Built in West Virginia · By a working paramedic

Every protocol.
Three taps.
No signal required.

WV EMS Guide puts the complete West Virginia statewide EMS protocols in your pocket — organized for the way providers think on scene, and fully offline for the places our state forgets to put cell towers.

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19 YearsOn the truck
Offline-FirstNo signal needed
$4.99 OnceNever a subscription
Live NowApple App Store
WV EMS Guide — Field Guide home screen with protocol search, provider level selector, and quick access tiles
Why it exists
Every medic has dug through a binder at 3 a.m. while everything else on the call happened at once. We built the alternative.
Built by a provider19 years in WV EMS · Senior leadership
Organized for the sceneStructured how providers think, not how PDFs scroll
Current by professionThe developer is trained on every revision before it takes effect
Independent & transparentA field reference — never a substitute for medical direction
Flagship product

WV EMS Guide

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01 · Offline

Works where the signal doesn't

Every protocol lives on the device. Hollow, basement, interstate dead zone — the reference in your pocket doesn't care. Once installed, it never needs a connection to do its job.

02 · Speed

Built for scene tempo

Search-first navigation and a structure that mirrors how providers actually think under pressure. The design goal is simple: from pocket to protocol faster than a binder ever opened.

03 · Currency

Updated when the state updates

Printed protocols age from the day they're printed. The app is maintained by a working WV provider who trains on every revision before it takes effect — so the reference keeps pace with the state.

$4.99 — once. No subscription. No account. No upsell. Buy it, use it for your whole career.
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For chiefs, directors & training officers

Put current protocols on every phone in your roster

Individual downloads help individual medics. Deploying agency-wide gives leadership confidence that the whole roster — new hires included — is referencing the same, current protocols. It supports QA, precepting, and field training from day one of orientation.

Agencies deploy through Apple Business Manager volume purchasing, redemption codes, or simple reimbursement. We'll walk your admin staff through whichever fits.

Talk to us about your agency
Per provider, one time$4.99
Example roster40 providers
Recurring cost$0 / forever
Total to equip the agency<$200
Less than one set of printed protocol binders — and it never goes out of date on a shelf.
Where this is going

One state proven. A platform in motion.

Statewide protocol apps

WV EMS Guide is the first of a state-by-state platform: purpose-built protocol references for every state with statewide EMS protocols.

West VirginiaWV EMS Guide — flagship
Live
MarylandStatewide protocol reference
In development
Additional statesPrioritized by provider demand
Roadmap

Agency operations suite

Purpose-built tools for the unglamorous work that runs an agency — designed by someone who has done that work. Pilot agencies shape each product before release.

FTO & precepting trackerField training, sign-offs, and progress — off the clipboard
In development
Agency operations platformScheduling, notifications, and tracking for small agencies
Planned
Driver training & area familiarizationDistrict knowledge for new drivers, structured
Planned
Pilot agencies wantedEarly access and preferred pricing for partners who help us build it right
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Founder & developer Alex Santana, NRP
  • 19 years in West Virginia EMS — still on the truck today
  • Paramedic, Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority
  • Flight paramedic for 4 years
  • Senior agency leadership: operations, scheduling, training, personnel
The company

Software built from the front line

Oakenshade exists because the best operational software comes from people who have lived the operation. Every product starts as a problem the founder has personally worked around — on scene, on shift, or running an agency.

The company stays deliberately lean: founder-led, direct, and focused on shipping tools that make hard days easier. No sales teams, no bloated platforms — just software that earns its place in a provider's pocket.

Oakenshade also takes on select client projects where the fit is right — operational tools for EMS, public safety, and small organizations that need practical software without enterprise overhead.

Contact

Let's put better tools in the field

Providers, chiefs, training officers, state offices, and agencies exploring pilots — we answer every message, usually within a day or two.

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