MONROE - Newcomer Funeral Home and Cremation Services is sponsoring a smartphone app that could help save lives in the community.
Owner Craig Newcomer said he recognized a unique opportunity to assist local first responders by making the Vital ICE app free for the community to download. The app is available through the Apple App Store or Google Play. Smartphone users can download the free app and enter code 4634.
Newcomer Funeral Home and Cremation Services is making this potentially life-saving app available for free as a way of showing its gratitude to the community for being allowed to serve its residents, Newcomer said. He encouraged community members to take a few minutes to download the app and fill in the information so they are prepared in case of emergency.
This app is available to the entire community, regardless of age.
In the event of an emergency, first responders can use the Vital ICE app to retrieve the user's vital information. This information can then be easily taken on the ambulance to the hospital or sent directly to the hospital from the Vital ICE app where ER staff can further access this critical information, saving time and potentially lives.
Owner Craig Newcomer said he recognized a unique opportunity to assist local first responders by making the Vital ICE app free for the community to download. The app is available through the Apple App Store or Google Play. Smartphone users can download the free app and enter code 4634.
Newcomer Funeral Home and Cremation Services is making this potentially life-saving app available for free as a way of showing its gratitude to the community for being allowed to serve its residents, Newcomer said. He encouraged community members to take a few minutes to download the app and fill in the information so they are prepared in case of emergency.
This app is available to the entire community, regardless of age.
In the event of an emergency, first responders can use the Vital ICE app to retrieve the user's vital information. This information can then be easily taken on the ambulance to the hospital or sent directly to the hospital from the Vital ICE app where ER staff can further access this critical information, saving time and potentially lives.