Common Questions

Practicing eMEDS Elite Reports in the Station

Want to practice writing patient reports on Field Bridge in the station?

Remember to log out of the system when you have finished. This login will point automatically to the training database.

Adding a Paramedic to What Began as a Report from a BLS Unit

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.

MCFRS Tech Training Refresher – Using PCAP for Officer Tasks

Answering Common Questions from Station Personnel

Here are responses for two questions commonly asked by field personnel:

Question: Why didn’t my officers receive a supervisor endorsement? Why is my officer unable to
submit an endorsement for my vacancy application?
Answer: The officer’s e-mail address was incorrectly entered in the References section of the
application.

Question: Why haven’t I been promoted to FFII/FFIII yet, even though I have met the
requirements?
Answer: If the candidate’s qualifications were just recently met, please note that (s)he may need
to wait a few weeks for the promotion to be reviewed. It is also possible that the candidate’s
annual certification dates may not yet have been entered into PCAP.