QuickEM vs HALO

The Essential Emergency Medicine Reference Trusted by Clinicians QuickEM is the comprehensive bedside companion designed by emergency physicians for emergency physicians. Whether you're a medical student on your first ED rotation or an attending managing a busy department, QuickEM delivers the critical information you need—instantly. Built for Real Emergency Medicine • Over 80 chief complaint topics with differentials, history, tests, and treatments focused on ED-specific care • Over 90 validated medical calculators / tools • No login required • Zero fluff—only ED-relevant information Organized by How You Think • Chief complaints structured by presentation • Calculators grouped by clinical category • Smart search finds tools • Customizable favorites list for your go-to references Trusted by Every Level • Medical Students: Essential differentials and workup basics • Residents: Quick access to decision rules and scoring systems • Attendings: Rapid reference for less common presentations and 2nd brain refreshers Key Features: • Complete offline access—works without internet • No ads, no subscriptions, no account required • Covers adult and pediatric emergency medicine • Includes trauma protocols and resuscitation guides • Evidence-based content with source citations • Professional medical illustrations and ECG examples Content Highlights: • Cardiovascular: HEART Score, CHADS2-VASc, Wells Criteria • Neurological: NIHSS, Canadian Head CT Rules, HINTS Exam • Trauma: NEXUS, Canadian C-Spine, PECARN • Pediatrics: PEDS Vitals, Croup Score, Bronchiolitis • Toxicology: Rumack-Matthew, CIWA-Ar, Anion Gap • And more! Developed by practicing emergency physicians who understand what you need at 3 AM with multiple critical patients. QuickEM is designed to be the fastest way to look up the info you need. This app is designed exclusively for medical professionals and students. Not intended for patient or public use.

HALO: EM is a bedside reference for rare, time-critical emergencies — the procedures you perform rarely and cannot afford to get wrong. It works fully offline. AROUND 150 PROCEDURE CARDS • Airway • Resuscitation • Obstetric emergencies • Access and decompression • Core emergency department procedures • Toxicology • Critical care • Pediatric and neonatal emergencies Each card is step-by-step, written to be read while you are doing the procedure, not an hour before it. DECISION ALGORITHMS Around 35 guided algorithms that ask one question at a time and take you to the decision, instead of handing you a flowchart to decode under pressure. IMMOBILIZATION REFERENCE Casting and splinting guidance for injuries across five body regions. BUILT FOR THE BEDSIDE • Resuscitation mode — large type, with a timer • Weight-based dose calculator that flags dose ceilings • Search that tolerates typos and abbreviations • Local notes on any card, so your department's protocol lives with the card • Dark mode and adjustable text size FULLY OFFLINE, NO DATA COLLECTED HALO: EM makes no network requests and collects no data. It works in a resus bay with no signal, on a retrieval, or anywhere else the network does not reach. WHO IT IS FOR Qualified healthcare professionals and trainees: emergency physicians, residents, rural and remote generalists, paramedics, emergency nurses and critical care clinicians. HALO: EM is a reference aid. It is not a substitute for clinical judgment, local protocols or specialist advice. Verify all doses against your institutional guidance before administration. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/