Amazon Echo and Echo Dot took the UK by storm when they launched last year, racking up awards and praise.
The clever 360-degree omni-directional speaker is powered by virtual assistant, dubbed “Alexa”.
This talkative AI assistant lets Echo owners order dinner, check the weather, turn on the lights, adjust your thermostat, get travel updates on your commute, call a cab, and more, using only your voice. Amazon promotes the smart speaker with the tagline, Just Ask.
Alexa also has access to millions of tracks, albums and radio stations.
Third-Pray developers are building new Skills for the smart home device. And this latest one could be a really lifesaver.
The British Red Cross this week launched a new Skill which enables Echo owners to quickly get access to step-by-step first aid advice.
The new Amazon Echo Skill uses simple, spoken instructions to teach people a wide range of first-aid treatments, including how to deal with a severe bleed, a burn and a seizure.
Once the Skill is installed, which is handled via the companion smartphone app, users can access it by saying “Alexa, open First Aid”, and ask for advice, for example “Alexa, ask First Aid how to help someone having a seizure”.
The Red Cross is the first education provider in the UK to pioneer a first aid app for the device.
Recent research from the charity revealed that up to 59 per cent of “pre-hospital” deaths from injury could potentially have been prevented had more people stepped in with some simple first aid.
First Aid seeks to educate people in first aid as part of their daily lives, making them more confident and better equipped to step in and help in emergency situations, British Red Cross stated.
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