Bring my Ambulance into the 21st century!

[raywillet]

Hey everyone

I'm the EMS Supervisor for my Fire Dept, and I'm taking on the task of updating our equipment to get us out the dark ages. Right now our technology consists of a Toughbook CF-19 with a Verizon PCMCIA card sticking out the side. Thats it. Next level isht.

I've applied for a grant to get some Cradlepoint MBR95 routers with a USB Verizon modems, to get the cards out of the Toughbooks and fix that achilles heel. I'm wondering how far I can take this though, and I'm out of ideas. Only other thing I'm thinking about is a Bluetooth GPS receiver to hook to the Toughbooks and use Google Maps or something, since we still use paper books to get around. Our CAD software (Motorola with OSSICAD) isn't Fire Dept friendly, so I don't think a MDT like the cops use is feasable at this time. Anyone have experience with a standalone Bluetooth GPS using Google/Bing/etc. maps? Any other ideas?

[Thizzelle]

install iphone 5's in all of them. Turn by turn gps now and internets, can also make a wifi hotspot.

[raywillet]

Not an Apple fanboi, plus with the savings of the Cradlepoints and Bluetooth GPS, I can get me stacks of $5 footlongs.

[Raxe]

+1 for the iPhones, on top of that you can just ask Siri for whatever you need.

"SIRI, WHAT IS THE PATIENTS HEART RATE?"

[kickinindian]

use android tablets? easy stuff and verizon 4g hotspot?