Scenario: What you thought was a patient with the worst hangnail of his life and a basic BLS call has quickly morphed into a higher-level ALS call. The paramedic arrives onscene and takes over the call. It is important to remember that the patient report should show the paramedic as the primary (and only primary) caregiver.

Why is this necessary? Among other reasons, only paramedics have access to the ALS-related medications and procedures in Elite. Also, if (s)he is listed as the primary caregiver, no one will need to change the provider name in the Crew Member field.

Meanwhile (unlike the original eMEDS), Elite now has a validation rule (#1363) that will flag the Crew Members field (Crew tab) as red if an ALS provider is listed with the crew but not as the primary patient caregiver.