Incident Module Options EMS

1. Select the Administration menu, Administrative Options option.
2. Click the Incident tab, EMS/Search & Rescue tab.
3. Complete the General section.

   1. Click the General tab.
   2. Check Require EMS report for these NFIRS incident types to require EMS incidents when NFIRS incidents with listed incident types are indicated.

   3. Press to display a list of available incident type codes.

      When you press to add additional codes, the codes that have already been added are also selected. You need to press the Ctrl key before selecting additional codes to add the new code and keep the existing list intact.

   4. Check Require Search & Rescue report for NFIRS incident types to require EMS incidents when NFIRS incidents with listed incident types are indicated.
   5. Press to display a list of available incident type codes.
   6. Check Require Vehicle/Extrication report for NFIRS incident types or EMS Cause of Injury to require a vehicle/extrication report for selected NFIRS incident types and/or if the cause of injury in the EMS incident indicates a vehicle accident or extrication.
   7. Use the buttons to add incident type codes or cause of injury codes.
   8. Check Require specific Injury/Illness codes to require injury/illness details if an injury or illness is indicated in the patient record.
   9. Check Require Injury Matrix if injury to require the injury matrix if an injury is indicated patient record (if applicable).
   10. Check Provide the option to auto-generate the EMS scene/patient narrative to enable automatic EMS scene/patient report narration.
4. Complete the Assessments & Treatments section.

   1. Click the Assessments & Treatments tab.

   2. Check Require a Vitals/Assessments record to require patient vitals or assessment records for each patient.

      Not Assessed and Not Applicable are options.

   3. Check Require a Procedure record to require a patient medical procedure record for each patient.

      None and Not Applicable are options.

   4. Check Require a Medication record to require a patient medical history if prior medical history is indicated.

      None and Not Applicable are options.

   5. Check Disallow auto-time increment options during vitals, procedures and meds data entry to disable the ability for automatic time incrementing to be used.

      Select this option if data entry personnel are not likely to verify times entered for vitals/procedures/medication records.

   6. Specify EMS Vitals/Blood Gas Measurement:

      1. Select Use Sp02 (%) to track a percentage.

         Most departments do not collect arterial oxygen percentage (requiring a highly specialized tool and generally represented as Sp02).

      2. Select Use Pa02 (mmHg) to track Pa02 in mmHg units.  
5. Complete the State Reporting section.

   1. Click the State Reporting tab.

   2. Press Change EMS Code Set... to select an EMS code set.

      Caution: This should be done one time prior to entering EMS incidents. Changing an active EMS code set after EMS incidents are entered will potentially cause incomplete EMS incidents.

      Information for selecting an EMS code set is available in Select Active EMS Code Set.

   3. Check Generate Patient Lithocode Values and specify a Start and End range if your state requires a unique lithocode for each patient.

      Lithocode is listed on the Patient/Victim Information form, Other section, after the patient record is saved.

   4. Check Require Crew Member Numbers to require that crew numbers be assigned to staff performing assessments or procedures.

      Assign crew via the Patient/Victim Information form, Other section, by pressing Assign Crew Member Numbers.

6. Complete the HIPAA section.

   1. Click the HIPAA tab.
   2. Type or lookup the form to use when printing the privacy notice form from the patient record (Patient/Victim Information form, Status & Transport section, Privacy Policy Status button.
   3. Check Display the patient narrative in the patients list of the main report to display the patient narrative in the EMS/Search & Rescue Report form, Patients/Victims section, when the patient record is highlighted.  

   4. Check List all matching patient records when tabbing off of last name regardless of report “ownership” to display matching patients after adding the patient last name to a new patient record, even if they do not have the rights to normally see patient information.

      Administrative users will not be affected.

7. Press OK.

 

Related Topics: 

• Incident Module Options Dispatch/Remote Station Report 
• Incident Module Options Investigation 
• Incident Module Options NFIRS