CASEVAC

In the first minutes after something goes wrong, it gets the team to the right trauma center.

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CASEVAC app icon: a cyan medical cross on black

Built for the detail

Every item below is in the app today. Life-safety tools are never paywalled.

Nearest trauma center + Call ER

Hospitals with emergency departments appear instantly from a bundled U.S. dataset, then re-sort by traffic-aware drive time. Trauma badges show Level I–V, pediatric, or ER only. The top pick is the fastest ER, unless a Level I/II is close enough to prefer. Tap Call for a short call-ahead script and the ER’s direct line when you’ve saved one.

SOS to the team Pro

Hold the red SOS bar for two seconds. You turn red on every teammate’s map, and a time-sensitive alert reaches the phones that can receive it. An SOS goes to every team you’re in, with your position, until you cancel. Silent pushes can be delayed or dropped, so SOS is not a replacement for 911 or a radio call.

Team map, up to 5 teams Pro

Live positions on the map through your team’s iCloud, only while you’re On duty. One iPhone can be in up to five teams. Location goes to the active team; switching moves your position with you. Join from an iCloud invite — open the link and tap Join. No invite code.

Overlays for EP planning Pro

Draw pins, lines, and circles on the map: choke point, CCP, QRF staging, secure parking, hard room, camera coverage, exclusion zone, or custom. Motorcade primary, alternate, and abort routes stay visually separate from hospital CASEVAC routes. Import GeoJSON or a simple KML subset. Any Pro teammate can edit; the whole team sees them.

LZ and heliports

FAA-registered heliports show on the map for free. Nothing is presented as certified safe. Pro adds OpenStreetMap candidate landing zones (labeled unverified), team LZs you mark yourself, DDM/MGRS coordinates, and Share LZ.

ER handoff and MIST

An offline MIST report and 9-line MEDEVAC template, prefilled from what the phone already knows. Pro adds Face ID–locked principal medical profiles and a one-page ER handoff PDF — allergies first, then meds, blood type, conditions, devices, DNR, physicians, and contacts. User-entered information, not a medical record.

Offline readiness

The full U.S. hospital and heliport dataset ships inside the app. With no signal, the list still works by straight-line distance and is labeled Offline. Hospitals, trauma levels, heliports, saved LZs, MGRS, and the MIST card work without a connection. Live ETAs and routes need one. Pro can pre-download region packs.

iPad, side by side

On iPad, including Split View, the map and the panel sit side by side in landscape and portrait — built for an in-car mount. Hide the panel when you need the full map; a control brings it back.

Red night mode Pro

A red-on-black display over the app’s own views, so a night advance doesn’t blow your night vision. System chrome (status bar, share sheet, keyboard) isn’t tinted.

Free vs CASEVAC Pro

Emergency features are always free. The paywall never appears from the nearest-ER list, routes, Navigate, Call 911, or Share location.

Free

No charge

Life-safety tools for every user, on every phone.

  • Nearest ER / trauma list with live drive times and a top pick
  • Primary, alternate, and tertiary routes. GO opens Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze
  • Call 911, Share location + ETA, copy coordinates (DD, DDM, MGRS)
  • Call the ER with an optional call-ahead script
  • MIST / 9-line call-in, works offline
  • Hospital profiles with sources and dates — trauma levels are never guessed
  • FAA heliports on the map
  • Field notes for the ER drop-off pin, ER direct line, and blood / MTP notes
  • One Face ID–locked principal medical profile, this iPhone only
  • Three saved advance packs
  • Live weather chip (Apple Weather, with a METAR fallback)
  • Daily hospital and heliport data updates, no app update needed
  • Siri / Shortcuts: “Nearest trauma center” and “Share my location and ETA”

CASEVAC Pro

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Monthly or Yearly. The Yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial when Apple offers one to that Apple ID. Prices and taxes are set in the App Store and shown in the app at purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled in Settings.

  • Everything in Free
  • Live team location, SOS, and a lead-set rally point — up to 5 teams
  • Team map overlays, including motorcade routes and GeoJSON / KML import
  • Full LZ toolkit: candidate LZs, team LZs, DDM / MGRS, Share LZ
  • Unlimited principals and a one-page ER handoff PDF
  • Action Button: one press starts driving directions to the nearest ER, Level I/II, or a pinned hospital
  • Unlimited advance packs, plus an advance report PDF
  • Full field notes, photos, and passphrase-encrypted export / import
  • Offline region packs
  • Flight weather at LZs (METAR / TAF, flight category) and estimated helicopter flight time
  • Team-sourced specialties: burn, stroke, STEMI / PCI, pediatric, NICU, hyperbaric
  • Red night mode

Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel anytime in iPhone Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions. Restore Purchases brings an active subscription to a new device signed in with the same Apple ID.

Privacy first, by design

This is what the code does. The full Privacy Policy is written to match it.

No account. No analytics.

There is no CASEVAC account, no advertising, and no tracking. The app’s privacy manifest declares no tracking. I run no server that receives your personal data. Purchases go through Apple only.

Location stays on a short leash

Location is used while the app is open, to find ERs, routes, LZs, and weather. The only exception is Team sharing: if you go On duty and turn on background sharing, the app asks for Always permission. Sharing stops when you go off duty or the shift ends.

Notes stay on the phone

Field notes, team LZs, saved packs, and photos are encrypted on your iPhone (AES-256, key in the Keychain, iOS Data Protection) and excluded from backups. Principal medical profiles use a separate key, Face ID or a passcode, and never sync. They leave the phone only as an ER handoff PDF you choose to create and share.

Teams use your iCloud, not mine

Team location and overlays live in a private iCloud share created by the team lead. Only people that person invites can join. Coordinates are stored in CloudKit encrypted fields. I cannot see your team’s iCloud data. On duty shares your position with the active team only.

FAQ

Is CASEVAC a substitute for 911?

No. Call 911 first in an emergency. The app’s Call 911 button opens your phone’s dialer. Team SOS is not a replacement for 911 or a radio call. CASEVAC is not an emergency service and is not a substitute for emergency medical care or the judgment of trained medical professionals.

Does it work outside the United States?

No. Hospital, trauma-center, and heliport data are U.S. sources (HIFLD, CMS, FAA, and OpenStreetMap). The app is built for work in the United States.

Do I need an account?

No CASEVAC account. Life-safety features work without signing in. Team features need iCloud signed in on the phone, because the team lives in the lead’s iCloud share. Open the invite link and tap Join — there is no invite code.

How do teams work?

The lead invites people by the phone number or email of their Apple ID. You can be in up to five teams. On duty shares your position with the active team only. An SOS goes to every team you’re in. A rally point is set by the lead. Overlays can be drawn or imported by any Pro teammate and are visible to the whole team.

What works offline?

Hospitals, trauma levels, heliports, saved LZs, MGRS coordinates, and the MIST card work with no signal. The nearest list falls back to straight-line distance and is labeled Offline. Live drive times, routes, weather, and team updates need a connection. Pro can pre-download offline region packs.

Is the landing-zone layer certified?

No. Nothing in the LZ layer is presented as certified safe. FAA heliports come from public FAA data. Candidate LZs are unverified open areas from OpenStreetMap. Team LZs are sites you mark. The flight crew always has final authority over whether and where to land.

How do subscriptions work?

CASEVAC Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, Monthly or Yearly. The price is shown in the App Store and in the app at the time of purchase — see the App Store for current pricing. The Yearly plan is set up with a 7-day free trial when Apple offers one to that Apple ID. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends in iPhone Settings › Subscriptions. Apple handles refunds.

Does it run on iPad?

Yes. iPhone is portrait. iPad, including Split View, uses a side-by-side map and panel in landscape and portrait. You can hide the panel to use the full map and bring it back when you need the list.