Pediatric Emergency Guide vs Fractures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pediatric Emergency Guide
Quickly calculate pediatric emergency medicine dosages and equipment sizes based on patient weight or age. Organized by clinical situation or alphabetically, it's a vital tool for healthcare professionals treating critically-ill children.
- Dose pediatric emergency medicines
- Calculate equipment sizes
- Organized by clinical situation
- Alphabetical list of medications
- Includes PALS algorithms
- Clinical protocol section
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This app allows users to dose pediatric emergency medicines and equipment to patient weight or age, organized by clinical situation or alphabetical list. It is ideal for paramedics, emergency physicians, urgent care physicians, pediatric residents, transport team members, and other health care professionals who care for critically-ill children. This app was designed by a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, nurses, transport team members, and pharmacists affiliated with Children's National Health System. The updated version contains med-dosing within PALS algorithms, improved style, error corrections, a new improved menu screen, and clinical protocol section. The original release won the Blue Aster award and was an adaptation of the popular "blue card" that was disseminated in the DC metropolitan area for years before mobile health.
Fractures
This free medical reference app provides emergency physicians and healthcare providers with easy-to-use guidance on managing fractures and bony injuries. It features a bone map, step-by-step splinting instructions, and offline access to expert-approved content.
- Bone map for injury selection
- Keyword search for fractures
- Step-by-step splinting instructions
- Offline access to information
- Expert-approved and curated content
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Say hello to Fractures.app - your new best friend when it comes to dealing with fractures and bony injuries! This awesome (and free) app is here to make life easier for emergency physicians and healthcare providers, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out. Key Features: - Easy-to-use interface: Use our bone map to select the injured region and get a selection of fractures. You can also search through a comprehensive list with just a keyword. - Step-by-step guidance: No more guesswork! Our app gives you straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions on splint application and managing all sorts of fractures. - Offline support: No internet? No problem: Get crucial fracture info even when you're offline, so you're always ready to roll. - Trustworthy content & expert-approved: Rest easy knowing that all information in Fractures.app is meticulously curated, reviewed, and updated by a team of medical experts, so you're always working with reliable and accurate knowledge. Fractures.app is changing the game for healthcare providers everywhere, putting top-notch fracture treatment info right at your fingertips. Disclaimer: This application is not intended to be used by non-clinicians. If you are not a clinician and have sustained a laceration - please seek professional medical attention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fractures at 100% against Pediatric Emergency Guide's 62%. Fractures also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Pediatric Emergency Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Fractures holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Pediatric Emergency Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fractures's.
Pediatric Emergency Guide ships an update every 11 months, Fractures every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pediatric Emergency Guide | Fractures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Children's National Medical Center | Tom Fadial |
Customer experience
Pediatric Emergency Guide
Fractures
In-app purchases
Pediatric Emergency Guide
No in-app purchases
Fractures
No in-app purchases
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