NFIRS 5.0 Transaction: ‘EMS Patient’

Module: Emergency Medical Service – Patient Module

Transaction Elements

Key Elements

These elements are part of the ‘EMS Patient’ transaction, as they are part of every transaction, since they form the record key; they uniquely identify the incident from other incidents.

• Fire Department ID
• Fire Department State
• Incident (Alarm) Date
• Incident Number (Identifier)
• Exposure Number
• Record Type/Transaction Code
• Transaction Type (Add, Update, Delete)

Transaction Specific Elements

These elements are part of the specific information carried by the ‘EMS Patient’ transaction. They form the main payload of this transaction.

• EMS Patient Sequence Number
• Arrived At Patient Date and Time
• Patient Transfer Date and Time
• Provider Impression / Assessment
• Age
• Gender
• Race
• Ethnicity
• Human Factors
• Other Factors
• Body Sites of Injury
• Injury Types
• Cause of Illness/Injury
• Procedures Used
• Safety Equipment Used
• Pre or Post Arrival Arrest
• Pre-Arrival Arrest Descriptors
• Initial Arrest Rhythm
• Initial Level of Care
• Highest Level of Care
• Patient Status
• Pulse on Transfer
• Disposition

Transaction Blocks

Transaction’s elements are regrouped by blocks. the following table list all the blocks of the ‘EMS Patient’ transaction.

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NFIRS Codes Cheat Sheet – NFIRS Coding – NFIRS Examples – FDIDs – POCs – NFIRS Transactions – NFIRS Modules – NFIRS Elements – NFIRS Rules – NFIRS Reference – NFIRS Compliant ?

You can also read this NFIRS 5.0 Complete Reference Guide, and NFIRS 5.0 Design Documentation in order to have a deeper understanding of NFIRS 5.0. Here are also NFIRS 5.0 Forms ready for you to download and use.

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