Medical Mobile Apps

National/ International

• CDC, Center For Disease Control & Prevention
• EM-DAT, The International Disaster Database
• FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • U.S Fire Administration 
    • Special Collection: all hazard articles
• HazLib, Natural Hazards Center Onlind Library Catalog
• HSDL, Homeland Security Digital Library
• NIH, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Disaster Information Management Research Center
  • Diaster Lit
  • TOXLINE
• NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
  • Weather Service
  • Hurricane Safety Tips and Resources
• OCHA, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • Reliefweb
• Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
• WHO, World Health Organization

Local/State

• College of Medicine's Emergency Preparedness Resource Page
• Broward County Hurricane Page. 
• Hurricane Prep List (Channel 5)
  • What to buy and have on hand for a hurricane survival kit. 
• City of Boca Raton Hurricane Planning Guide
  • Includes Supply list (pg 6), Evacuation Kit list  (pg 8),  Evacuation zones (pg 15), Pet Safety (pg 19). 
  • Also includes the following: Storm categories; What to do for watches and warnings; What to do when riding out the storm; What happens after.
• FloridaDiaster.org
• Florida 511
  • For Road Alerts and Closures
• Miami-Dade County Hurricane Page.
• Palm Beach County Emergency Management Page

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NIH's full list of app tools are available here: Disaster Apps for your Digital To Go Bag. 

  Emergency Medical Spanish

iOS | Android 

Designed for non-Spanish healthcare providers in an emergency situation when a translator is unavailable. Medical Spanish is broken into sections, and most answers are presented in a yes/no format. 

  REMM

iOS | Android 

Guide created for health care providers, primarily physicians, about the clinical diagnosis and treatment of radiation injury during radiological and nuclear emergencies. Some features: Dose Estimators, Triage tools, Emergency Contacts, Radiation Units, Videos, and more. 

  WISER

iOS | Android 

The WISER app allows 5 user profiles: 1st responder, Hazmat Specialist, EMS, Hospital Provider, or Preparedness Planner. Users are then present with options that will help in an emergency situation that requires fast-paced thinking. Features: Search for known substances; help identify an unknown chemical or syndrome; First Response kit; Casualty Response documentation; Training and Planning; Creating a Planning Doc; and more!

  FireChat

iOS | Android 

FireChat is a free messaging app for public and private communications that works even without internet access or cellular data. 

  Zello

iOS | Android 

Turn your device into a walkie-talkie on any internet, wi-fi, or hot-spot connection. This app must have an internet connection or cellular data of 2g to work, please click here for more details or here for FAQs.