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NREMT EMR First Responder

Category - Preparatory

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An EMR is requested by his/her supervisors to collect the following demographical information on their patients: age, weight, chief complaint, and medication history. How can this information be of use to management? Choose all that apply.
  1. Management may want to use the information to discipline the EMS employees for not following orders
  2. The information could be useful now or in the future in determining if age and weight have a bearing on the chief complaint of the patient
  3. The insurance company likely requires this information for payment
  4. This information is not helpful in providing quality EMS care
  5. All of the above
Explanation
Answers: B and C - It is routine for EMS agencies to collect seemingly innocuous data to be used in a quality assurance capacity. While the information may seem to have no bearing on the care of the patient, studies involving prehospital data collection have helped make healthcare improvements. Quality assurance is a part of all good EMS systems.
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