Assignment C : Technical Presentation, Staying Healthy with Personal Medicine...
Search & cure pp final
1. Created & Presented by: Joseph Rescigno
Joseph Rescigno (Search & Cure) 2/13/2013
2. Name: Search & Cure
Purpose: I have created an app that allows
anyone to be able to find the nearest
hospital/ER to their location.
Area of Focus: Reducing Child Morality,
Improving Maternal Health, Combating
Widespread Disease
Joseph Rescigno (Search & Cure) 2/13/2013
3. We are helping anyone and everyone that needs to
find a hospital/ER quickly.
Finding a hospital in a foreign location is the
problem that needs to be solved.
Everyone can relate to this problem.
The Ultimate Goals of the app are: To help the
general public find hospitals/Er’s, and we hope to
increase awareness of health in the United States.
Joseph Rescigno (Search & Cure) 2/13/2013
4. For example: You are vacationing in sunny Phoenix
Arizona during the summer and your friend begins
to feel faint from the heat but, does not want an
ambulance because of how expensive it is. How can
you find a hospital quickly in a foreign place? Don’t
waste your time trying to search for one with
Google.
Be smart Be Safe, use Search & Cure.
Cost: The App is free, but is paid for by
advertising.
Joseph Rescigno (Search & Cure) 2/13/2013
5. Features: Layout
A search box, where you The app utilizes an
can enter your location
The app also unties easy to use user
Location Services, so the interface (point/click)
app can automatically Menu page, with
direct you to the nearest
hospital/ER options of ER or
After you select a Hospital or both
hospital the app will Advertisements are
utilize Google Maps to
direct you to the nearest displayed at the footer
hospital/ER of the app
The app also can be used
with voice control
Joseph Rescigno (Search & Cure) 2/13/2013
6. Goal: For everyone who downloads the app on
their Smartphone (Android & I-Phone) to be able
to quickly find and access a hospital/ER for free.
How to Use: The app is created to be simple. If
your Smartphone has Location Services, the app
can tell you exactly where hospitals/Er are
located. If you do not have Location Services
enabled, then you can do a quick search for your
exact location (24 Kobe Bryant Street, Beverly
Hills 90210) or a city search (Providence, RI) and
Google Maps will direct you to the nearest
hospital/ER.
Joseph Rescigno (Search & Cure) 2/13/2013
7. I would purpose this app to anyone and
everyone who has a Smartphone in the United
States. This app could be the difference in life
or death in some cases. Finding access to
medical care is something that every person
needs.
Availability of App: Search & Cure is only
available in the United States.
Joseph Rescigno (Search & Cure) 2/13/2013
8. Video #1 Ride Along In Ambulance
◦ How long it can take to get to a hospital in an
ambulance
Video # 2 Skateboard Crashes
◦ Some reasons why you could use this app
Joseph Rescigno (Search & Cure) 2/13/2013