Immediately after giving a prehospital care report to the nurse in the emergency department, dispatch informs you that there are no more ambulances available and you must immediately leave the hospital to cover another portion of the county. Since your service uses a computerized documentation system and there is no time to complete your report, your best course of action should be to:

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Since there is no time to complete the full prehospital care report, an abbreviated transfer-of-care form should be completed to ensure that important information is communicated to the receiving facility. This form should include vital signs, chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, allergies, medications administered, and any interventions performed. It should also include the patient's name, age, and other identifying information, as well as the name and contact information of the EMS crew. This form will serve as a temporary record until the full report can be completed at a later time.

Immediately After Giving a Prehospital Care Report to the Nurse