“…The use of emerging mobile technologies — from smartphones and tablets to wearables and sensors — is beginning to play a vital role in helping access critical medical information on the battlefield. Mobile tools that allow users to securely capture and share patient information improves workflows, enables more informed medical decision-making, speeds treatment response times, acts as a force multiplier for resource-constrained medical units and facilitates better coordination across the entire care continuum, so patients receive the care and support they require…”
“BATDOK is a software system that gathers valuable service member health data using a tailored smartphone, wireless sensors and custom Android application. BATDOK can integrate with electronic health record (EHR) systems, help locate casualties and provide care guidelines and procedures (even offline) to help medics better navigate care options and act quickly in often chaotic environments with multiple wounded.”
“Most importantly, BATDOK helps Pararescuemen care for multiple patients at once on the battlefield by allowing users to view aggregate data and continuously monitor the health status of up to six individuals in real time. To address that critical need, the solution…” Read the full article here.
Source: How Mobile-Aided Interventions Are Enhancing Military Health Outcomes – By Chris Balcik, July 8, 2019. Samsung.
