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...Frederiksberg University Hospital in Copenhagen, there are no clipboards. Instead, doctors and nurses carry wireless handheld computers to call up the medical records of each patient, including their prescription history and drug allergies. If a doctor prescribes a medication that may cause complications, the PDA's alarm goes off. In the hospital's department of acute medicine - where patients often arrive unconscious or disorientated - department head Klaus Phanareth's PDA prevents him from prescribing dangerous medications "on a weekly basis," he says. "There's no doubt that it saves lives...
...medical records of each patient, including their prescription history and drug allergies. If a doctor prescribes a medication that may cause complications, the computer's alarm goes off. In the hospital's department of acute medicine - where patients often arrive unconscious or disorientated - department head Klaus Phanareth's PDA prevents him from prescribing dangerous medications "on a weekly basis," he says. "There's no doubt that it saves lives...
...free-loving '70s, Fort Lauderdale's fun and sun had become decidedly raunchier. With gratuitous PDA and "balcony-diving" - negotiating one's way from balcony to balcony to get to other floors or rooms, a practice typically performed in a drunken stupor and thus madly dangerous - the norm, many communities began questioning why the heck they had invited such unruly houseguests in the first place. By 1985, some 370,000 students were descending on Fort Lauderdale (or fondly, "Fort Liquordale") annually - prompting yet another exploitative film, Spring Break starring Tom Cruise and Shelley Long...
...boutique brand Andaz opens its first U.S. outpost in Hollywood. The hotel strives for a low-key, friendly atmosphere and features an open kitchen for people to gather in, a comfortable lounge and no front desk - instead, guests are greeted by a "host" who checks them in via wireless PDA, ushers them to their room and helps with everything from local directions to restaurant recommendations. The hotel also has a rooftop pool, and the RH restaurant, which focuses on fresh local ingredients. You'll be tracing the steps of rock stars here: Back in the '70s, when the hotel...
...missed out on a flu shot this season but still want to miss out on the flu, antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizers can help kill viruses on your palms and your PDA - which is a breeding ground for bugs. For those of you who can't stomach the antiseptic smell of most antibacterial gels, we patted down with a variety of organic and sweet-scented germ-killers that are easy on the nose...