Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
chapter
Virginia Emergency Medical Services Regulations [12 VAC 5 ‑ 31]
Action Amend current regulations to include new regulations as a result of legislative changes and changes in the practice of EMS.
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 3/19/2010
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2/1/10  5:47 pm
Commenter: Valerie Sommer, RN, Mary Immaculate Hospital

Patient Care Documentation
 

The patient care document is a critical piece of information for the care of our patients. This information is vital to the emergency department's function, and while we get a "down and dirty" report at the bedside, we frequently return to the EMS run sheet to gleen further information later in the patient's visit. To wait up to 24 hours to get this information is a disservice to our community and is not quality patient care.  

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