Comparison

AHS EMS vs Paramedic CPG

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AHS EMS

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

Highlights
  • Alberta Health Services Protocols
  • Medical Control
  • Medical First Response
  • Incident Response
  • Adult and pediatric algorithms
  • Reference material
  • Pharmacology information
Features
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The Alberta Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Protocols app for iOS devices provides emergency medical providers access to easy-to-use Alberta Health Services Protocols (Medical Control, Medical First Response, Incident Response and Critical Care Medical Control) specifically designed for use in the pre-hospital environment. This app includes adult and pediatric algorithms as well as necessary reference material and pharmacology information, including infusion charts, resource information, and provincial contacts. This app provides government-related information (from Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services at https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/ems/ems.aspx) that is generated and published from AHSEMS.com (https://www.ahsems.com). App information is also publicly available at https://protocols.ahsems.com.

About

Paramedic CPG

Features
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Paramedic CPG provides a single source of truth for paramedics, delivering the latest clinical guidance, medication information, and service updates directly at the point of care. At its core it is a fully searchable Clinical Practice Guideline reference built to work completely offline to help clinicians make informed decisions with confidence and consistency. Key features include: - Comprehensive clinical practice guidelines covering procedures, treatments, and enhanced patient assessments. - A complete formulary of medications available to paramedics. - Integrated clinical tools and decision-support algorithms. - Offline access, ensuring critical information is available whenever and wherever it is needed. - Support for evidence-based practice, clinical governance, and continuous quality improvement. - Configurable content that can be adapted to the needs of different services and jurisdictions. - Clinical memos and updates published directly by your service, keeping practitioners informed of the latest changes. - Attestation functionality for guidelines and medications, enabling clinicians to document understanding, compliance, and acknowledgement of updates. Paramedic CPG puts trusted clinical information at your fingertips, helping paramedics deliver safe, consistent, and evidence-based care wherever they practise. Paramedic CPG has been developed by Class Professional Media Canada Inc.

Screenshots

AHS EMS3 screens
Paramedic CPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AHS EMS at 12.0 against Paramedic CPG's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AHS EMS versus Paramedic CPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAHS EMSParamedic CPG
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB45 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Essential Talk Network IncorporatedClass Publishing Ltd

In-app purchases

None

AHS EMS

No in-app purchases

None

Paramedic CPG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AHS EMS free?
AHS EMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paramedic CPG free?
Paramedic CPG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AHS EMS or Paramedic CPG have ads?
Neither AHS EMS nor Paramedic CPG shows ads.

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