EMS Report Writing – Legal Lessons Learned, Session 1 [20.23]
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center

Speakers:
   Lawrence Bennett, Program Chair, Fire Science & Emergency Management - University of Cincinnati

Track: Emergency Preparedness and Response
Secondary Track: Regulatory/Legal
Session Type: Educational Session
Skill Level: Basic

Description:
This session describes legal lessons learned from litigation involving emergency response service run reports that were not complete or contained inaccurate data. Session one of two.

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify specific lessons learned from actual cases.
2. Explain best practices in emergency medical services (EMS) documentation, including establishing report writing protocols with your medical director.
3. Describe protocols on contacting with medical control, and documenting advice received.
4. Identify best practices in quality assurance reviews of EMS run reports, including feedback to personnel on the run, and fire department continuing education.

CEU Hours:  
  IACET: 0.1
  HRCI: 1
  RN: 1
  CLE: 1
  EMS: 1
  BWC Discount Programs: 1

File & Handouts:
EMS Report Writing







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