Everyone needs a dose of medicine now and then and sometimes a little wisdom on the side isn’t such a bad thing at all. But do be careful where you get your information from and like they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So, why not brush up on some of the basics with something as intuitive as the iPhone? There are loads of apps on iTunes which will help you out in various ways that you might never even know. Here’s a look at some of them.

Medical Terms

Medical prescriptions with alien symbols on them keep you guessing? Then you can stop with the guessing and actually inform yourself with the medical terms app for your iPhone. With this app, you get a whole list of medical terms and symbols that you’ve always wondered what they mean; just to make life much easier. This app is ideally suited for medical students and busy doctors, nothing like it to make them find answers as fast as they need to!

05 Min First Aid

Emergencies care not for what time of day it is or where they occur do they? And what if you find yourself in a situation that requires you to administer medical help on someone? Are you set with the right basics? Are you aware of how to perform the Heimlich maneuver? If you’re not sure of the answer to these questions then you need to be prepared. A good way to do is if you download the 05 Min First Aid app for your iPhone from iTunes. This app gives you simple and useful directions on how to help a person with first aid in a state of emergency. You never know when this app could come handy.

At Home Eye Exam

It could be neat and even helpful to be able to test your eyesight and compare it with your friends at home. With new features like checking for color blindness; the easy instructions to follow, clear diagrams and pictures make it a simple task to conduct an eye test. This easy to use app promises to tell you if you need to wear spectacles or not!

In Distress

Haven’t’ you had those moments when you need to be bailed out of an incredibly stressful situation and all you can think of is to send out a message to your friends and family for help? Whether it’s an emergency or not, you can send out a distress signal to someone else so long as they have the In Distress app on their iPhone as well. With this app you an send out an automated email which notifies one or more persons as your prefer of your location and so you can be rescued!