Administer medication to the patient

1. (If you have not done so already) Do the following.

   1. 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 Events tab, and then click the Treatments sub-tab.

      The Treatments and Supplies sub-tabs appear. The Treatments sub-tab is selected by default, displaying a list of possible treatments.

2. Click Medication Administration.

   Fields for gathering information related to the treatment appear on the interface.

   

3. Under Medication Administration, enter data as described in Understand the interface and data entry in it.

   Field	Information needed
   Time	The time the medication was administered to the patient. By default, this value is populated with the computer's system time when you selected this treatment option.
   Drug Name	The name of the medication administered to the patient.
   Dose	The size of the dosage administered to the patient.
   Units	The units the dose was measured in.
   Route	How the medication was administered to the patient.
   Performed By	The person who performed the treatment.
   Pain Prior to Treatment	A rating on a scale of 1–10, of the pain the patient experienced before the medication was administered.
   Pain after Treatment	A rating on a scale of 1–10, of the pain the patient experienced after the medication was administered.
   Prior To Arrival	Indicate whether or not actions were performed on the patient before you arrived on the scene.

4. Click Submit to save the treatment information you entered.

   The Treatments tab reappears.