EMS World App Roundup

Here’s a small selection of some of the EMS and medicine-related apps available for both iPhone and Android devices. E-mail your favorites to editor@emsworld.com and we will feature them online.

12-Lead ECG Challenge by Limmer Creative
Device: iPhone & Android
12-Lead ECG Challenge sharpens your 12-Lead ECG interpretation skills, presenting a variety of cardiac pathologies, including an emphasis on acute STEMI and the STEMI mimics, electrolyte imbalances and others.
Price: $4.99

AFib Educator by sanofi-aventis U.S., LLC
iPhone & Android
An interactive resource to help illustrate how AFib can affect the heart and visually demonstrate the symptoms, risks and management strategies of atrial fibrillation (AFib).
FREE

Ambu Airway Management eLearning by Vertic Portals
iPhone & Android
View demonstrations of airway management and intubation procedures, and keep updated on best practices, new clinical data and products.
FREE

ASHI Passport by Health & Safety Institute
iPhone & Android
ASHI students can unleash the power of their certification card by registering their card in Passport, providing immediate access to step-by-step instructions to more than 25 emergency care topics.
FREE

Critical Care ACLS Guide by Informed Publishing
iPhone & Android
The Critical Care ACLS Guide gives immediate access to critical information in an easy-to-use app with rich content, detailed illustrations and pioneering features.
$5.99 iPhone; $7.99 Android

ECG in Motion HD by cipm GmbH
iPhone
Shows 30 detailed heart animations parallel to the respective ECGs. At the same time as an ECG curve is displayed, the stimulus production and stimulus conduction, the contraction and valve function are shown in open-heart presentation. The speed of the animations is controlled manually, enabling the direct correlation between the ECG pattern and the excitation situation in the heart.
$18.99

ECGsource by ECGsource, LLC
iPhone
ECGsource has been developed for medical education and board review, and assists institutions in documenting trainee competency in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation.
$1.99

EMS ACLS Guide by Informed Publishing
iPhone & Android
The original EMS Field Guide from Informed Publishing—the trusted leader in emergency reference information since 1986—now puts critical information at the fingertips of an EMT.
$5.99 iPhone; $7.99 Android

EMS BLS Guide by Informed Publishing
iPhone & Android
The guide in every EMT’s pocket is now available as an app, providing EMS Basic Life Support with AHA updates for ACLS algorithms, stroke and CPR.
$5.99 iPhone; $7.99 Android

EMS Logger Plus by Gary Huntress
iPhone
This application builds on the success of the free EMS Logger application and has been improved based on user feedback. The original version was requested by a paramedic in order to quickly and easily log critical events without the need of pencil and paper.
$2.99

EMS Notes by EMS Operations
Android
EMS Notes is a field data collector for EMTs and paramedics. Log your call information, vitals, treatments, call times and pretty much everything else.
$6.99

EMS Pocket Drug Guide by McGraw-Hill
iPhone & Android
EMS Pocket Drug Guide contains detailed information on 1,000 of the most commonly prescribed medications, typically found only in much larger reference books.
$14.99 on iPhone and Android

EMS Supply Usage by EMS Operations
Android
Keep track and report the supplies used during an EMS run. The app even imports call data from EMS Notes and fills itself out.
$3.99

EMT Academy by Peakview Software, LLC
iPhone
EMT Academy is a complete training guide for EMT-Basic level EMS personnel. This is an excellent tool to help you pass your initial certification exam, or to refresh and keep your skills sharp.
$4.99

EMT Tutor NREMT-B Study Guide by Code3Apps
iPhone & Android
The EMT Tutor is a comprehensive training tool for the EMT-Basic and features over 900 quiz questions and flashcards. The material has been prepared and verified with 2011 textbooks and includes additional information now presented in most classes.
$3.99

Mobile EMT by USBMIS, Inc.
iPhone & Android
This interactive tool allows EMS providers to quickly access detailed information on patient assessment, common medical emergencies, pharmacology, MCI situations, documentation and medications.
$9.99

palmEM by palmER Worldwide, LLC
iPhone & Android
palmEM is an all-in-one evidence based emergency medicine quick reference. Internal medicine, critical care, family medicine and urgent care clinicians will also find palmEM useful.
$9.99

palmPEDi by palmER Worldwide, LLC
iPhone & Android
palmPEDi is designed for physicians, nurses, EMS providers, PAs and others caring for children in an emergency or intensive care setting.
$1.99

Paramedic Meds by Jonsap
Android
This medical app contains nearly 100 of the most commonly used drugs and drips for quick reference at your finger tips. It also includes calculators to give you either mL/hr or gtt/min.
$2.99

Pediatric EMS by Informed Publishing
Android
Critical pediatric information for the paramedic or EMT-P, based on content from Informed’s EMS Field Guide.
$4.99

Pill Identifier by Drugs.com
iPhone
Pill Identifier is a searchable database which includes more than 10,000 Rx/OTC medications found in the U.S.
$0.99 for Lite or $39.99 for
Premium on iPhone; Lite version coming soon to Android

Porter’s Pediatric ALS by Informed Publishing
iPhone
Based on William Porter’s popular Porter’s Pocket Guide to Pediatrics, this app provides everything you need to respond quickly and efficiently to pediatric cases in the field and in the ER.
$3.99

The Difficult Airway App by Airway Management Education Center
iPhone
The Difficult Airway App is an essential tool for clinicians who manage emergency airways in any setting: the ED, ICU, in-patient unit or the many EMS practice environments. This app rapidly and easily selects the right drugs for RSI, automatically adjusting for obesity and various complicating conditions. Pediatric dosing and equipment selection is a snap using the Broselow-Luten color system or the child’s estimated weight.
$2.99

The Merck Manual—Professional Edition by Agile Partners
iPhone
The Professional Edition app puts the widely used medical textbook at the professional’s fingertips, addressing thousands of diseases and treatments, featuring clinical approaches to each category of disorder, and providing specific guidance on patient evaluation.
$34.99

WISER by National Library of Medicine
iPhone & Android
WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is a mobile application designed to assist first responders in hazardous-material incidents.
FREE