First Resort

First Resort is a pocket reference for first-aid and survival situations. When signal is gone, the power is out, or 911 is the wrong tool, it gives you clear, direct guidance based on standard field-medical and survival training material. Everything happens on your device. The AI model is bundled with the app and runs locally on your iPhone or iPad. No account. No login. No internet required. Your questions never leave your phone. WHEN TO USE IT Backcountry, off-grid, or low-signal areas. Power or network outages. Quick refreshers on first-aid steps you learned a while ago. Coaching a friend or family member through a situation while waiting for professional help to arrive. WHAT IT KNOWS Burns, cuts, severe bleeding, shock. Choking, CPR, cardiac arrest. Heat illness, hypothermia, frostbite. Sprains, strains, fractures, splinting. Snake bites, insect stings, allergic reactions. Wilderness signaling, water purification, shelter, basic navigation. Common emergency triage decisions. HOW IT ANSWERS First Resort is trained to lead with the action. No hedging, no bureaucratic boilerplate. Ask "how do I treat a minor burn" and you get the steps, not three paragraphs of context. If a question is outside its scope, such as specific medication doses, legal questions, or procedures requiring hands-on medical training, it tells you so directly and points you to the right resource. WHAT IT IS NOT First Resort is a reference, not a doctor. It is not a substitute for calling 911, going to an emergency room, or consulting a trained medical professional. In a real emergency, call help first if you can reach it. Use First Resort when you cannot reach professional care, or as a backup reference alongside it. PRIVACY The model is bundled with the app and runs entirely on device. Your questions, your location, and anything you type stay on your phone. There is no analytics, no telemetry, no account creation. Nothing about how you use the app leaves the device. SOURCES The model is trained on a curated corpus of public-domain emergency response material, including U.S. Department of Defense, NIH, and U.S. Army field manuals, supplemented by standard first-aid reference content. The model and its training were tested against a 33-question rubric covering core first-aid accuracy, appropriate decline behavior on out-of-scope questions, hallucination checks, and adversarial prompts. Built by Strife Technologies LLC.