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Installation:
These instructions apply to installation under Windows 9x. Users of other systems will need to alter these instuctions to their own system. To run this program, you must have the shareware Pocket C 3.01 or the freeware Pocket C run time 3.01 (included) installed on your Pilot. This program will only run on Palm OS 2.0 or higher. (It will not run correctly on an original pilot 5000 or 1000.) Please read the PocketC documentation (ReadmeC.txt) as well.
The following files must be installed on your Palm(tm) device to run this application (About 40K Total):
-PocketCRT.PRC (30K Pocket C runtime. Install this only if Pocket C 3.01 or higher is not already installed. Only 1 copy of this file is required on your Palm(tm) device. It can be used with other Pocket C applications as well.)
-Code_Blue!.PDB (This is the compiled Pocket C main program file.)
-CB!Cardiac.PDB (This is the default database module containing the cases.)
Additional files are included with this program due to the terms of Pocket C Runtime distribution agreement, but do not required installation to run Code Blue!. See the Pocket C documentation for details.
Step by step instructions:
1)HotSync(tm) your Palm(tm) device before installing the software.
2)Click on the Palm Pilot Install Tool on your desktop. This file should be located in your "Palm Desktop" or "Palm Pilot Desktop" folder under the Window(tm) Start Menu.
3)If you do not already have Pocket C 3.01 or Pocket C Runtime 3.01 installed, use the Install Tool to install "PocketCRT.PRC"
4)Continue using the Install Tool to install the files "Code_Blue!.PDB" and "CB!Cardiac.PDB". (Other Pocket C files included with this program are not needed and do not need to be installed. See Readme.txt for details in the PocketC_rt30.zip file.)
5)When complete, HotSync(tm) to transfer the program to your Palm(tm) device.
6)Tap the Pocket C icon. Then tap "Code Blue!" and execute. Enjoy!
Using the Code Blue! pocket patient simulator:
-After starting the program, the default database will be loaded (CD!Cardiac)
-After reading the case history, review the EKG and vitals
-Tap "Select Order" to give your first order.
-Scroll through the list of choices and select the order you want to give.
-You will receive feedback about your order. If the order is the next in the algorhythm, it will apear in the "Patient Notes" box.
-Tap menu if you want to review the history again, get a hint, select a new patient, quit, or import a module database.
Release Information:
7/10/99 - Version 0.8 adds the ability to import other database modules. This allows users to make their own database modules for new algorythms. An example Pocket C applet to generate a database module is included in the Module.txt file. (To run it, you'll have to split it into three memo pad files.) More details will be released later, but if you're anxious to make your own module you now have a way of doing it by modifying the included pocket C applet code. Anyone interested in developing a freeware module maker in Pocket C or for the desktop should please contact me. The file format is number of cases, order option separated by commas, module info, then case data. Case data is BP,Ventricular rate, Pulse, Algorhythm, EKG Strip bitmap, rhythm name,case intro, cheif complaint. The algorhythm consists of two digit numbers corresponding the the location of the order option in the list.
Known Issues and Future Updates:
-Instructions will need to be improved
-Improved information on how to create modules
-Any order that starts "IV" or "Oxygen" can be executed at any time and should not be included in an algorhythm.
-Considering adding the ability to link algorhythms to add variation to the scenerio.