# Critical Med: ICU & ACLS Prep

> Drips, Labs, EKG & Tools

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id504065732](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id504065732)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id504065732`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Barringer Group, LLC
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,144 ratings)
- **Version:** 41.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2012-02-28
- **Size:** 705 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/critical-med-icu-acls-prep/id504065732)
- **Website:** [https://www.critical-med.com/](https://www.critical-med.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.critical-app.com](http://www.critical-app.com/)

## Description

**Critical Med: ICU & ACLS Prep** is an offline study and reference app for nurses, paramedics, residents, attending physicians, and other critical care clinicians. It includes 800+ clinician-reviewed ACLS practice questions, timed exams with an 84% pass benchmark, 11 megacode scenarios, adaptive review, and a fresh study brief every morning.

The app also provides 500+ IV compatibility references, ICU infusion and medication notes, lab value guides, interactive practice for 30 cardiac rhythms, procedure guides, clinical study playbooks, and references covering ventilation, capnography, hemodynamics, pacemakers, ECMO, pediatric care, and obstetrics. No account or sign-in is required, and core content works offline. Critical Med is an educational resource for personal study and does not replace clinical judgment, facility protocols, emergency services, or accredited ACLS certification.

## Rankings

- #51,245 — Overall

## Review summary

Critical- Medical Guide is widely praised as a fast, offline, comprehensive critical-care reference with strong calculators and a clean interface. It’s trusted by flight paramedics, ER, and ICU staff for quick access to pharmacology, pediatrics, and vent information, often cited as a go-to field tool. Reported drawbacks include value-for-money concerns and refund issues, intermittent calculator bugs (drip rates), limited dosing customization, and requests for more up-to-date content and features (e.g., VBG calculator). Overall, its practical strengths outweigh flaws when updates and bug fixes are addressed.

### Pros

- Rapid, comprehensive reference for emergency/critical care across domains (pharmacy, pediatrics, vent)
- Built-in clinical calculators (drip rates, RSI doses, O2 calculations)
- Widely trusted by flight paramedics, ER/ICU staff as a go-to field tool
- Offline availability without requiring Wi‑Fi
- Intuitive design and easy-to-read interface for quick field use

### Cons

- Perceived poor value for money with pricing concerns and refund issues
- Calculators/drip tools intermittent or have stopped working
- Limited customization for dosing to reflect specific protocols (weight-based dosing)
- Content updates not consistently current (e.g., ACLS guidelines 2025, ultrasound updates)
- Missing essential features requested by users (VBG calculator, more pediatric dosing options)

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