Specify the patient's home address

1. (If you have not done so already) Add a new incident, or open an existing incident, as described in Add or edit an incident.

   By default, the Response tab and Incident Information sub-tab are selected.

2. Click the Patient tab, and then click the Demographics sub-tab.

   Fields for specifying the information about the patient appear on the left side of the interface. Fields with red text indicate required information.

   Tip: If the patient already exists in FH Medic from a previous incident, you can pull up the patient's existing data, as described in Search for a patient. If you have a driver's license scanner available, you can read the patient's information from their driver's license, as described in Read information from a driver's license.

3. Scroll down through the fields until the Home Address section appears.

   

4. Under Home Address, enter data as described in Understand the interface and data entry in it.

   Field	Information needed
   Address 1, Address 2	The patient's home mailing or street address. Tip: When you click this field, the Copy Address from Incident and UTO buttons appear in the data selection/entry area. You can click the first button to copy the information from the Response tab, Location sub-tab. If you click UTO (unable to obtain), the address fields are no longer required.
   ZIP	The patient's home ZIP code of residence. This is the numerical code assigned by the U.S. Postal Service to all U.S. jurisdictions.
   City	The patient's home city, township, or residence. Note: If the patient lives in an unincorporated area, use the city found in the mailing address for the patient.
   State	The home state, territory, or province, or District of Columbia where the patient resides.
   County	The patient's home county, parish, or residence.
   Resident or Non-resident	An indication of whether or not the patient is a resident in the area (district, county, zone, city, and so forth) where the incident occurred. You can use this information to analyze statistics, calculate applicable billing, and so forth.