Charting

• Documenting Base Excess. . . . How do I document a negative value?

  Currently the only way to document a negative Base Excess value in the Labs Power Tool is to utilize your keyboard. 1.  Close your chart 2.  Click Settings and click on External Keyboard Setting 3.  S...

• When I click in the field to enter the Main Area of the Vehicle Impacted by the Collision the graphical interface doesn't show up. What do I do?

  If the graphical interface below doesn't appear you can either directly enter the value in the field using your keyboard or change the external keyboard settings to allow the interface to appear to se...

• Worksheet Viewing Issue

  There is a known bug causing a viewing issue of Worksheets when the iPad is rotated in Portrait mode. The workaround is to rotate the iPad screen in Landscape mode to correctly view the worksheet.   I...

• Cardiac Arrest Documentation. . . What do I choose?

  NEMSIS requires Cardiac Arrest documentation if the arrest occurs during the EMS event. The EMS event is the span of time that starts when our dispatch center receives the call until the crew transfer...

• Specialty Team Transports

  Specialty Team Transport is an additional transport service that is now included as a Type of Service Requested.   This was designed specifically for situations when a GMR asset transport members of a...

• Stroke Scale Type and Stroke Scale Score Requirement

  At least one Stroke Scale Type and one Stroke Scale Score must be documented on Stroke/CVA related patients using the Stroke Scales or Stroke Scale Power Tool.   This does not change any requirements ...

• Cannot Post Chart - Validity Error 757 - Vital Signs Min

  To satisfy this requirement one set of vital signs including a heart rate must be documented.   This can be satisfied by utilizing Zoll data or manually entering the data in using the  Vital Signs - R...

• Elite Web Issue - Date/Time not saving correctly in the Power Tool. What do I do?

  There is an issue with Power Tools not saving manually entered times in Elite Web. ImageTrend has been notified of the issue. Until this is resolved, times will need to be entered using the Graphical ...

• We didn't transport the patient but an incident was already created indicating the patient was transported. . . how can it be changed so we can document a non-transport?

  If you have already started an incident and indicated on the Summary tab that the patient was transported  (Yes for the Transport question and Treated and Transported by this EMS Unit for the Disposit...

• Prior to Arrival is a required field when Procedure is not blank. . . how do I correct this?

  This rule is a NEMSIS requirement.   PTA must be documented on all procedures.    To correct this you will need to go to the timeline and locate the procedure that is highlighted in red.  If Prior to ...