EMS Documentation Quiz Posted bynorcalemsjmDecember 28, 2022Posted inUncategorized EMS Documentation Quiz 1 / 15 It does not matter whether you have your partner read the PCR prior to submission True False 2 / 15 The pertinent negatives are as important as the pertinent positives when describing the chief complaint True False 3 / 15 When writing a PCR being comprehensive contradicts being as concise as possible True False 4 / 15 The prehospital provider needs to “paint as clear a picture as possible” True False 5 / 15 Patient refusals of evaluation, treatment, and/or transport account for 25% of prehospital EMS lawsuits? True False 6 / 15 Timely and accurate documentation helps provides evidence in the event should the prehospital provider is exposed to infectious agent or violence True False 7 / 15 Developing your documentation skills are as important as any other patient care skill True False 8 / 15 The terms “competent” and “capacity” are essential when assessing whether the patient can refuse care True False 9 / 15 The “Hand-off” of the patient is a low risk period and there is no need to document the last set of vital signs True False 10 / 15 The credibility of the prehospital provider can be called into question when the vital signs are the same True False 11 / 15 All of the following are essential to writing a good PCR except: Being Objective Quoting the patient including foul language Being Accurate Being Concise 12 / 15 All of the following are reasons that EMS providers need to document accurately Accurate documentation forms the “backbone” of many operational issues in EMS The PCR plays a critical role in the financial wellbeing of the provider agency. EMS documentation can and does demonstrate compliance with applicable laws All of the Above 13 / 15 EMS documentation should not be thought of as the provider’s “substituted memory” True False 14 / 15 Prehospital providers assert that nobody reads their PCRs and therefore it is acceptable to have less than complete, accurate or timely documentation. The case DeTarquino versus the City of Jersey City (NJ) in 2002 provides evidence that this is far from the truth? True False 15 / 15 The EMS PCR is first and foremost a clinical document True False Your score is 0% Restart quiz Send feedback Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...