Paediatric Emergency Tools vs BMJ Best Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paediatric Emergency Tools
This app provides essential calculations and guidelines for managing critically ill children. It offers drug dosages, infusion details, tube sizes, and physiological parameters, all accessible offline. Developed by leading pediatric critical care experts, it's designed for quick and accurate emergency response.
- Drug dosage calculations
- Infusion rate calculations
- Tube size and equipment recommendations
- Physiological parameter calculations
- Pediatric emergency management guidelines
- Offline access to all features
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Paediatric Emergency Tools, developed in 2011 to rave reviews , and already used by thousands of clinicians, calculates: appropriate dosages of commonly used drugs; details of frequently used infusions or boluses; tube sizes; physiological parameters; and more. Commended for being a “smart, simple iPhone app that is a joy to use”, the new version retains the best loved features of the drug and physiological calculators but with a fresh look, expanded drugs library and new guidelines section used by our team to manage children who are critically ill. The team behind this App are South Thames Retrieval Service (STRS) and the Paediatric Intensive Care of the Evelina London Children's Hospital who have transferred >10,000 critically ill children and look after >1,200 children every year. UBQO, App developers, have distilled this clinical excellence and put it in the palm of your hand. Paediatric Emergency Tools brings together expert knowledge and experience in a simple to use, offline and convenient application to facilitate dealing with clinical emergencies in children. Calculations are now available without the need for a computer or access to the internet. After the entry of patient age or weight, results are instantly presented in a logical and clear manner. Guidelines take the user through resuscitation, investigation and ventilation of the critically ill child. Paeds Tools is useful for nurses, doctors, ambulance crew and everyone who needs key paediatric drug data and guidelines in their pocket. Drugs and infusions Enter patient age or weight: - Calculated Cardiac Arrest Drugs - Calculated Frequently Used Infusions - Calculated Induction Agents, Muscle Relaxants and Anticonvulsants - Over 80 additional drugs including metabolic infusions - Infusion Rate & Glucose Calculator Paediatric Emergency management - Calculated Physiological Parameters - Calculated Paediatric Tube Sizes & Equipment including tracheostomy tubes - 20+ guidelines on management of paediatric illnesses, resuscitation and transport of the critically ill child - Oxygen flow calculator- choose to calculate how many cylinders are needed for journey or how many hours an oxygen supply lasts
BMJ Best Practice
Access up-to-date, evidence-based clinical guidance for healthcare professionals. This app offers offline access to diagnostic, treatment, and prevention information, along with patient leaflets, calculators, and procedure videos. It also tracks CME/CPD activities.
- Evidence-based clinical guidance
- Offline access
- Patient leaflets
- Medical calculators
- Guidance videos
- CME/CPD tracking
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Instant access to the latest evidence-based guidance for healthcare professionals. Updated daily, BMJ Best Practice provides healthcare professionals with the latest evidence-based clinical decision support information. It's available offline, which means clinical decision support can be accessed anytime, anywhere. This app can be downloaded by those who have access to the BMJ Best Practice website, and have already set-up a username and password. Don’t have a subscription? Download the app and access a free 7 day trial. The app provides: - Fast access to the latest guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention - 500+ patient leaflets - 250+ medical calculators - Guidance videos on common clinical procedures - Automatic CME/CPD activity tracking Your feedback helps to inform future developments. At BMJ, we have a user-centered product development process, which means that we enhance the product based on what our customers, and our users tell us they need and want. As a result, we have introduced features such as ‘night mode’ and patient leaflets to the app. If you have a question or want to provide feedback, please contact us at support@bmj.com. Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BMJ Best Practice at monthly against Paediatric Emergency Tools's every 22 months. BMJ Best Practice also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 78%). Paediatric Emergency Tools's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paediatric Emergency Tools ships an update every 22 months, BMJ Best Practice monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paediatric Emergency Tools | BMJ Best Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (207 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 207 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | BMJ Group |
Customer experience
Paediatric Emergency Tools
BMJ Best Practice
Bugs and requests
Paediatric Emergency Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BMJ Best Practice
Reported bugs
3 issues- App getting stuck on download screen
- Inability to open the app on certain devices
- Automatic logout issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save favorites and bookmarks
- Improved support for landscape mode and split-screen
- Author/reference details for content
- Institutional login option
In-app purchases
Paediatric Emergency Tools
No in-app purchases
BMJ Best Practice
No in-app purchases
Questions
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