Pre-Arrival Alerts and Protocols section

This section captures two related things: the alerts you called ahead to the receiving facility, and the protocols you followed during the call.

Pre-arrival alerts

Pick from the standardized list of alerts:

• STEMI Alert — for confirmed ST-elevation MI.
• Stroke Alert — for suspected stroke meeting criteria.
• Trauma Alert — for trauma patients meeting criteria.
• Sepsis Alert — for suspected severe sepsis.
• Cardiac Arrest — for an arrest in progress.

Calling an alert ahead lets the hospital prepare — activating the cath lab, calling the stroke team, getting the OR ready. Documenting it on the PCR ties your call to the receiving facility's response time.

Protocols followed

For each protocol you used, click Add Protocol, pick the protocol from your agency's list, and pick the patient age category (adult, pediatric, etc.). You can add as many protocols as the call required.

An example

You diagnose a STEMI on your 12-lead and call a STEMI alert to the receiving cardiac center 10 minutes out. You followed your agency's Acute Coronary Syndrome protocol. In this section, mark STEMI Alert and add the Acute Coronary Syndrome protocol with the adult age category. The receiving hospital's STEMI registry can now connect their cath lab activation time to your alert call.