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Paramedic Services | Effective Date: April 30, 2019 |
Topic: Documentation Directives | Replaces: April 4, 2013 |
Subject: Incident Reports | Policy No. G.4.2. |
The purpose of an Incident Report or Occurrence Report is to allow for the accurate and organized documentation of event details where such information is not readily captured in any other established document.
Regulation 257/00 of the "Ambulance Act" regarding the Ontario Ambulance Documentation Standards requires that an Incident Report (IR) be completed for the incidents outlined under the Procedure Section of this policy.
Incident Reports or Occurrence Report shall be completed as soon as operationally feasible following an incident. Where circumstance prevents this, the IR/Occurrence Report shall be completed before the end of the shift.
Incident Reports or Occurrence Reports shall be of a quality suitable for use as evidence in an investigation or legal proceeding. These completed documents are confidential and subject to regulatory provisions.
In the event that an IR or Occurrence Report is required, each Paramedic must complete their own IR/Occurrence Report detailing their personal observations and actions taken at the scene. Such reports will be completed using the iMedic or mDOCS platforms. Special attention must be exercised to not include any personal health information of the patient(s) involved in the IR itself.
An Incident Report shall be completed by the involved Paramedics whenever:
An Occurrence Report should be completed for all other incidents not requiring an ePCR. Examples of such incidents include but are not limited to:
Ambulance Act/Regulations
Ontario Ambulance Documentation Standards
ACR/ePCR Completion Manual