List patient symptoms

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 Situation tab, and then click the Symptoms sub-tab.

   Fields for gathering information related to patient symptoms appear on the left side of the interface.

   

   Note: Through the FH Medic administration site, the FH Medic application can be highly configured to display or hide individual fields, require or not-require fields, and even change field labels. As a result, different fields may appear for you than what is shown in the screen shot.

   Information on using the FH Medic administration site to control the fields in the FH Medic application is available in the FH Medic Administrator's Guide .

3. Under Patient Symptoms, enter data as described in Understand the interface and data entry in it.

   Field	Information needed
   General	A list of general symptoms from the patient, such as chills dizziness, weakness, excessive sweating, thirst, and so forth.
   Respiratory	A list of symptoms from the patient's respiratory system, such as a Cheyne-Sokes breathing pattern, stridor, coughing , sputum production, and so forth.
   Cardiovascular	A list of symptoms from the patient's cardiovascular system, such as edema, numbness or tingling, cardiac arrhythmia, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, and so forth.
   Neurological	A list of symptoms from the patient's neurological system, such as headache or migraine, unsteady gait, vertigo, impaired speech or vision, unilateral weakness, aphasia, and so forth.
   Head / Neck	A list of symptoms from the patient's head and neck, such as ear pain, difficulty swallowing, hearing trouble, stiffness, swollen tongue, and so forth.
   GI	A list of symptoms from the patient's gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as abdominal cramping or distension, bloody stool or constipation, flatulence, heartburn, incontinence, and so forth.
   GU / GYN	A list of symptoms from the patient's genitourinary and/or gynecology systems, such as contractions, pelvic pain, incontinence, and so forth.
   Musculoskeletal	A list of symptoms from the patient's muscular and skeletal symptoms, such as joint pain and swelling, back pain, muscular cramping, and so forth.
   Metabolic	A list of symptoms from the patient's metabolic system, such as dehydration, hyperglycemia, jaundice, rashes, hives, and so forth.