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AHS EMS

AHS EMS

Medical Control Protocols

2 ratings
50 reviews
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Free

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Released
January 8, 2011
Updated
August 5, 2025

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The Essential Talk Network Incorporated
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Access essential Alberta Health Services Medical Control Protocols for pre-hospital emergency medical providers. Includes adult and pediatric algorithms, reference materials, and pharmacology information.

✓Alberta Health Services Protocols
✓Medical Control
✓Medical First Response
✓Incident Response
✓Adult and pediatric algorithms
✓Reference material
✓Pharmacology information
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What users say about AHS EMS

Reviews of AHS EMS are mostly negative: the Medical app is rated 5.0/5 from 2 App Store ratings. What users like most: great source of MCPs, good pharmacology info. Top complaints: does not work offline, requires constant updates. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Great source of MCPs
  • 👍Good pharmacology info
  • 👍Useful for pre-hospital care understanding
  • 👍Handy reference tool
  • 👍Easy to navigate (older versions)
  • 👍Good concept
  • 👍Well designed

Negative things

  • 🐛Does not work offline
  • 🐛Requires constant updates
  • 🐛Updates freeze or fail
  • 🐛Protocols not found
  • 🐛Glitchy on iOS
  • 🐛Menu bars disappear
  • 🐛Formatting issues
  • 🐛Not optimized for iPads (landscape)
  • 🐛Randomly stopped working
  • 🐛White screen on launch
  • 🐛Outdated interface
  • 🐛Poor user interface
  • 🐛Missing protocol sections
  • 🐛Protocols randomized after update
  • 🐛Difficult to switch between protocols
  • 🐛Text cut off on right side
  • 🐛Small fonts
  • 🐛App crashes on new installs
  • 🐛Stuck on download page
  • 🐛Cannot download content
  • 🐛Broken and completely unusable
  • 🐛Terrible to view and navigate (new version)
  • 🐛Looks like Windows 3.1 folder structure
  • 🐛App is garbage
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What's New in AHS EMS

3.1.1

August 5, 2025

Updated language when there is a poor internet connection. Provide a "Postpone Update" option that uses local data (offline mode) when updates are available.

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User reviews

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Does not allow access if phone does not have reception

Hope all of us rural medics can memorize our Pediatric doses because if you don’t have reception you can’t access the app! It does not download to your phone so you can’t access it- even if you opened it/ updated it before losing reception.

Rural highways have minimal or spotty reception, our patients deserve better.
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AALaurelPunch

New update not useful at all

Protocols just come up as “not found.” Hope everyone has their protocols memorized perfectly! At least they don’t change often! 🤪
Dd4jgf*gft

Needs structural overhaul

Very glitchy on IOS, requires multiple restarts to return to the main menu. Menu bars disappear once zoomed in or scrolled and don’t always reappear.

Formatting of some protocol/med pages are warped as if an image has been inserted into the page but incorrectly sized.

This is a resource for all EMS in the province, it should be maintained more appropriately.
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ZZaratrass

I have an iPhone and just downloaded app but the updates will not download to be able to get in and

Please help asap
Pplsfxit

Not working

This app is no longer working for iPhone
AAshers2811
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

28 issues

Does not allow access if phone does not have reception

Bug

Protocols just come up as “not found.”

Bug

Very glitchy on IOS, requires multiple restarts to return to the main menu. Menu bars disappear once zoomed in or scrolled and don’t always reappear.

Bug

Formatting of some protocol/med pages are warped as if an image has been inserted into the page but incorrectly sized.

Bug

Updates will not download to be able to get in

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App is no longer working for iPhone

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Won’t update, just freezes

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Seems to be stuck on the download update page.

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App is broken, won’t update

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Landscape mode on IPAD is not supported

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Needs an in-app update every time you open it

Bug

Order of the protocols for the different disciplines has randomized since the last time you opened it

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Formatting is terrible once you can open a protocol. You have to zoom in to read anything

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Permanently stuck on downloading. If you leave the app it says no connection to internet and closes. Completely broken.

Bug

Cannot download any content - fully not functional.

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Cannot download updates, or are delayed in downloading them- you can’t skip it. It just tells you “no public protocols are available.”

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App not updating and missing large sections

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Randomly stopped working on my iPhone, tried to delete it and redownload, still doesn’t work.

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After the app opens there is nothing but a white screen!

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Newest update has to be downloaded over and over, won't save to work without Internet connection.

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Requires you to download it every time you open the app.

Bug

If you need to close the app to use the phone during a mission, all the information is gone.

Bug

Why do I have to download the CCP guidelines everytime I open the app??

Bug

When you down load the app on your i phone it does not allow me to see the whole protocol, The words are cut short on the right hand side.

Bug

Portrait mode does not work for Drug section.

Bug

Not working on iOS 7 . App won't even open. seems to work if updated over the air update but from new install, it crashes.

Bug

Nothing comes up for this up, just null. I've got an iPhone 4.

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When I open the app everything comes up as (null). Not sure if its compatible with iPhone 5.

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Requested Features

9 requests

Allow offline access to downloaded content

Feature

Improve iPad optimization for landscape mode

Feature

Fix update download issues

Feature

Ensure protocols are not randomized after updates

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Improve formatting for readability and protocol switching

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Allow users to skip updates if needed

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Bring back the old version of the app

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Add protocols for dehydration, metabolic/respiratory acidosis

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Keep the app updated with protocol changes

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FAQ

What is the AHS EMS app?

The AHS EMS app provides emergency medical providers with access to Alberta Health Services Medical Control Protocols. It is designed for use in the pre-hospital environment and includes various protocol types like Medical Control, Medical First Response, Incident Response, and Critical Care Medical Control.

What kind of medical information does the app contain?

The app includes adult and pediatric algorithms, essential reference material, and pharmacology information. This also encompasses infusion charts, resource information, and provincial contacts relevant to emergency medical services.

Is the AHS EMS app free to use?

Yes, the AHS EMS app is available for free. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, making it a free resource for its intended users.

Where does the information in the app come from?

The information provided in the app is government-related, generated and published by Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services (AHSEMS). It is publicly available through their official websites and protocols portal.

Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is specifically designed for pre-hospital emergency medical providers who operate within Alberta. It aims to provide them with quick and easy access to the protocols they need in the field.