Search for a patient

If the patient already exists in FH Medic from a previous incident, you can call up his existing information instead of re-entering it again for the current incident.

  1. (If you have not done so already) Add a new incident, or open an existing incident, as described in Add or edit an incident.

    By default, the Response tab and Incident Information sub-tab are selected.

  2. Click the Patient tab, and then click the Demographics sub-tab.

    Fields for specifying the patient's personal information appear on the left side of the interface.

  3. At the bottom of the tab, click Lookup Patient.

    The Search Existing Patients dialog box appears.

  4. Do one of the following.

    ClosedFind a patient by their Social Security Number (SSN)

    1. Click Search by SSN.

      The dialog box updates to display the SSN field.

    2. Click SSN.

      The Patient Social Security Number dialog box appears.

    3. Use the keypad to type the patient's SSN, then click Submit.

      The value you specified appears in SSN.

    4. Click Search.

      If an SSN matching your entry is found, the patient's record appears in the list in the dialog box.

    ClosedFind a patient by their name

    1. Click Search by Name and DOB.

      The fields in the dialog box update to display the First Name, Last Name, and DOB fields.

    2. Click First Name.

      A keyboard appears on the screen.

    3. Use the keypad to type the patient's first name, and then click Submit.
    4. Repeat the previous two steps for Last Name.

    5. Click DOB (date of birth).

      The Patient Date of Birth dialog box appears.

    6. Use the dialog box to enter the patient's date of birth, and then click Submit.

    7. Click Search.

      If patient name or date of birth matching your specifications is found, the patient's record appears in the list in the dialog box.

  5. Depending on whether the patient is found, do one of the following.

    ClosedDid not find the patient

    • In the lower left corner of the dialog box, click Go Back to return to the Demographics sub-tab.

      The Demographics sub-tab reappears with blank fields.

    ClosedPatient was found

    1. In the results list, select the patient.

    2. In the lower right corner of the dialog box, click Select This Patient.

      The Demographics sub-tab reappears, and the patient's data populates the fields.