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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Army to field tablets to manage medical records on battlefield

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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