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QUESTION: The patient arrives by ambulance and has an ECG, IV, and O2 that are all recorded as
- 1300. A Nurses Note is documented as 12:55. A note in the ambulance run sheet indicates that
the patient arrived at 1240. What is the correct Arrival Time? ANSWER: The earliest documented time the patient arrived in the ED – 1255. You cannot use the ambulance run sheet as a time of arrival; you may only use the run sheet (if you must) to substantiate that the patient was not in the ED at 1240. QUESTION: The record indicates a non-labeled/non-descript time of 1840 on the registration sheet, the time is not labeled “Admit” or “Registered,” there is a time of 1850 on the triage note, an ECG time of 1845, and a lab collection time of 0000. What is the Arrival Time? ANSWER: The earliest documented time the patient arrived in the ED – 1845. Unless there is
- ther documentation to substantiate that the patient was present at 0000, ignore that time and
use the next earliest time – 1845. The 1840 time is not valid to use since it was not labeled “arrival,” registration,” or “admit.”
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