emergency app
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emergency app
Software that notifies family and authorities in the case of an emergency. Phone numbers and messages are pre-stored in the app and triggered by pressing one button.
Survival apps prepare a user for an upcoming natural disaster such as a hurricane, and such apps may also provide essential first-aid information. If there is no cellular or Wi-Fi service, most informational apps have all the instructions already downloaded into the device ahead of time. See ICE.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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Since the advent of smartphones, dozens of
emergency apps have emerged with the aim of helping people communicate in a faster and more affective way in times of crisis.
* RED CROSS APPS: People can download the all-inclusive Red Cross
Emergency app which combines more than 35 emergency alerts to help keep the user safe.
South Miami, FL, October 24, 2014 --(PR.com)-- An innovative new product designed to serve as a highly valuable tool for cell phone users everywhere, the Ferris
Emergency App, has been developed by Paul Ferris of Beaumont, Texas.
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