Comparison

Emergency Manual vs TrustCut

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

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About

Emergency Manual

This free medical app provides cognitive aids and checklists for 25 critical perioperative events. It serves as a drug dosing reference and includes crisis management tips for clinicians. Designed for self-study and real-time use during emergencies.

Highlights
  • Cognitive aids for 25 critical perioperative events
  • Checklists for emergencies
  • Drug dosing and concentration reference
  • Crisis resource management tips
  • Suitable for self-study
  • Real-time cognitive aid during crises
Features
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Despite best intentions, well-trained clinicians often miss known key steps during crises. This free perioperative Emergency Manual by the Stanford Anesthesia Cognitive Aid Program (SACAP) includes a set of cognitive aids and checklists for 25 critical perioperative events including cardiac arrest, bronchospasm, LAST, malignant hyperthermia, unanticipated difficult airway, and the rest of the key perioperative chief complaints. It includes crisis resource management tips, and serves as a drug dosing and concentration reference for relevant medications. The app can be used for self-study, and most importantly, as a cognitive aid during perioperative crises. The Emergency Manual has been used by thousands of anesthesiologists around the world, and is now available on the iPhone! Disclaimers: The material in this app is not intended to be a substitute for sound medical knowledge and training. Clinicians should always use their clinical judgment and decision making for patient management. Departure from the information presented here is encouraged as appropriate, since situations can vary widely.

About

TrustCut

This app allows patients to find and rate surgeons based on verified feedback from nursing professionals. Nurses can anonymously rate surgeons on various skill categories, contributing to a TrustCut Score visible to the public.

Highlights
  • Search over 139,000 surgeons and podiatrists
  • View TrustCut Score based on nurse recommendations
  • Browse detailed category ratings (skill, bedside manner, etc.)
  • Find surgeons by name, specialty, or location
  • Anonymous surgeon ratings for nurses
  • 6 detailed skill category breakdowns
Features
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TrustCut is the first surgeon rating platform powered exclusively by verified nursing professionals. Nurses see everything in the operating room — the skill, the temperament, the way a surgeon treats their team and their patients. Now, for the first time, their insight is available to you. FOR PATIENTS: Search over 139,000 surgeons and podiatrists across all 50 states. See their TrustCut Score — based on one simple question asked to nurses: "Would you RECOMMEND this surgeon to a friend or family member?" Browse detailed category ratings including technical skill, bedside manner, communication, and more. • Find surgeons by name, specialty, or location • Use "Find Surgeons Near Me" to discover top-rated surgeons nearby • View scores based on real nurse feedback, not anonymous internet reviews • See 6 detailed skill category breakdowns • Share surgeon scores with friends and family FOR NURSES: Your voice matters. Rate the surgeons you work with anonymously and confidently. Your identity is protected with cryptographic hashing — no surgeon will ever know who rated them. • Verify your account with email confirmation • Rate surgeons across 6 skill categories • Your votes are 100% anonymous • Edit your ratings anytime • Invite colleagues to join and strengthen the ratings HOW IT WORKS: Nurses rate surgeons on a core trust question plus 6 skill categories: Technical Skill, Bedside Manner, Treats Staff, Communication, Temperament, and Preparation. Once a surgeon receives 5 or more nurse ratings, their TrustCut Score is published for patients to see. TrustCut — Because the people who hand surgeons the scalpel know best.

Screenshots

Emergency Manual4 screens
TrustCut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Emergency Manual at 12 against TrustCut's 2. Emergency Manual also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Emergency Manual against 5.0 for TrustCut. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emergency Manual has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Emergency Manual versus TrustCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmergency ManualTrustCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperRobert ArrigoCutScore Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Emergency Manual

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TrustCut

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Emergency Manual

No in-app purchases

None

TrustCut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emergency Manual free?
Emergency Manual is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrustCut free?
TrustCut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emergency Manual or TrustCut?
Emergency Manual and TrustCut are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Emergency Manual or TrustCut have ads?
Neither Emergency Manual nor TrustCut shows ads.

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