Are you escorting a very familiar face to the hospital? Remember, Elite can provide you with a shortcut to important information (e.g., history, allergies, etc.) with the Repeat button.

• Locate the Patient menu and the Patient Information tab.
• Type in the patient’s last name (and/or first name, and/or SSN).
• Click the Find a Repeat Patient button.
• Insert more information into the form to narrow your search.Note: You probably want to pull information from a report you personally wrote in the past instead of assuming that whichever report on the same individual will contain the same quality of information you would have input. Remember to verify information with the patient (e.g., “Are you still taking [medicine] and am I correct that you’re allergic to [allergen]”).

Scenario: You and your partner on a BLS unit arrive onscene ahead of the paramedic engine. You are there long enough by yourselves that you begin your patient report. Eventually, the ALS provider arrives and you would like to enter him/her in your report (and hand over the report entirely).

• Locate the Dispatch menu and click the Crew tab.
• Click the Add button.
• Select the right information for the Crew Member (the name), Crew Member Level (Paramedic) and Crew Member Response Role (Primary Patient Caregiver – Transport).
• Click the OK button.
• Remember to change the former primary patient caregiver to secondary.