Acquire, edit, and delete signatures

Depending on the outcome you select for a patient, the label on any button representing a required signature is red, to indicate that the signature is required.

  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 Summary tab, and then click the Signatures sub-tab.

    Buttons for different types of signatures that you may need appear, and the labels on buttons representing required signatures are red.

    Note: Through the FH Medic administration site, the FH Medic application can be highly configured to display or hide individual fields, require or not-require fields, and even change field labels. As a result, different fields may appear for you than what is shown in the screen shot.

    Information on using the FH Medic administration site to control the fields in the FH Medic application is available in the FH Medic Administrator's Guide .

  3. ClosedFor each of the signatures that you need to acquire, do the following.

    1. Click the signature type button you need.

      A dialog box containing fields needed for the signature appears. This dialog box always contains Cancel, Clear Signature, Save Signature, Reason, Status, Type Name, and Please Sign Here. Additional fields and read-only information may also appear, depending on the type of signature you clicked.

      Example: If you click Parent / Guardian, the Parent / Guardian Signature appears, containing the additional legal information and the Type of Rep field. If you click Patient, the Patient Signature dialog box appears, containing additional legal information. If you click Primary Medic, the Primary Medic Signature dialog box appears, containing the additional Crew Names button.

    2. In Type Name, enter the name of the person who will sign the signature form.

      Tip: If a different person than the one whose name is specified signs the form, click Clear to the right of the Type Name field, and then enter the correct name.

    3. In Please Sign Here, use your finger, a stylus, or a mouse to "write" your signature in the box.

      Tip: If the person signing the form is dissatisfied with the appearance of their signature, at the top of the dialog box, click Clear Signature, and then ask them to sign the form again.

    4. Closed(If additional fields appear in the dialog box) For the signature types below, do the following.
      ClosedParent / Guardian Signature

      1. Read the legal information provided.

        Tip: To more easily read the legal information, to the right of the text, click Expand. The View Text dialog box appears, and displays the text in a larger font, on a white background.

      2. Click the field for Relationship to Patient.

        The Relationship to Patient dialog box appears.

      3. Click the button corresponding to the signer's relationship to the patient, or in the blank field, type a relationship.
      4. Click Continue.
      ClosedPatient

      Note: If the patient is unable or unwilling to provide the necessary signature, see Provide a signature for a patient instead.

      • Read the legal information provided.

        Tip: To more easily read the legal information, to the right of the text, click Expand. The View Text dialog box appears, and displays the text in a larger font, on a white background.

      ClosedPrimary Medic

      1. (If the name supplied in Type Name is not the name of the primary medic at the incident) Click Crew Names.

        A list of the crew members responding to the incident appears.

      2. Click the name of the crew member who will sign as the primary medic.
      ClosedPerson/Entity Receiving Patient, or Other

      1. Click the Signature Type field.

        The Person/Entity dialog box appears.

      2. Do one of the following.

        • Click the Doctor, Nurse, Coroner, PD Department, or Other buttons to quickly select the title of the person or organization (such as the police department) that received the patient.
        • Click the blank field to the left of Clear, and use the keyboard that appears to type the title of the person or organization that received the patient.

        The blank field to the left of Clear updates to reflect your selections.

      3. (Optional) Click Clear to remove the selection displayed in the field to the left of Clear.

      4. In the upper right corner of the dialog box, click Continue.

        The Person/Entity dialog box closes, and the signature type you specified appears under Signature Type in the Person/Entity Receiving Patient Signature dialog box.

      5. (Optional) In the Person/Entity Receiving Patient Signature dialog box, click Clear to remove the selection displayed under Signature Type.
      ClosedPatient Refused Transport, Patient Refused Treatment, or Parent/ Guardian Refusal for Minor

      • Read the legal information provided.

        Tip: To more easily read the legal information, to the right of the text, click Expand. The View Text dialog box appears, and displays the text in a larger font, on a white background.

    5. Click Save Signature.

      The dialog box closes, and a small image of the signature appears in the list at the bottom of the interface.

  4. Closed(Optional) Delete one of the signatures.

    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 is selected.

    2. Click the Summary tab, and then click the Signatures tab.

      A list of the signatures you have acquired already appears at the bottom of the interface.

    3. Select the signature in the list that you want to delete, and then click Delete Selected.

      The signature disappears from the list.

  5. Closed(Optional) Edit a signature.

    1. Click the Summary tab, and then click the Signatures tab.

      A list of the signatures you have acquired already appears at the bottom of the interface.

    2. Select the signature in the list that you want to edit, and then click Edit Selected.

      A dialog box containing fields needed for the signature appears.

    3. Edit the fields in the dialog box as needed.

      Note: The hand-written part of the signature can not be edited.