Phase 1 of this project involved the development of a smartphone responder application prototype which would not be specific to any one operating system and socould be used on any model of smart phone. The on-screen application displays 6 buttons,for example, Timemobile, Time at scene andTime Clear, and each button can be selected by the responder when appropriate. In addition there is a CFR report button an ‘yes’ or‘no’can be selected to indicated whether the report was completed or not.
Phase 2 ofthe project willfacilitate the completion of the CFR report on the RAApp. In addition Incident mapping is being developed where by the route to the incident will be displayed on the phone and the expected time of arrival at the incident location will be displayed. An Alert sound will also be includedwhichwill be audible when the phone in silent mode.
Approximately 20 practitioners and responders have taken partin phase 1testing. There is a lot of interest from both practitioners and responders to be involved in the next phase oftesting and enquiries have been received from an additional 40 people. You can also become involved in the testing phase of the RAApp; one ofthe criteria is that you are currently dispatched to an incident via an alert text message from your Command and Control Centre. If you are, and are interested in becoming involved,send an email the following address and you will receive the guidelines:
gearoid@phecc.ie
Information Standards
In 2011 we published the PHECC Information Standards for the Patient Care Report(PCR), Cardiac First Response (CFR) Report and the Ambulatory Care Report(ACR). Each of the standards consists of the definition of each of the data elements on the reports and clear instruction on howto complete them. |
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The information standardswillregulate the data collected, as definitions and elements are primarily the same across allreports and as a result,the same data will be collected by all practitioners /responders in all service providers:statutory, auxiliary, voluntary and private.
The collection of patient data provides the building blocks for clinical audit initiatives in the future. Safe delivery of healthcare to the patient relies on access to and the use of accurate,complete,timely and relevant healthcare informationwhichwill only be available if the patient data is completed by all practitioners and responders on the relevant reports. The Standardscan be accessed when you select the Information Management button on the PHECC web site.
For any questions you may have in relation to Informatics email or any other area of interest email Jacqueline@phecc.ie or info@phecc.ie
Examinations
During 2011 the Education and Training Standards(2007)were gradually phased out and replaced by the 2011 Standards and as a result the PHECC Examination content at all levels required revision. This was completed with great gusto by all involved and I would like to thank those involved forthe dedication and time you gave this huge exercise. Currently all NQEMT examinations are based on the 2011 Education and Training Standards. |