- FAI Publications
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- Helpful Literature
- Informational Web Sites
- Online Tools and Apps
- Other Helpful Resources and Products
- Downloads
Online Tools and Mobile Phone Apps
Allergy Companion No Peanut
For your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad
NoPeanut features multilanguage digital warning cards and lists menu items to avoid for more than 50 major restaurants in the U.S. and Canada.
http://allergycompanion.com/wordpress/?page_id=4
EMNet findER™
For your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad
Developed by emergency medical specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital, this free iPhone application is designed to help users locate the closest emergency room to their current location, as well as provide directions and additional information with a touch of the screen. FindER, which taps into a database of nearly 5,000 emergency rooms across the U.S., uses the iPhone’s global positioning system to quickly direct patients to emergency rooms anywhere within the U.S.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/emnet-finder/id376928203?mt=8
Food Content Alerts
For your computer and mobile phone
A tool that allows people with food allergies or intolerances to catalogue and manage what they eat. This site allows you to get critical alerts, search a user-generated product database, manage safe food profiles for you and your family, and more, free of charge.
www.foodcontentalerts.com
iCanEatOnTheGo Gluten & Allergen Free
For your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad
Based on your allergens, this application allows you to browse menu items from 15 fast-food and quick-service restaurant chains (such as Burger King, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Subway, Taco Bell, and Wendy's) throughout the U.S. You can also order iEatOut, which tells you what's safe to eat, how foods are prepared, and what questions to ask when ordering meals in Indian, Italian, and steak restaurants. These programs work offline with no connectivity required.
http://www.allergyfreepassport.com/
Pocket First Aid & CPR from Jive Media
For your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad
A pocket first-aid manual (with content provided by the American Heart Association) that also allows you to store your family's medical information, physician and emergency contact numbers, and insurance information.
http://jive.me/pocketaid/
Polka Close Call/My Emergency Information
For your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad
Close Call is a free app that allows you to put your allergy information and your emergency contact's phone number on the wallpaper of your iPhone, providing access to emergency responders if you're unable to communicate. My Emergency Information, a paid app, allows you to store detailed medical information on your phone.
http://blog.polka.com/?p=170