1. Packing Your “Digital Go-Bag”: Apps You Should Know About
Welcome and thank you for participating in today’s session on Packing your digital go-bag. Essential disaster health information on your mobile device. Today we will discuss apps and mobile optimized web sites to have on your mobile phone or tablet before a disaster.
Weathering the Storm 2015 Conference October 14, 2015

2. Presenters Amber Loos, MLIS, MPH Mary Taylor, MLIS, MPH
Health Sciences Librarian
Morris Library
SIU Carbondale
Mary Taylor, MLIS, MPH
Natural Sciences Librarian
Elizabeth Norton and I will be the presenters today. We both work in the Disaster Information Management Research Center at the National Library of Medicine, NIH.

3. Agenda Introduction What’s in Your Go-Bag?
DIMRC List of Disaster Apps and Mobile Optimized Web Pages
Highlights of Useful Apps
Questions?
This webinar is scheduled from 1:30 – 2:30. So, what will we cover in the next hour? We will give an overview of NLM and DIMRC, describe the different types of apps, and highlight a number of specific apps and mobile web sites from our agency and other agencies and organizations. Elizabeth and I will stay on after the session ends at 2:30 if people have additional questions.

4. Objectives By the end of this session, you will:
Understand the value of a digital go-bag
Know where to locate the best disaster and public health preparedness and response apps
If you are interested you can attend our other session to:
Learn how to organize and use some of these apps
By the end of this session, we would like you to understand the need for a digital go-bag in addition to your regular go-bag. You will also know how to find and select apps related to disaster preparedness and response and how to organize and use them.

5. U.S. National Library of Medicine
Mission Collect, organize, and disseminate health-related information
World’s largest biomedical library
PubMed, MedlinePlus and many other resources
900 million searches of PubMed done each year
New focus: Disaster information

6. Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)
Mission
To develop and provide access to health information resources and technology for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery
Connect people to quality disaster health information and foster a culture of community resiliency

7. What’s in Your Go-Bag?

8. Typical Go-Bag Safety items Communications Hygiene Medical supplies
Navigation devices
Tools

9. What’s Missing?

10. Information! Maps Decision tools Reference tools Situation status
Alerts/News
Social media/Connectivity
Evidence-based public health information
Why?
Decision making
Situational awareness
Preparedness
Informed response
Recovery

11. Why a Digital Go-Bag? Information portability
Space saver; nearly unlimited capacity
Information literally at your fingertips
Internet can be unreliable in emergencies

12. Knowing your app is part of
Know Your Apps
Stand-alone Apps
Hybrid Apps
Mobile Optimized Websites
What’s the difference?
The need for connectivity!
Connectivity may be needed:
none of the time (stand-alone apps)
part of the time (hybrid apps) or
all of the time (mobile optimized websites)
Knowing your app is part of
being prepared!

13. Mobile Optimized Websites

14. DIMRC List of Apps and Mobile Enhanced Web Pages

15. List of Apps http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/apps
Page adjusts for web, tablet or smartphone

16. App/Web Page Selection Criteria
Authoritative and credible source
Provides useful, current content
No point of view
Ease of use
Mostly free

17. Preparedness & Response

18. American Red Cross App Series
NOAA weather or USGS alerts and maps
Location of shelters
Pre-loaded content on safety, preparedness and response information
One-touch “I’m safe” message to friends/family and social media contacts
Toolkit with flashlight, strobe light and alarm

19. American Red Cross Shelters
Requires connectivity
Map and list of open shelter locations
Connects from other Red Cross Apps
International disaster news

20. Med Field Ops Based on Mobile Medical Unit Field Operations Guide
Quick reference for responders preparing for deployment
Includes packing lists, treatment guidelines, training modules, and entire field guide in text
Stand-alone app

21. CDC – Emergency Preparedness & Response
Connectivity required
Consumer-oriented
Links to external sites

22. FEMA Requires connectivity for full features
Consumer-oriented advice for preparedness
Maps and list of shelters and disaster recovery centers
Includes content on getting assistance after disaster
FEMA blog posts

23. ReUnite App for Family Reunification
Collects data on missing or found people
Upload to web site when connectivity available
Home page
Enter data
Record with picture

24. First Aid

25. American Red Cross S.O.S. First Aid
Both require web or cell service for some features such as alerts and emergency calls
S.O.S.
First Aid

26. American Heart Association
Stand-alone app
Videos and illustrations
Can store medical profile
Cost $1.99
Quick, simple
Connectivity required to call 911
Provides animated illustration of technique with beeps for recommended tempo
Pocket First Aid & CPR
Hands-Only CPR

27. Health Information

28. PubMed (m.pubmed.gov) PubMed Search Free article (HTML)
Free article (PDF)
Ex: iBooks
PubMed Reader

29. MedlinePlus and Health Hotlines
MedlinePlus – info for the general public m.medlineplus.gov
Health organizations
MedlinePlus in Spanish

30. Behavioral Health

31. PTSD Coach Stand-alone education tool
Connectivity needed for direct connections to crisis support
Offers self-assessment tool
Tools for managing stress

32. Psychological First Aid (PFA)
Helps providers learn about conducting PFA
Assists providers tracking survivor’s needs in response
Provider self- assessment with feedback
Provider self-care support

33. Provider Resilience
For health care providers to help prevent compassion fatigue and burnout
Can track self- assessment ratings over time
Provides tips to fight stress, including exercises, Dilbert cartoons, and videos

34. Hazmat/CBRNE

35. WISER Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
Integrates :
Chemical information (HSDB)
Fire/clean-up, PPE, & protective distance information (ERG)
Medical treatment information (Poisindex/Meditext)
CHEMM (for mass casualty chemical incidents) information

36. ERG 2012
Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
“Bible” for 1st Responders & Hazmat
Information on :
Fire suppression/clean-up
PPE
Protective distance
& more…
New version ever 4 years

37. REMM Radiation Emergency Medical Management
Provide guidance for healthcare providers about clinical diagnosis & treatment of radiation injuries during radiation/nuclear emergencies.

38. Mobile TOXNET
Access multiple chemical databases (HSDB, TOXLINE, CCRIS, DART, GENE- TOX, etc.) on your mobile device.
Easy to use
Mobile-optimized web interface
Information on:
Toxicology
Hazardous Chemicals
Environmental Health

39. Mobile EPA
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mobile-enhanced web site.
Identifies nearby industrial facilities & toxic chemical releases (as reported through Toxic Release Inventory [TRI] program)
Select the “Learn about your environment” tab.

40. Mapping

41. Outbreaks Near Me and FluView
HealthMap showing incidents
CDC’s FluView
Details of incidents

42. Alerts

43. Weather Requires connectivity Text and maps Requires connectivity
Current conditions and forecast
Rivers/lakes flooding conditions
Text, graphics, maps
National Weather Service
National Hurricane Center

44. Social Media: Situational Awareness & Communication

45. Twitter

46. Facebook and Skype

47. Other

48. NLM App of Apps (list of NLM mobile web sites and apps)
Organized by subject, device and type
NLM App of Apps

49. Other Useful Types of Apps
QR Code Reader
Flashlight
News
In Case of Emergency
Journals/Newsletter
Drug Reference
Ushahidi
Interactive Earthquake Mapping
Relief Central
Flood and Water Level
Monitoring
Not endorsing any particular developer or product
Search iTunes Store, Google Play, BlackBerry World
E-Reader

50. Contact Information
Disaster Information Management Research Center apps page:
Amber Loos, MLIS, MPH
Health Sciences Librarian
Morris Library
SIU Carbondale
Mary Taylor, MLIS, MPH
Natural Sciences Librarian