EFMB PFC Documentation

Prolonged Field Care is intended for use prior to Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines when evacuation to higher level of care is not immediately possible.

• True

• False

Completion of the prolonged field care AAR will contribute greatly to performance improvement to develop training, tools, and techniques for improving the care of casualties in austere environments. AAR stands for ________.

• After action report

• Annual assessment review

• Advanced action response

• Austere area readiness

What is the minimum recommendation for documentation during prolonged field care (PFC)?

• TCCC DD1380

• Field Care Report

• Medical Log Sheet

• Patient Care Record

What is the most useful tool to recognize important clinical changes in complex casualties such as decompensation, response to resuscitation, development of complications, effectiveness of medications, etc.?

• PFC Flowsheet

• Vital Signs Monitor

• Patient History Chart

• Medication Log

When prehospital care transitions to prolonged field care, documentation should transition from the ______ to the ______.

• TCCC Card to the PFC Flowsheet

• TCCC Card to the EMS Report

• PFC Flowsheet to the TCCC Card

• EMS Report to the TCCC Card

The prolonged field care flowsheet includes what information?

• Vitals, fluids, meds, phy exam findings, problems, treatment, telemed script

• Only vitals and fluids

• Only medications and treatments

• Only telemedicine script

Tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) or prolonged field care AARs, along with any medical documentation not completed before patient handoff, should be completed within ______ hours of patient handoff and summited to the Joint Trauma System (JTS).

• 24hrs

• 48hrs

• 12hrs

• 36hrs

Using the telemedicine report incorporated in the prolonged field care flowsheet is the best option to facilitate communication between prehospital providers and telemedicine consultants.

• True

• False

The Prolonged Field Care (PFC) provider’s job is not done until the receiving team understands the patient’s condition and can begin to manage the patient appropriately.

• True

• False

Hard copy documentation is the standard in hospitals and advanced field medical facilities.

• True

• False