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Red Cross Mobile Apps and Voice-Enabled Skills/Actions

Red Cross Mobile Apps and Voice-Enabled Skills/Actions

Download for free at the Apple, Amazon and Google stores

Download for free at the Apple, Amazon and Google stores

Every Day Apps

Keep critical information & support at your fingertips at all times.

First Aid App

Pet First Aid App

Blood Donor App

Hero Care App

 

Be Prepared for Emergencies. Accidents happen – but you can be ready to help yourself and your loved ones with this FREE app.  The First Aid app puts expert advice for common emergencies at your fingertips. Videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice makes learning easy and engaging. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETFIRST" to 90999

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Take Care of Your Family Cats and Dogs. The FREE Pet First Aid app puts veterinary advice for emergencies as well as everyday pet care in the palm of your hand. With videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice it’s never been easier to know pet first aid.

 

Or text: "GETPET" to 90999

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Make Donating Blood and Platelets Easy. The FREE Blood Donor app puts the power to save lives in the palm of your hand. Find nearby Red Cross blood drives, schedule and manage appointments, complete your RapidPass®, get notified when your blood is on its way to a patient, view results from your mini-physical, and more.

Or text: "BLOODAPP" to 90999

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Information & Support for Military Members, Veterans and Families. If you are a member of the military/veteran communities, the FREE Hero Care app will connect you to important resources that can help you through both emergency and nonemergency situations. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETHEROCARE" to 90999

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First Aid App

 

Be Prepared for Emergencies. Accidents happen – but you can be ready to help yourself and your loved ones with this FREE app.  The First Aid app puts expert advice for common emergencies at your fingertips. Videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice makes learning easy and engaging. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETFIRST" to 90999

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Thanks to our sponsor

Pet First Aid App

 

Take Care of Your Family Cats and Dogs. The FREE Pet First Aid app puts veterinary advice for emergencies as well as everyday pet care in the palm of your hand. With videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice it’s never been easier to know pet first aid.

 

Or text: "GETPET" to 90999

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Blood Donor App

 

Make Donating Blood and Platelets Easy. The FREE Blood Donor app puts the power to save lives in the palm of your hand. Find nearby Red Cross blood drives, schedule and manage appointments, complete your RapidPass®, get notified when your blood is on its way to a patient, view results from your mini-physical, and more.

Or text: "BLOODAPP" to 90999

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Hero Care App

Information & Support for Military Members, Veterans and Families. If you are a member of the military/veteran communities, the FREE Hero Care app will connect you to important resources that can help you through both emergency and nonemergency situations. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETHEROCARE" to 90999

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Disaster Apps

Stay safe during emergencies with expert tips & useful tools.

Emergency App

Hurricane App

Tornado App

Earthquake App

 

Help Keep Your Family Safe. Be ready to respond when a natural disaster or other hazard strikes. The FREE Emergency app lets you monitor for more than 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts in your town, and other cities that matter to you. Learn how to prepare your family and home, check if loved ones are safe and let them know you’re safe. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle. Compatible with Apple Watch and Android Wearable devices.

Or text: "GETEMERGENCY" to 90999

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Get Prepared for Hurricane Season. If you or your loved ones live where hurricanes can occur, you need this app. The FREE Hurricane app puts the information you need to prepare for, and recover from, these dangerous storms. Monitor hurricane conditions in your local area and throughout the storm track. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETCANE" to 90999

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Get Alerts and Tips for Staying Safe in Tornado Season. A must-download if you or loved ones live in tornado-prone areas. The FREE Tornado app puts the information you need to prepare for, and recover from, this type of weather event. Receive weather alerts whenever NOAA issues a tornado watch or warning for your community – or any location where you have loved ones. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETNADO" to 90999

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Help Your Family Be Safe if an Earthquake or Tsunami Strikes. An essential app for everyone who lives in an area where earthquakes and tsunamis may occur. The FREE Earthquake app puts the information you need to prepare for, and recover from, this type of natural disaster.  Receive notification when an earthquake occurs, find help and let others know you’re safe. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETQUAKE" to 90999

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Emergency App

 

Help Keep Your Family Safe. Be ready to respond when a natural disaster or other hazard strikes. The FREE Emergency app lets you monitor for more than 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts in your town, and other cities that matter to you. Learn how to prepare your family and home, check if loved ones are safe and let them know you’re safe. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle. Compatible with Apple Watch and Android Wearable devices.

Or text: "GETEMERGENCY" to 90999

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Hurricane App

 

Get Prepared for Hurricane Season. If you or your loved ones live where hurricanes can occur, you need this app. The FREE Hurricane app puts the information you need to prepare for, and recover from, these dangerous storms. Monitor hurricane conditions in your local area and throughout the storm track. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETCANE" to 90999

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Tornado App

 

Get Alerts and Tips for Staying Safe in Tornado Season. A must-download if you or loved ones live in tornado-prone areas. The FREE Tornado app puts the information you need to prepare for, and recover from, this type of weather event. Receive weather alerts whenever NOAA issues a tornado watch or warning for your community – or any location where you have loved ones. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETNADO" to 90999

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Earthquake App

 

Help Your Family Be Safe if an Earthquake or Tsunami Strikes. An essential app for everyone who lives in an area where earthquakes and tsunamis may occur. The FREE Earthquake app puts the information you need to prepare for, and recover from, this type of natural disaster.  Receive notification when an earthquake occurs, find help and let others know you’re safe. Select English or Spanish language with an in-app toggle.

Or text: "GETQUAKE" to 90999

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Apps for Parents and Kids

Teach and reinforce important safety skills in way that’s fun and informative.

Swim App

Have an Alexa or Google Assistant Device?

Help Your Family Be Safer in and Around Water. Children and adults can learn to be safer in and around water with Swim by the American Red Cross. Knowing how to swim is exciting and opens the door to many opportunities, but water is not without risk. Learning to enjoy the water safely should be the first step for anyone who will be around water. Have fun learning water safety in an engaging way with video and activities for kids and families. Track your kids’ progress with this FREE app as they learn to swim.

Or text: "SWIM" to 90999

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Play Pedro’s Fire Safety Challenge. Pedro’s Fire Challenge is a fun and engaging interactive game created by the Red Cross for children ages 4-8 years old that teaches age-appropriate skills for handling a home fire emergency and other stressful situations. Pedro the penguin guides children through a set of activities on topics such as home fire safety, coping skills, and good old-fashioned penguin fun! At the end of the challenge, children earn a fire safety badge in the Alexa app.

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show, and Google Assistant enabled devices such as Google Home and Nest Hub.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable Pedro's Fire Challenge by American Red Cross”

enable this action on Google Assistant

Or say “Hey Google, talk to Pedro’s Fire Challenge”

Swim App

Help Your Family Be Safer in and Around Water. Children and adults can learn to be safer in and around water with Swim by the American Red Cross. Knowing how to swim is exciting and opens the door to many opportunities, but water is not without risk. Learning to enjoy the water safely should be the first step for anyone who will be around water. Have fun learning water safety in an engaging way with video and activities for kids and families. Track your kids’ progress with this FREE app as they learn to swim.

Or text: "SWIM" to 90999

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Thanks to our sponsor

Have an Alexa or Google Assistant Device?

Play Pedro’s Fire Safety Challenge. Pedro’s Fire Challenge is a fun and engaging interactive game created by the Red Cross for children ages 4-8 years old that teaches age-appropriate skills for handling a home fire emergency and other stressful situations. Pedro the penguin guides children through a set of activities on topics such as home fire safety, coping skills, and good old-fashioned penguin fun! At the end of the challenge, children earn a fire safety badge in the Alexa app.

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show, and Google Assistant enabled devices such as Google Home and Nest Hub.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable Pedro's Fire Challenge by American Red Cross”

enable this action on Google Assistant

Or say “Hey Google, talk to Pedro’s Fire Challenge”

Hospitals & Medical Professional App

Improve outcomes with quick access to blood usage guidelines.

Transfusion Practice Guidelines (TPG) App

 

Immediate Access to Blood Usage Guidelines to Help Improve Patient Care. The American Red Cross TPG App is the mobile version of the Compendium of Transfusion Practice Guidelines, a review of blood usage guidelines published in English in peer-reviewed journals.

 

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Transfusion Practice Guidelines (TPG) App

 

Immediate Access to Blood Usage Guidelines to Help Improve Patient Care. The American Red Cross TPG App is the mobile version of the Compendium of Transfusion Practice Guidelines, a review of blood usage guidelines published in English in peer-reviewed journals.

 

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Alexa Skills and Google Actions

Blood Donation

First Aid

Hurricane Alerts

Pedro's Fire Safety Challenge

Make Donating Blood and Platelets Easy. Find nearby blood drives, make or adjust appointments to donate blood, platelets or Power Red, review your donation history, and receive reminders as your donation day approaches.

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on all Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show, and Google Assistant enabled devices such as Google Home and Nest Hub.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable Red Cross Blood”

enable this action on google assistant

Or say “Hey Google, talk to Red Cross Blood Donation”

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Be Prepared for Emergencies. Access on-the-spot advice for handling common first aid emergencies that can occur in your home. Self-test your first aid knowledge with educational quizzes, and explore new first aid topics by browsing our extensive FAQ.

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on all Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show, and Google Assistant enabled devices such as Google Home and Nest Hub.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable First Aid by American Red Cross”

enable this action on google assistant

Or say “Hey Google, talk to Red Cross First Aid”

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Get Prepared for Hurricane Season. Get hurricane watch and warning notices for locations where you or your loved ones live – then access Red Cross expertise on how to prepare for the approaching hurricane and keep your family as safe as possible. 

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on all Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable Hurricane Alerts by the American Red Cross”

Mobile Apps Hurricane Icon

Play Pedro’s Fire Safety Challenge. Pedro’s Fire Challenge is a fun and engaging interactive game created by the Red Cross for children ages 4-8 years old that teaches age-appropriate skills for handling a home fire emergency and other stressful situations. Pedro the penguin guides children through a set of activities on topics such as home fire safety, coping skills, and good old-fashioned penguin fun! At the end of the challenge, children earn a fire safety badge in the Alexa app.

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show, and Google Assistant enabled devices such as Google Home and Nest Hub.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable Pedro's Fire Challenge by American Red Cross”

enable this action on Google Assistant

Or say “Hey Google, talk to Pedro’s Fire Challenge”

Blood Donation

Make Donating Blood and Platelets Easy. Find nearby blood drives, make or adjust appointments to donate blood, platelets or Power Red, review your donation history, and receive reminders as your donation day approaches.

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on all Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show, and Google Assistant enabled devices such as Google Home and Nest Hub.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable Red Cross Blood”

enable this action on google assistant

Or say “Hey Google, talk to Red Cross Blood Donation”

Mobile Apps Blood Icon

First Aid

Be Prepared for Emergencies. Access on-the-spot advice for handling common first aid emergencies that can occur in your home. Self-test your first aid knowledge with educational quizzes, and explore new first aid topics by browsing our extensive FAQ.

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on all Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show, and Google Assistant enabled devices such as Google Home and Nest Hub.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable First Aid by American Red Cross”

enable this action on google assistant

Or say “Hey Google, talk to Red Cross First Aid”

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Hurricane Alerts

Get Prepared for Hurricane Season. Get hurricane watch and warning notices for locations where you or your loved ones live – then access Red Cross expertise on how to prepare for the approaching hurricane and keep your family as safe as possible. 

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on all Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable Hurricane Alerts by the American Red Cross”

Mobile Apps Hurricane Icon

Pedro's Fire Safety Challenge

Play Pedro’s Fire Safety Challenge. Pedro’s Fire Challenge is a fun and engaging interactive game created by the Red Cross for children ages 4-8 years old that teaches age-appropriate skills for handling a home fire emergency and other stressful situations. Pedro the penguin guides children through a set of activities on topics such as home fire safety, coping skills, and good old-fashioned penguin fun! At the end of the challenge, children earn a fire safety badge in the Alexa app.

Device Compatibility: This experience can be enabled on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Show, and Google Assistant enabled devices such as Google Home and Nest Hub.

enable this skill on Alexa

Or say “Alexa, enable Pedro's Fire Challenge by American Red Cross”

enable this action on Google Assistant

Or say “Hey Google, talk to Pedro’s Fire Challenge”

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