You know the moment: The operator has announced over the speakers those dreaded words, “Code Blue.” From across the hospital, staff drop what they are doing and converge where the help is needed. Chest compressions begin, an airway is established, meds start getting pushed. Chaos ensues.

From the chaos, someone pulls a napkin, a paper towel, maybe a glove or a piece of paper and begins jotting down some records. Hopefully, every few minutes, someone reminds the team to pause to check for a pulse, or that it is time to give another dose of epinephrine.

Finally, when all is finished, several nurses will sit down and spend several hours trying to reconstruct the event into a record that hopefully is accurate.