Very useful app
This is a very good and useful app excellent for quick reference always there when you need it.
Would recommend for front line staff.
Would recommend for front line staff.
Old icon
Like the App, feel like it needs a more user friendly interface but not to hard to navigate, certainly prefer the old icon!! Looked way more professional!
Expensive
For £2/month I will stick to the book I keep in my pocket ta 😎👍🏻
Doesn't work
Worked for 1 day then just stopped showing info past the the dashboard . Pls fix it the app has potential to amazing
Handy to have
This is the best ambulance app there is for it is so easy to use & nice & easy to navigate! This is a must & be interested to see what they do with updates etc?
Worth trying
I recently downloaded this app and so far I am very happy with it. I find the app easy to use and less fumbly than the paper copy. I like the fact that the app creates a log which you can email yourself.
It works well will the iPhone 6 plus and iPad mini. I can't think of any negatives.
It works well will the iPhone 6 plus and iPad mini. I can't think of any negatives.
Better than the pocket book
At first glance, the app looks a little clunky. Try to use it, though, and it suddenly feels very sensible. Contraindications and paediatric doses for drugs can be called up very quickly and very easily -- this is probably my number one reason for using the app (or pocket book).
iCPG provides access to full guidelines though these are less easy to read on an iPhone but just about OK on an iPad.
This app can replace my pocket book and, for that reason, I'm happy to pay the price. I'd still like to have a copy of the ebook or paper book to look through the full guidelines occasionally.
Ex-beta testers may have had problems using their accounts offline but these problems have now been resolved and the app works with or without a data connection.
iCPG provides access to full guidelines though these are less easy to read on an iPhone but just about OK on an iPad.
This app can replace my pocket book and, for that reason, I'm happy to pay the price. I'd still like to have a copy of the ebook or paper book to look through the full guidelines occasionally.
Ex-beta testers may have had problems using their accounts offline but these problems have now been resolved and the app works with or without a data connection.
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Works offline once you subscribe.
Great new app for the JRCALC guidelines. It works offline once you subscribe.
Doesn't work with no signal
App is OK to use, but if you're in a village in the middle of nowhere with no mobile data signal then it can't authenticate your subscription with the iTunes Store so the app is as useful as a brick. Needs to be fixed for the next update, otherwise I'll be asking for my money back.
Ok. Could be better.
A long awaited JRCALC app is a welcome sight, but as the majority of people refer to the book as "JRCALC" it's odd to see this named iCPG. Surely naming it JRCALC iCPG would suit it better.
Firstly when I open the app, it shows me my account page rather than the dashboard. The dashboard is messy. My JRCALC is used to either look up drugs, or page for age. Having guidelines as the focal point of the dashboard seems odd. The scrolling sections should be for drugs and ages. Also the drugs section wouldn't be used for the top 10 used drugs, it would be used for those drugs that are rarely used. Also the page for age link can be seen twice on there, not including the navigation bar at the bottom. Tapping search lists everything for some reason. I don't see myself using the dashboard at all in its current state.
The drugs section, you can't hide the contraindications section without the doubled up section opening further down. The dosage tables are set up that if I want to look at a young age, I need to remember exactly what row I need to be looking at for repeat doses etc.
Algorithms are ok, but all quite short and sweet. Not sure how often I'd use these. Page for age again suffers with the same issue with tables as mentioned above. Lastly, I'm not sure if this is because I was part of the beta, but I see the guideline numbers on everything.
Overall, this app has been rushed and shouldn't have left beta testing as early as it did. It's not currently worth the money that a subscription costs until the problems have been fixed and the app tidied up in general. A solution needs to be found for the tables on the pages, as well as the dashboard getting an overhaul. However, in it's defence, an app is a lot easier to carry round than the book.
Firstly when I open the app, it shows me my account page rather than the dashboard. The dashboard is messy. My JRCALC is used to either look up drugs, or page for age. Having guidelines as the focal point of the dashboard seems odd. The scrolling sections should be for drugs and ages. Also the drugs section wouldn't be used for the top 10 used drugs, it would be used for those drugs that are rarely used. Also the page for age link can be seen twice on there, not including the navigation bar at the bottom. Tapping search lists everything for some reason. I don't see myself using the dashboard at all in its current state.
The drugs section, you can't hide the contraindications section without the doubled up section opening further down. The dosage tables are set up that if I want to look at a young age, I need to remember exactly what row I need to be looking at for repeat doses etc.
Algorithms are ok, but all quite short and sweet. Not sure how often I'd use these. Page for age again suffers with the same issue with tables as mentioned above. Lastly, I'm not sure if this is because I was part of the beta, but I see the guideline numbers on everything.
Overall, this app has been rushed and shouldn't have left beta testing as early as it did. It's not currently worth the money that a subscription costs until the problems have been fixed and the app tidied up in general. A solution needs to be found for the tables on the pages, as well as the dashboard getting an overhaul. However, in it's defence, an app is a lot easier to carry round than the book.
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