I read this and realized we are truly going into the next generation http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/haiti-survivor-iphone/ iPhone truly is a triquarter.
"...he set his cellphone’s alarm clock to go off every 20 minutes. Sixty-five hours later, a French rescue team saved him." Why doesn't my battery last that long
iPhone's battery can last that long, if no other apps are running. Using his iPhone in life-or-death situations can also mean that man's wisdom has degenerated. From depending on one's brain in dire situations, now we depend on a $300 gadget.
lol In all fairness, the alarm probably did help keep him alive, or at least from going into a coma. The first aid stuff he should just know People are definitely getting way too reliant on technology.
Reliant on technology? Are you saying he should have already known how to bandage himself up? Either we know everything or we rely on books, technology, other people to fill in the blanks.
Yes. That's not just basic first aid, but basic self reliance. If you can't take care of yourself, you shouldn't expect others to. When I lived in Manhattan and San Francisco, that mindset drove me nuts. Nobody wanted to be responsible for themselves. If you can't wrap up a wound or identify shock, you've probably lived too cushy of a life to know better.
Well he should have known how to dress a bandage and tourniquet without the app. It's just common sense. Bandage + pressure = reduced blood loss. Simple. Why should someone need to read the info off an iPhone app?
exactly. When you're ****ed up, you want reassurance. Imagine having your ****ing leg broke and a gash in your head and you're trapped under a bunch of rubble, it's all about being as resourceful as possible. instead of this stupid hick thinking that "i can do everything myself"
See, a person who knows how to take care of themselves probably wouldn't call a moderator a stupid hick My point is that knowing how to field dress a wound is pretty basic. For instance, I caught my hand in a giant sander a few weeks ago and lost the end of my thumb. I noticed I was going into shock and acted accordingly. I even made sure to dress it before the adrenaline wore off and the pain started. If I didn't know that stuff I would have probably panicked(it was f***ing disgusting!) People that don't know things like that are literally worthless in an emergency. I don't think everyone needs to be a boyscout, but this is basic "how to be a human" stuff. The end of my thumb grew back, BTW.
Or his resourcefulness? I would've used the backlight in an emergency too. Don't have to be so down on everything...
Exactly. You need to know in advance. I think First Aid training should be compulsorily taught in every school. I mean, say you cut off your fingers, how are you going to whip out your iPhone and look up what to do next?
Ok, slightly off topic here, but this needs a mention. There is some dumb christian 'charity' organization who is sending out electronic bibles named 'proclaimers' to Haiti and other suffering countries. WTF? This REALLY pisses me off. People need water, food and money. They don't need fricken bibles. The transportation space that is occupied by this piece of crap could be used to transport water, food, money etc that actually saves lives. So in theory, this could indirectly kill people. This is BS. Please send hate mail, spam, death threats etc to this website: http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/
LOL. Yeah, word of advice, don't call mods idiots, otherwise you get put on ITO, and that post gets deleted.. Trust me, I know.
