Haiti Earthquake Victim Uses iPhone to Survive

When American film producer Dan Woolley, found himself buried alive under the rubble of the Hotel Montana, after the massive 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti last week, he used his iPhone to serve as a lifesaver during his 65 hour ordeal.

Woolley, from Colorado Springs, first used the light from his iPhone to identify injuries to his leg. He then accessed the Pocket First-Aid & CPR app to correctly diagnose his broken foot and get instructions from the app to treat excessive bleeding from cuts on his leg and also on the back of his head. Yep, there's an app for app.

"I had my iPhone with me and I had a medical app on there," Woolley told NBC 6 Miami, "So I was able to look up treatment of excessive bleeding and compound fracture."

Dan Woolley recounted how he used his shirt as a tourniquet to control bleeding from the three-inch gash on his leg and a sock to stop bleeding on the back of his head. He turned to his iPhone app once again to diagnose the symptoms of shock as he waited to be rescued. Dan set his iPhone’s alarm clock to go off every 20 minutes to keep from falling asleep, which the app advised should be avoided when facing the possibility of going into shock.

"I kind of had some time to do some self-diagnosis down there," Woolley said. "God was with me."

Concerned that he may not ultimately survive, Woolley journaled in a blood stained notebook, leaving deeply touching goodbye messages for his wife and two sons. Thankfully the notebook will only serve as a remnant of Dan's remarkable tale of survival. 

Dan Woolley was working in Port-au-Prince, shooting a documentary with a colleague David Hames, about the impact of poverty in Haiti. He's now recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.

Comments

[Rnady]

I didn't know that iphone has such wonderful features,I have to hook myself with one.Thanks to the developers of it,and sorry to our brothers and sisters in Haiti. http://www.hotfilemediafire.com

[cheap computers]

Its good to know that newer technology is saving life of victims but i guess the model supposed to have a longer charge battery than previous models.

[Carpet Cleaning Sydney]

I didn't know that iphone has such wonderful features,I have to hook myself with one.Thanks to the developers of it,and sorry to our brothers and sisters in Haiti.GOD love you.

[Teresa Adler]

I have found the apps available at RediVideos to be very useful for first aid information. They are available for both iPhone and Blackberry and feature full video instruction on what to do in a medical emergency. You can find them here http://www.redivideos.com.

[Siriusly BeTruthful]

What was his battery back-up source??
No electricity, camera and iPhone only for 66 hours.
I think this guy is stretching the truth or not being truthful at all.

Here's my question:
Where can I get his iPhone??

My NEW iPhone 3GS battery barely makes it through a 12 hour day!!

With 3G/Location/WIFI - OFF.
Brightness less than half and my iPhone only used for calls and occasional database accessing during the day my iPhone is generally down to 5% power by the end of each day.

Same with my friends who have the new 3GS - the model that is supposed to have a longer charge battery than previous models.

[Peter Alexander]

Cannot find the 20 minute advice in the app.