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require a complex infrastructure system." He explains, "Prior to the patient arriving ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ at the ED, his or her medical record, all the data and record of care that we provided onsite at the controlled event, is already received." The sturdy digital pen system has other advantages. A scribe in a hazmat situation can record data in the hot zone and upload the information without the burden of bagging, transporting and decontaminating written records. Ginny Carpenter, Vice President, Marketing for Anoto, a maker of digital pens, points out how resistant such devices are to damage from dropping and other hazards. Wargo describes real successes for LVHN's EMS interoperability mission outside the raceway: "In our health network, [we vac- cinate] about 14,000 community members with a fl u shot." Families can register online and drive through a clinic. "This is the same response we would have for an emergent pandemic to distribute antidotes or vaccines," says Wargo. "[We] use the digital key system or digital share system to capture the medical record and consent, and then electronically and instantly transi- tion that to an electronic record. In the past, that was 14,000 forms that manually had to be reviewed and scanned into a PDF format. If we ever have to do this in the future, it gives us the opportunity to do it rapidly, without an additional labor force or cost." Download the MD News iPad edition from the iTunes App Store to read an extended version of this article. ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++ ++++++