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Jason Carty wrote: > Hello all, > > Does anyone have any experience of ambulances sending their patient > report form (PRF) ahead of their A&E arrival by some form of > communication or telemedicine? Is this practice the norm anywhere in > the UK or Ireland? > > Thanks, > > Jason Carty > > EM SpR > NE London > > Hi Jason Hereford & Worcester Ambulance Service (now incorporated into WMAS) used to use the Mobimed (Ortivus) system which had a built-in ePRF. From the receiving hospitals point of view it was used almost exclusively in the context of thrombolysis - there was a 'text message' type communication function allowing limited dialogue between crew and ED to pass brief history/drugs etc, name, 12 lead (& other vitals) were transmitted. Very little, if any, of the other details were used or requested by the hospitals. ePRF was only completed on/following arrival at hospital. Data from the ambulance side e.g. name, address, DOB could not be used to automatically populate a hospital patient record. regards Mike Paramedic