and your family and cope with disaster by planning ahead. Emergency Preparedness Checklist application will help you get started. If disaster strikes follow the evacuation instructions and execute the appropriate escape plan. Meet your family and relatives at a safe place that’s away from the emergency."
"Easily view earthquake data from around the world with Quakee's simple yet powerful interface."
"Essential during medical emergencies, automobile accidents, personal safety situations, robberies or carjackings, attempted abductions, workplace accidents, house fires, industrial accidents, natural disasters, earthquakes, outdoor activities or extreme sports."
"A complete list of supplies you will need in case of a hurricane. Includes things you will need before, during and after the storm. Includes item descriptions and pictures."
"A push on a button can save your life. A push on a button will send your GPS rescue coordinates to your friends, family members and our server. A push on a button will send an 'I AM SAFE' message to your friends and family members."
"Emergencies can strike at any time. They could range from inconvenient to devastating and may be personal, natural or man-made. One can take few simple steps to be prepared in advance to minimize their impact on themselves, their family, and their business."
"Preparing for a medical emergency involving your dog is always best accomplished before the event takes place. This Dog Emergency app is designed to help guide you through the important decisions about first aid, as well as how and when to transport your dog quickly and safely to a veterinary hospital or emergency facility."
"PetsMD’s Mobile Symptom Checker helps you be better informed and make the right decisions to help your dog or cat live a longer, healthier and happier life -- on demand when you need it most. Whether you’re out at the park, on the lake, at home or on the go, PetsMD’s Mobile Symptom Checker is there for both you and your pets!"
"MyPets Info is an Information Manager that helps you keep track of your Pets day-to-day activities, medical information, important contacts such as groomers or doctors and all other information relevant for your pets."
"PetsCare is a great and useful application to keep your pet’s records always nearby. With an easy to use interface which allows access and management of your pet’s information any place, any time."
"TornadoSpy enables users to easily observe and report tornado sightings within seconds. All tornado sightings are visible on a built-in map and may include photos depending on the spotter report. Become a part of the largest worldwide tornado spotting network. In addition to user sightings, it includes real-time tornado reports from the U.S. National Weather Service and professional storm spotters!"
"WeatherAlert is a simple weather notification application that will display alerts for your area such as Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Floods, etc"
"Warnings will allow you to display the National Weather Service watches and warning for any Zipcode in the USA!
"iLocate is a comprehensive searchable database for all the Animal Shelter wherever you are with contact info, directions, and so much more - all at the touch of a button. There is nothing like finding a new Animal Shelter just when you need it. Fortunately, with the new iLocate - Animal Shelter application you can find out where all the Animal Shelter are, where ever you are!"
"Petfinder.com, the original and best adoptable-pet site, lets you search more than 290,000 pets from over 13,000 shelters and rescue groups. It's also easy to share pet profiles via Facebook, Twitter and e-mail; bookmark your favorite pets; read heartwarming adoption stories and more."
"Survival Pocket Reference is based entirely on the keyword SURVIVAL. The U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force military forces know about survival. Their field manuals are the most authoritative guides on survival. This app provides a quick reference guide on basic survival, evasion, first aid and recovery information. If you are an outdoor enthusiast, this app may be essential to your survival."
"Get the live news feed from the National Hurricane Center (internet connection required), a hurricane kit packing list and the address and an interactive map of every hurricane shelter in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach Counties on your iPhone or iPod Touch all for free and without ads!"
"The FloridaEvacuates.com mobile app will provide an easy way to get to the FloridaEvacuates.com mobile website."
"The PetMD First Aid & Emergency for Dogs app gives you fast and clear advice for the most common Dog Emergencies. PetMD First aid tips help you to understand the situation and what you can do to help your companion to provide first aid until you can get to a vet."
"Pet First Aid is loaded with detailed videos and step-by-step illustrations so you’ll know exactly what to do when caring for your pet. Videos include: restraint, muzzling, CPR, bandaging, and many more. All articles, videos, and illustrations are bundled with the application for offline or wilderness access."
"The application includes the ‘wikiHow Survival Kit,’ a collection of articles to get you through life's most difficult situations. Includes articles on first aid such as CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, treating burns and bleeding. It also contains wilderness life-savers like how to build a fire or find North without a compass."
"iSurvive marries common sense to meticulous technique. This application addresses the essential needs of wilderness survival. iSurvive instructs the user, with concise language and detailed photo illustrations to tie knots, construct shelters, set snares, start fires, and find clean drinking water. It also serves as a quick reference for First Aid, Navigation, Weather, Rescue and more."
"MorseEmergency is an application that sends a light SOS Morse signal through the screen of your iPhone or iPod touch. In some circumstances, long distance, noise... a light signal is the only message that can be sent or received."
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