MobileEMS Revision History


MobileEMS Revision History

MobileEMS 3.0 was released in March 2002 and discontinued in June 2004. Learn how to upgrade.

Version 3.0 (Built March 2002)

MobileEMS was sold and supported exclusively by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. through June 24, 2004.

New User Interface

		New "folder tabs" on the right side of the screen allow you to quickly view a single category of items. For example, you can tap on the anatomy tab ("") to display all anatomical items.

New "browser buttons" at the top of every record make it easier to navigate. For example, if you jump to the Nitroglycerin record from the Hypotension Algorithm, you can now return to the algorithm by tapping the Back button.
The browser buttons are especially helpful after using the See Also menus.

More Calculators

The new Blood Alcohol Content Calculator estimates the percent blood alcohol content ("BAC") based on the Widmark formula (which considers gender).

The new IV Drip Calculator supplements the Dosage Calculator. You supply the Order, Concentration, and Drip Set, and MobileEMS calculates the Drip Rate!

The new Oxygen Tank Calculator calculates the amount of time that an O2 tank will last. It supports all flow rates and all popular tank sizes. Ideal before that long transport.

The new Pediatric Trauma Calculator estimates the risk of mortality of your smaller patients.

More Algorithms

In addition to the algorithms in PalmEMS version 2.0, the following algorithms were added to MobileEMS version 3.0. (There are now more than 140 pages of algorithms in MobileEMS!)

NEW Algorithms

Acute PE, Hypotension, Shock
Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter Tachycardia
BLS Algorithm
Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
JumpSTART (Pediatric) Triage

Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS)
Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Pulse Oximetry Interpretation
Stable Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Synchronized Cardioversion
Tachycardias Overview

Also new in version 3.0, flowcharts can open other records (e.g., a medicine or another flowchart). For example, if Vasopressin is specified in an algorithm, tapping on the "Vasopressin" box will open the Vasopressin medicine record.

Similarly, flowcharts can now have See Also links to other records. This, combined with the new "browser" buttons, makes it even easier to navigate through MobileEMS.

ECG Arrhythmias

MobileEMS now includes sample ECGs on 25 common arrhythmias. You can zoom in/out on the ECGs as well as learn about specific elements (e.g., P-wave, PR Interval, QRS complex, Rate, and Rhythm) of each arrhythmia.

Sinus Rhythms
Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)
Sinus Arrest
Sinus Arrhythmia
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Tachycardia

Atrial Rhythms
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC)
Wandering Pacemaker

Atrioventricular Blocks
First Degree AV Block
Second Degree AV Block--Type I
Second Degree AV Block--Type II
Complete AV Block

Junctional Rhythms
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm
Junctional Escape Rhythm
Junctional Tachycardia
Premature Junctional Contraction
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

Ventricular Rhythms
Asystole
Idioventricular (IVR)
Premature Ventricular Complex (PVC)
Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)
Ventricular Escape Beat
Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)

Improved Editing

In PalmEMS, you edited a record on a single screen. In MobileEMS version 3.0 a new Editing Wizard displays the record on multiple screens. This gives you more room to see the record and improves the scrolling of long records.

Other Enhancements

"Usage Tips" can be displayed when MobileEMS is run (or by choosing Show Usage Tip from the menu).
Thirty additional medicines were added and many existing medicine records were updated. Many additional emergency medicines were added.
Updated the ETT Size Calculator.
Dozens of minor changes and enhancements were made (e.g., a new Meninges anatomy image was added, the Conversion Calculator was modified to run on Palm m505s, the Eye Assessment calculator was enhanced to show possible causes of abnormal pupil reactions, etc.).