PCR Outcomes

Question 1

Any request for service that does not involve patient assessment. Non emergent in nature.

Answer 1

Public Assist

Question 2

MVC with NO injuries

Answer 2

Public Assist

Question 3

Lift Assist with NO injuries

Answer 3

Public Assist

Question 4

Any evaluation of a person that is solicited by SAFD personnel. (MVC patient convinced to be evaluated by EMS)

Answer 4

Public Assist

Question 5

Incident with complete patient assessment and possibly very minor treatment, and patient is possibly seeking further medical treatment outside SAFD.

Answer 5

Aid Only

Question 6

Incidents where Med Control authorizes No Load

Answer 6

Aid Only

Question 7

Will a patient be billed for an Aid Only disposition?

Answer 7

Yes.

Aid only requires a Refusal of Transport signature.

Question 8

Patient transported by Ambulance and ALS intervention performed.
Requires Billing Signature
Requires Transfer of Care signature

Answer 8

ALS Transport

Person will be billed

Question 9

PT transported by Ambulance with BLS Interventions performed as comfort for paramedic or out of convenience.
Requires Billing Signature
Requires Transfer of Care signature

Answer 9

BLS Transport

Person will be billed

Question 10

When assigned to an incident in which SAFD unit is not actively involved in mitigating incident.
Second unit on Full Arrest
Blocking unit on MVC with no PT contact
EMS on scene at Structure with no Pt

Answer 10

Backup/Standby

Question 11

Cancelled prior to actually arriving on scene, while staging.
Order comes from Communications

Answer 11

Cancelled - By Dispatch.

Question 12

Cancelled by law enforcement on scene or through communications division prior to actually arriving on scene.

Answer 12

Cancelled - By Police

Question 13

Unit cannot locate a person on scene

Answer 13

Cancelled - No PT

Question 14

Unit that has not made Pt contact is cancelled by another SAFD unit that has made PT contact.

Answer 14

Cancelled - First Responder

Question 15

First arriving unit made PT contact, began care, and transferred to another SAFD unit.

Answer 15

First Responder Only

Question 16

Patient care transferred and the patient is transported by a NON-SAFD unit.
SAFD will document PT up until time of transfer.

Answer 16

Other Agency - Ground

Question 17

Request by SAFD for assistance in transporting PT by air.

Answer 17

Other Agency - Air

Question 18

Pt must be transported from the scene to landing zone and treated enroute.

Answer 18

ALS transport will be used with LZ as destination.

Question 19

Used for All field termination of resuscitative efforts.

Any transport of deceased persons from scene a per request of AHJ

Answer 19

Referred ME/JP

Question 20

When SAPD is the requesting entity for patient assessment and treatment, and the subsequent transport of patient is not recommended by EMS personnel.

Answer 20

Referred LEO

Question 21

Obvious DOA
Sex assault victim not transported
Psych person not transported
Detox
Prisoner not transported

Answer 21

Referred LEO

Question 22

What must be documented when selecting the Taxi Voucher disposition?

Answer 22

Medical Control Contact in the interventions, narrative, and on the taxi voucher.

Question 23

Physical assessment was requested by PT and completed by SAFD, treatment was provided, transport warranted but Pt does not want to go.

Answer 23

Refusal of Transport

Question 24

Any PT taken to the hospital by SAFD is required to have a PCR written and uploaded within what time frame.

Answer 24

Completed within 1 hour of dropping that PT at facility.

Question 25

PCR documentation guidelines can be found where?

Answer 25

General Patient Care Guidelines Section II of the SAFD COGs

Question 26

What PCR outcomes are considered billable

Answer 26

Aid Only
Referred ME/JP
Taxi Voucher
ALS/BLS Transport
Refusal Transport