title: Nine ways to use handheld computers.
abstract: Handheld computers can be used to make calculations, share articles with colleagues, store contact information, and even save lives. Translation software can facilitate communication with non-English-speaking patients. You can find out the cost of medications with drug reference software. Make the ED schedules accessible, so that staff can volunteer to fill in gaps.
mesh_terms: D016287:Computer Peripherals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016527:Drug Costs; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface