Perfect Last-Minute Gift from PEPID: Emergency Medical Software Makes Short Work of Saving Lives


EVANSTON, Ill., Dec. 23, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- PEPID LLC, the premier developer of handheld software for healthcare professionals, announced today that an adaptation of its emergency medical software database is now available to consumers as, "Your Step-By-Step Guide to Injuries, Illnesses & Emergencies," for download on their PDAs or PCs, making it an ideal last-minute holiday gift. In simple, easy-to-understand language, this software is written for people without training in medical procedures to provide solutions for what to do until help arrives. Consumers can quickly download the complete database to their Palm OS and Pocket PC PDAs, or to their desktop or laptop PC by visiting www.pepidguide.com. The product is also available on CD-ROM.

According to the National Safety Council, there is a fatal injury in American homes every 18 minutes and a disabling injury every 4 seconds, with 7.1 million disabling injuries and 29,500 fatalities in 2000. Suffocation and choking are the top causes of home fatalities in children, with burns coming in third. The most common, life-threatening medical emergencies your family might encounter could happen any time, any place. For this reason, PEPID has developed a comprehensive portable medical reference, which includes information from the popular Beechwood Publications handbooks, Outdoor Emergency Medical Guide and Emergency Medical Treatment, to provide useful advice on what to do while you're waiting for medical personnel to take over.

"Having all this information in a PDA allows users to carry it with them on trips, outdoor expeditions, or even just to the curb to help take care of anyone who has been injured or taken ill," states PEPID Founder and CEO Mark Rosenbloom, MD. Rosenbloom is a Board certified Emergency Physician at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

Here are some common ways consumers, especially parents, will find PEPID valuable as a quick, reliable resource guide:


 -- What do you do when your child has an earache?
 -- How do you help someone who has swallowed a poisonous or toxic 
    substance?
 -- What can you do if a loved one has an insulin reaction?
 -- What do you do if you are worried about Anthrax, Smallpox, etc.?
 -- Your spouse is seriously hurt in a bad fall -- what would you do 
    to keep him or her alive?
 -- How can you help if someone you love stopped breathing?
 -- What do you do if you are in a remote setting without access to
    medical help? 

"Now more than ever before Americans want to be able to address routine health and safety concerns, while also feeling prepared for emergency situations," states Rosenbloom.

PEPID's software is available by visiting the company website www.pepidguide.com, for the software is $29.95; a special holiday offer provides additional copies at 20 percent off.

PEPID medical professional programs were initiated in 1994 when a team of 35 medical and pharmaceutical professionals came together and created the first version of PEPID, now called PEPID ED, The Portable Emergency Physician Information Database, designed to assist in the reduction of medical errors and improve patient outcomes. PEPID's six current professional products are the result of 8 years of an ongoing effort by more than 120 healthcare professionals, providing healthcare professionals access to the most comprehensive, accurate and current pharmacological and clinical information at the point-of-care via personal digital assistants (PDAs).

For more information about PEPID products, visit www.pepidguide.com or call 1-888-321-STAT (7828).



            

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