Army medics could soon be accessing an injured soldier's medical data using tablet computers. Currently, medics use bulky Motorola hand-held devices to document administered care, injuries and illnesses to soldiers in combat zones, ranging from battlefield wounds to a stomach virus. But this technology, fielded four years ago, can only support a limited version of the military's electronic outpatient medical record. And medics complain that the device's keypad is a sand magnet.
Mobile technologies like the iPad, iPhone and Android smartphones can run a more robust version of outpatient and inpatient medical records, with features that alert users to potentially harmful impacts of certain drug interactions and a list of patient allergies. Although medics usually do not administer prescription drugs, these additional capabilities would give them greater insight into a soldier's medical history. Federal Times
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