Last updated November 11, 2026
Call 911 first when you can. If the phones work, a dispatcher can talk you through CPR and send help. Wilson can't. Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222. Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988.
Wilson isn't a doctor or a lawyer
It's an AI, a computer program that runs on your computer. It looks things up in the library on your computer and writes an answer in plain words. It isn't a doctor, nurse, paramedic, pharmacist, lawyer, engineer or electrician, and using it doesn't make it your doctor or your lawyer.
Where first aid answers come from
First aid answers come from WikiMed, a volunteer-written medical encyclopedia drawn from Wikipedia, and the US Army's first aid manual, a public US government work. Neither one made, checked or endorses Wilson. Wilson names the source under every answer, and medical answers end with “I'm not a doctor. I'm an AI, I only have what is on this computer to go by, and I can make mistakes. Check the sources and verify what I say before you act on it. Get trained medical help as soon as you can.”
It can be wrong
Wilson can misread a page, mix up two sources or leave out a step. The books can be out of date too: first aid advice changes over time, and the library is only as current as the day we loaded it (the date is on the About screen). When it matters, open the page Wilson cites and read it yourself. When the library doesn't cover something, Wilson says so instead of guessing.
Don't rely on Wilson alone for
- Medicine doses, above all for children. Check the label or ask a pharmacist.
- Deciding whether someone needs a hospital. If you're asking, get help.
- Which wild plants or mushrooms are safe to eat.
- Running a generator, grill, stove or heater indoors. Carbon monoxide kills.
- Electrical wiring, gas lines, or anything that holds up a roof.
- Legal questions, or whether you're licensed to transmit on a radio band.
SOS mode
If there is truly no one to call, you can turn on SOS mode in Settings. Wilson then stops telling you to call for help and gives the best answer it can for someone who has to handle it themselves. You have to read and accept a warning first: Wilson can be wrong, and acting on a wrong answer can cause severe illness, permanent injury or death. Turn SOS mode off when you can reach help again.
Get trained before you need it
A first aid and CPR class teaches what no book can. Keep a paper first aid manual with your kit in case the computer is off or out of charge.
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