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into a tablet computer in two seconds. The Toughbook®
was charged in the docking
software suite, we either used the network or a USB device. The solu- tion worked but Chief Brown felt that it could be better. That is when we upgraded to the newer Toughbook®
with integrated
be able to take the abuse within an EMS environment. No other laptop came close to the features of the Toughbook®
such as
the ability to be a laptop one second and within two seconds become a tablet. The plan was to have a Toughbook®
, a
docking station on a custom mount, and a printer in each ambulance in the patient care area. The Toughbook®
was capable of being a laptop or being transformed
wireless network cards and integrated Bluetooth. The docking stations were re- placed with mobile chargers so that the Toughbook®
could be charged from either
the front compartment of the ambulance or the rear patient care area. Both chargers were tied into the shoreline on each am- bulance. The printers, which were com- pact HP InkJet printers, were upgraded to the Bluetooth version but the technology didn’t stop there. Back when Zoll Data sent a field technician from Colorado to install the TabletPCR®
, the technician told
me that the next upgrade to the Tablet- PCR®
TabletPCR®
such as heart monitors. It was at this time that a fully electronic PCR was envi- sioned. After getting accustomed to the Toughbook®
and TabletPCR® I placed a
phone call to our Zoll field representative and inquired about getting the data from our Zoll heart monitors. At this time all
station and had to be in the docking sta- tion to print. Wireless network access was done via a wireless network card that was PCMCIA. To install software, like Zoll Data’s TabletPCR® RescueNet®
which is part of the
would allow us to integrate the with other medical devices
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