Scenarios
Evolving emergency cases
Hospital, prehospital, aeromedical, offshore and maritime settings, with Shift and Night Watch sessions that string several patients together.
Simulation on your phone · iOS and Android
An emergency medicine simulation app for iOS and Android
The Ship Doctor puts you in front of a patient whose vital signs respond to what you do. You choose, the case moves on, and the debrief shows what each decision changed. Practise emergency scenarios, ECG, POCUS, chest X-rays, blood gases and ventilator settings in short sessions, wherever you are.
Free to start
Pro is optional: $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year (US reference price; your store shows the local price).
Educational simulation. Not accredited training or patient-specific advice.
Inside the app
What you practise: scenarios, ECG and POCUS
Everything is built around the decision rather than the fact: the app gives you the information a clinician would have at that moment and asks what you do next.
ECG
ECG Library and ECG Challenge
Rhythm strips grouped by category with a plain description and key point for each, and a quiz of 43 rhythm and decision questions.
POCUS
Probe placement and patterns
Where to put the probe for the emergency views, and the patterns that change management. Teaching schematics, not patient images.
New · imaging
Chest X-ray interpretation
Read chest X-rays with a systematic approach.
Free CXR quiz on this siteNew · blood gases
ABG interpretation
Acid–base, compensation and oxygenation, worked step by step.
Free ABG cases on this siteNew · ventilation
Ventilator settings practice
Starting settings, and what to change when the patient or the alarm tells you to.
Free ventilator practice on this siteAlongside the cases: 17 clinical pathways, interactive decision-tree algorithms, a drug formulary and calculators. The full list is on the app page.
No signal needed for core training
Works offline after setup
Simulation apps that stream every case stop working on a ship, a rig, a night shift in a basement department or a long-haul flight. The Ship Doctor stores its core content on your device during the first download.
Core training and reference tools are designed to work offline after setup. Installation, purchases, restore, updates and some account services may require internet access.
Install, subscribe and restore while you are online, before you travel. Details are in what works offline after setup.
Pricing
Free to start, and what Pro adds
Free
$0 — no card needed
- One complete introductory case
- Sample ECG and POCUS training
- Core clinical pathways and calculators
Pro subscription
$4.99 a month or $39.99 a year
- The complete training library
- Advanced scenarios, Shift and Night Watch sessions
- Full ECG and POCUS review
- ACLS/PALS-style decision practice and readiness insights
US reference price; your store displays the final local price. Pro is billed and cancelled through the App Store or Google Play. See free vs Pro in full.
Role modes
For doctors, nurses, paramedics, medics and students
Pick a role when you start. The same cases are then framed for the decisions that role actually makes.
Doctors
Lead the case from first look to disposition, read the ECG, the chest X-ray and the gas, and set up the ventilator.
Free doctor learning routeNurses
Recognise deterioration, use NEWS2 and the drug formulary, and escalate in time.
Free nurse learning routeParamedics and medics
Prehospital, aeromedical and offshore cases, rhythm recognition and decision-tree algorithms.
Free paramedic learning routeStudents
A student role mode, a 60-second quick tour and a free introductory case to rehearse what you see on placement.
Free student learning routeClinical authorship
Written and reviewed by a practising emergency physician
The cases, ECG material and pathways are written and reviewed by Dr. Ezekiel Aluda Osolika (MBChB, DipPEC EM, FEBEM, MSc Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine), an emergency physician with real time at sea across shipboard, expedition and remote care. Content is checked against current guidance and dated, and the process is published on the clinical governance page.
Educational simulation and reference only. It does not certify anyone and does not replace local protocols, supervision or clinical judgement.
Simulation vs question bank
How it differs from a question bank app
A question bank shows you a complete vignette and asks for the single best answer. It is excellent for exam recall. A simulation withholds information until you ask for it, changes the patient when you act, and lets a wrong early decision play out, which is how emergencies actually unfold.
Question bank
- Fixed vignette, all the data up front
- One correct option, explained afterwards
- Best for exam preparation and coverage
Simulation
- The case evolves as you decide
- Timing and sequence matter, not just the answer
- Best for rehearsing the first minutes of a real emergency
Most people benefit from both. The trade-offs are set out in medical simulation vs question banks.
Common question
Is there a free emergency medicine simulation app?
Yes. The Ship Doctor is free to download on iPhone and Android and free to start: one complete introductory case, sample ECG and POCUS training, and core clinical pathways and calculators, with no card and no trial clock. The full case library and advanced scenarios need the optional Pro subscription at $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year (US reference price). Three interactive decision cases also run free in your browser on this site, with no install.
Does the app work offline?
Core training and reference tools are designed to work offline after setup. Installation, purchases, restore, updates and some account services may require internet access.
Is it accredited ACLS or PALS training?
No. It is educational simulation and reference material. The ACLS and PALS content is decision practice rather than accredited provider training, it does not certify anyone, and it does not give patient-specific advice.
Download for iPhone or Android
Install it free, run the introductory case, and add Pro only if you want the whole library.
Want the full feature list first? See everything in the app.