EMS Data Collection System

A new electronic medical system for the mobile collection of field data will enable emergency medical system workers (EMS) to capture patient demographics, medical interventions, vital signs, and other information on a pen tablet while in the field.

That same information is then sent to the patient's records system, automatically populating the appropriate fields in the incident report. The system eliminates the time-consuming process of manually entering thousands of patient-care reports every year and significantly improves accuracy by eliminating transcription errors.

"Providing our EMS personnel with an electronic means for completing a report and then linking that back to our records system is invaluable,” commented Arthur Meacham, systems administrator for Caddo Parish (LA, USA), which has just completed the first phase of deploying the new system. "Our first responders spent countless hours with the old paper system, writing out reports and then coming into the station to re-enter the data into a computer.”

The new system employs software developed by HealthWare Solutions (Arcata, CA, USA) combined with a records-management system of Bio-key International, Inc. (Wall, NJ, USA), called FireRMS. The result is designed to streamline field reporting and reduce completion time for front-line personnel.

"Bio-key is committed to providing first responders complete solutions to streamline their operations so they can focus on the protection and safety of their community,” said Mike DePasquale, CEO of Bio-key International.



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