A Study Design for Comparing Electronic Patient Care Report (ePCR) withPaper PCR in Pre-Hospital Care

摘要

Data gathering processes in pre-hospital care have been poorly studied. This study aims to compare an electronic PCR with the current paper standard. EMTs will hear a case narrative and enter this information in paper PCR, ePCR or ePCR prefilled with historical patient data pulled from a database. Time taken, accuracy and completeness will be measured for each encounter. This study will provide better insight into data entry at the point of care.