To use these helps, move your mouse over a box or a symbol like the magnifying glass. A window with an explanation should pop up. If you see something that needs explaining, but there is no pop-up window, contact Kirk Schmitt.
Page 5 continues your report of your initial patient assessment. What you enter on this page does not need to be repeated in the activities narrative unless you need to explain something in more detail or the assessment changes.
Initial assessment
Stroke symptoms are included in the list.
GSW = gun shot wound
Do not use defaults unless you did the complete exam, but you may use "no complaints" if appropriate.
If you select "normal" do not select anything else or NEMSIS will give an error when you try to
advance the chart.
Initial assessment
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Initial assessment
Breath sounds (BS) are included in the list.
Do not use defaults unless you did the complete exam, but you may use "no complaints" if appropriate.
For reasons known only to emsCharts, the pull down list does not contain "normal." You will need to
type that in manually or use the defaults button.
Initial assessment
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Initial assessment
GSW = gun shot wound
Scaphoid = sunken, depressed
Do not use defaults unless you did complete exam, but you may use "no complaints" if appropriate.
If you select "normal" do not select anything else or NEMSIS will give an error when you try to advance the chart.
Please correct misspelling of "rigid" if you select one of those options.
Initial assessment
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Initial assessment
This button only appears for female or no-sex patients. The default is "yes, pregnant," but this only gets entered if you hit save.
Gravida = how many total pregnancies.
Para = number of pregnancies with viable children
EDC = do not use
LMP = last menstrual period
FHR = fetal heart rate
Effacement = cervical thinning, not a BLS skill, do not enter
Bloody show = blood-tinged mucous
DO NOT use the ABC built-in spell checker. The dictionary is corrupt.
Initial assessment
TBSA = total burned surface area (rule of 9's)
CO level from fire department.
Initial assessment
No pull down menu. Type in manually.
Initial assessment
Childbirth selections are in this list
Do not use defaults unless you did the complete exam, but you may use "no complaints" if appropriate.
If you select "normal" do not select anything else or NEMSIS will give an error when you try to
advance the chart.
Initial assessment
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Initial assessment
ROM = range of motion
paraspinous = muscles along spine
Do not use defaults unless you did the complete exam, but you may use "no complaints" if appropriate.
Initial assessment
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Initial assessment
Stroke/CVA indicators in this list
GSW = gun shot wound
Measuring deep tendon reflexes is not a BLS skill.
Do not use defaults unless you did the complete exam, but you may use "no complaints" if appropriate.
Initial assessment
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Do not use.
Initial assessment
acrocyanosis = blue/purple hands and feet
Do not use defaults unless you did the complete exam, but you may use "no complaints" if appropriate.
If you select "normal" do not select anything else or NEMSIS will give an error when you try to
advance the chart.
Initial assessment
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If you log out before you click one of these, you will lose all the changes you made to this page.