# First Aid: American Red Cross

> Expert advice in your hands

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id529160691](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id529160691)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id529160691`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** American Red Cross
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (2,306 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-11
- **First published:** 2012-06-04
- **Size:** 251 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/first-aid-american-red-cross/id529160691)
- **Website:** [https://www.redcross.org/apps](https://www.redcross.org/apps)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.redcross.org/privacy-policy](http://www.redcross.org/privacy-policy)

## Description

The First Aid: American Red Cross app delivers trusted, lifesaving guidance for emergencies. It provides expert advice on first aid and CPR, with step-by-step instructions, helpful videos, interactive quizzes, and reminders to recertify—accessible anywhere, even offline.

Key features include Spanish translation, 9-1-1 integration to call EMS, a hospital finder, preloaded content for offline use, and digital certificates for blended-learning courses. Users can earn badges and share lifesaving knowledge with friends.

## Rankings

- #37,743 — Overall

## Review summary

Users overall praise the app for lifesaving guidance and educational quizzes, plus its free, ad-free access and usefulness for caregivers. However, reliability concerns (frequent crashes on startup) and the risk of accidental 911 calls due to the prominent emergency button are recurring negatives that affect usability in real emergencies.

### Pros

- Lifesaving, step-by-step first aid guidance is readily accessible in emergencies.
- Quizzes and training tools help users learn and retain first aid skills.
- Free, ad-free access to a broad repository of lifesaving information.
- Broad applicability for caregivers, babysitters, scouts, and volunteers.
- Convenient 911 emergency call feature for quick assistance.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability on startup across devices, making the app unreliable in emergencies.
- 911 button can be accidentally triggered or misused; users want a toggle or safer option.

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