102 | Giving report to the ED | RN workload vs paramedic workload | Why won’t the ED use your IV’s?

New panel with Audrianna (RN), Alex (paramedic), Casey (paramedic) and Micah (paramedic)

What do the ER nurses like to get in the hand-off report from EMS?

Audrianna likes to hear clear, concise reports. How ambulatory was the patient on scene? 

Casey recalls from years ago how the ER nurses didn’t understand enough about what EMS did, that always made giving reports more difficult and how that has improved over the years

I always try and give new EMT’s the freedom to struggle through giving reports so they can practice and improve without cutting them off or making them feel rushed

Giving report is a difficult aspect of the job, especially when it’s a critical trauma patient and you are giving report to a room full of people

It’s easy to get in a rush to move the patient over, but we need to give EMS the time to give report - It’s a big part of our day that allows us to build the team rapport between EMS and the ED

Alex talks about the perspective going from a busy private ambulance to a slower county system 

We talk about differences in nurse workload vs paramedic in the field

Sometimes EMS doesn’t fully understand some of the nuances of how and what we use their IV’s for in the ED

Audrianna talks about how ER nurses are trying to maximize their time while getting report from EMS

ED charting is a lot more complicated than the field

I talk about how seeing ambulances when they arrive should be the highest priority for a provider

Micah talks about the limits of our ability to obtain accurate information in the field many times

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