In this present litigious climate, we must train providers at all levels to write a legally defensible PCR. As you know, the prehospital runsheet documenting patient care is maintained as a permanent part of the patient's medical record. Two facts not always considered: the prehospital report is legally recognized as evidence; in litigation, these reports have been successfully used as evidence against the provider. Will your report serve and protect you?

The legally defensible report is one that is comprehensive, utilizes a systematic organized approach, and the protocol as a template for documentation. A legally defensible report provides credible written testimony, secures the facts of the call from the time of the call to the statute of limitation, through due process, as well as through the age of majority- which may be some eighteen years after the call! Can you rely on your report protect you by protecting all of the facts?

In these interactive programs, the provider will be introduced to the components of a legally defensible report. The course content and objectives are not just consistent with the basic guide set forth by the National Registry and the Department of Transportation curriculum, it provides solid educational strategies "missing" from these training curriculums.

Your eight-hour program will be formatted specifically for your jurisdiction! We start with our interactive eight-hour core curriculum as the foundation to format a presentation expressly for your providers; your agency's educational presentation will be formatted with consideration for your administrative documentation requirements, your jurisdiction's designated runsheet, and your regional protocols. As with our four-hour program, we will also review your documentation trends and practices, looking for subtle and blatant report writing practices that may create problems of liability or credibility. As a cost containment alternative for your agency, the four-hour program does not offer the equivalent unique formatting opportunity as does the eight-hour program, however be assured that, like the eight-hour program, our experts will assess your report-writing practices and be well acquainted with your protocols as part of our comprehensive preparation for your presentation. To discuss these programs, or reserve a date for course presentation, please contact us at denise@themissingprotocol.com or call 301-972-7887.

Program Highlights

8-Hour Program

Our comprehensive four-hour core curriculum does not offer the equivalent unique formatting opportunity as the eight-hour program, however be assured that our experts will assess your report-writing practices and be well acquainted with your protocols in preparation for your presentation.