I have a feeling I'm going to get my hand slapped for asking this, but could not find anything definitive regarding the issue.
It seems to me that carrying a personal audio recording device on an ambulance would be a benefit in a couple ways.
-keep better documentation for PCRs, no guesswork on remembering changes in patient condition after difficult calls
-allow the ems provider more ability to focus on patient treatment/assessment
I have read that some ambulances carry video and even have data uploads from monitoring equipment for cqi and legal protection. As I understand it, the ems providers on board normally have no access to this data. Does anyone carry a pocket audio recorder or something similar on their rigs? Did you have to get department/company permission to do so? Do you erase the data after use, or keep an archive for protection vs. litigation/prosecution?
It seems to me that carrying a personal audio recording device on an ambulance would be a benefit in a couple ways.
-keep better documentation for PCRs, no guesswork on remembering changes in patient condition after difficult calls
-allow the ems provider more ability to focus on patient treatment/assessment
I have read that some ambulances carry video and even have data uploads from monitoring equipment for cqi and legal protection. As I understand it, the ems providers on board normally have no access to this data. Does anyone carry a pocket audio recorder or something similar on their rigs? Did you have to get department/company permission to do so? Do you erase the data after use, or keep an archive for protection vs. litigation/prosecution?