by
Sean Ruck, Contributing Editor | April 21, 2015
From the April 2015 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Emergency Department
In the medical arena, wasted time can be the difference between life and death, yet the wrong decision can be just as bad, or worse. These apps help provide fast answers for perplexed physicians:
ERres
Produced by: Denali Apps, LLC
Price: $4.99 (one-time charge with all future updates included)
Version: 5.5
Last updated: Jan 08, 2015
Works on: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Android
ERres is a handy app for the ER professional. It offers a number of tools including calculators, medication lists, clinical policies and other information useful to emergency care professionals.
PalmPEDi
Produced by: PalmER Worldwide LLC
Price: $2.99
Version: 4.0
Last updated: Oct 10, 2013
Works on: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Android
For use by doctors, nurses, EMS teams and others treating children in an emergency situation, palmPEDi is a pediatric resuscitation reference. The information is sectioned by age and weight ranges and includes information about normal vitals, central line and peripheral IV sizes and more.
Drug and Medications
With thousands of drugs on the market and the potential for adverse reactions or no reaction, it’s impossible for a physician to keep track of it all. Many have their go-to prescriptions, but for those looking to get precise information to increase the likelihood of a desirable patient outcome, there are some apps that can help:
EMRA PressorDex
Produced by: Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association
Price: $16.99
Version: 1.1.0
Last updated: Dec 11, 2014
Works on: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Android
Introduced in 2013, and a recent update at the end of 2014, make PressorDex a great guide for professionals who want to track down information on pressors, vasoactive drugs, continuous infusions and other treatment options for critically ill patients.
2015 EMRA Antibiotic Guide
Produced by: Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association
Price: $16.99
Version: 1.3.0
Last updated: Feb 05, 2015
Works on: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Android
From the maker of PressorDex, this antibiotic guide categorizes antibiotic searches by organ, diagnosis or organism. Based on EMRA’s print version of their antibiotic guide.
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