Abstract: A method for providing medical information including receiving a notification from a medical employee that a medical situation has occurred. The notification is received at a user system. A request is received at the user system from the medical employee for medical data about a patient involved in the medical situation. The medical data is located in a database. It is determined if the patient has consented to the release of the medical data to the medical employee. The determining is initiated by the user system and includes searching the database for a consent form associated with the patient. Medical data is retrieved if the patient has consented to the release of the medical data to the medical employee. The retrieving is initiated by the user system. In response to the retrieving, the medical data is communicated to the medical employee via the user system.