Specify crew members for the unit

After you log in, the Update Crew dialog box appears automatically, listing the crew member whose user name and password you logged in with as the primary medic. The primary medic is responsible for documenting the incident the unit and its crew responded to.

You can add or delete crew members from the list, specify who the officer in charge (OC) is, and change the primary medic. You can also define non-system individuals on a crew, who participate in a medical dispatch, but who are not regularly scheduled crew members.

1. From Shift, select the shift for the incident the data entry is occurring on.

2. (If necessary) Edit the existing crew member list.

   Add personnel to the crew

   1. At the top of the dialog box, click Add Personnel.

      The Choose User dialog box appears.

      

   2. Using the dialog box as you did when logging in, select an individual's name, and then click Submit.

      The name of the personnel member appears in the crew member list.

   Define the officer in charge (OC)

   1. From the list of crew members, select the name of the individual you want to be the officer in charge.

   2. Click Select as OC.

      To the right of the crew member's name, the abbreviation OC appears to indicate that the selected crew member is the officer in charge.

      

   Change the primary medic

   1. From the list of crew members, select the name of the individual you want to be the primary medic.

   2. Click Make Primary.

      A keyboard appears on the screen.

      

   4. Use the keypad to enter the password, and then click Submit.

      User name	Password
      Guest, FH	demo
      One, Medic	MedicOne
      Two, Medic	MedicTwo
      Three, Medic	MedicThree
      Four, Medic	MedicFour

      The list updates to indicate that the crew member you selected is now the primary medic.

   Add non-system users to the crew

   1. In Name, type the name of the non-system user.

   2. (Optional) In ID, type an identification code appropriate for the non-system user.

      This identification code can be anything defined by the fire department, the state, or another agency.

   3. From Type, select an option corresponding to the type of non-system personnel the individual is.

      Example: Non-system individuals include trainees, interns, doctors, police officers, explorers, or additional fire personnel not normally assigned to the unit.

      Note: The options for this menu are defined by the FH Medic administrator, on the FH Medic Cloud. Information on defining these options is available in the FH Medic Administrator's Guide .

   4. Click Add Non System User.

      The name of the non-system user appears in the crew member list in the dialog box.

   Remove personnel from the crew

   1. From the list of crew members, select the name of the individual you want to delete from the crew.

   2. Click Remove Selected.

      The name of the crew member disappears from the list.

3. In the upper right corner of the Update Crew dialog box, click Submit.

   The Incidents screen of FH Medic appears, and a summary of the crew members appears in the upper right corner of the user interface.

   

   Note: To access the Update Crew dialog box again from the Incidents screen, in the upper right corner, click Change Crew. From any other screen in FH Medic, choose FH → Crew.

4. Continue with Add an incident.