abckidsmom
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I'm just curious how y'all would document this:
Vehicle off the road on the interstate in a thunderstorm. Occupants out walking around on arrival, stating they are uninjured. They say they were restrained, describe how the accident happened, and thank you for your time but deny need for EMS.
If you had to pick from this list, which would you choose:
Treated and released
Patient refused treatment
No EMS needed
Standby only
It seems so clear to me that no EMS needed is the right answer, but that one requires name, demographics, full assessment, etc in order to have a "complete" PCR.
I maintain that in order for me to need to document a full patient refusal, you have to be a patient in the first place, which uninjured people are not.
What would you do/say? I am just collected opinions other than my own before I go to address this issue.
Vehicle off the road on the interstate in a thunderstorm. Occupants out walking around on arrival, stating they are uninjured. They say they were restrained, describe how the accident happened, and thank you for your time but deny need for EMS.
If you had to pick from this list, which would you choose:
Treated and released
Patient refused treatment
No EMS needed
Standby only
It seems so clear to me that no EMS needed is the right answer, but that one requires name, demographics, full assessment, etc in order to have a "complete" PCR.
I maintain that in order for me to need to document a full patient refusal, you have to be a patient in the first place, which uninjured people are not.
What would you do/say? I am just collected opinions other than my own before I go to address this issue.