One of many things wrong on the paramedic report.........
per my post a while back.....
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LoginThe LAFD is a HIPAA covered entity...they have to obey the laws. This report is generated each time a paramedic goes out on a call. It is sort of their notes of what happened and becomes a permanent part of the patient's medical record.
Here is a training manual for the LAFD...section 4 talks about the form used by the paramedics:
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Login"THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE REPORT (F-902M) is a subpoenable legal, medical, and billing document that becomes a permanent part of the patient's medical records. First on scene prehospital care providers shall initiate an F-902M for ALL calls dispatched, except "returned by radio." RefertoLAFD,Book5(F-902MInstructionManual)."
And the Book 5 (F-902M Instruction Manual):
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LoginThis is my favorite link. It clearly states EXACTLY how to fill out this particular form. Which does not match up with what we have seen.
With this link to Book 5, you can see errors in how the form was filled out. Beginning with this quote:
"ENTRIES
Use a blue or black ball point pen and apply firm pressure to ensure clarity on all copies. PRINT all entries using CAPITAL LETTERS. For "check boxes" use a consistent symbol throughout the form, (e.g. use either all " / ", " X ", or " 4 ". Do not use dots or dashes."
*You can clearly see the handwriting in not ALL CAPS
Also, Book 5 goes line by line how to fill it out....I found some of these to be incorrectly filled out:
1) the second box of the report "Incident No." - the manual states it should be a four digit number, it's 512
2) the age box, the manual states:
"For all patients over the age of two years, (using three digits), enter the age in years followed by marking the Y.O. box.
EXAMPLE: A 25-year old patient's age shall be entered as 025and mark the Y.O. box." MJ's age is stated in the box as 50.
3) the box named 'VIA" - meaning how was the patient transported....it's not marked at all
4) Patient Information box:
"Name / Last, First and MI: Enter the patient's full last and first name, followed by the patient's middle initial using CAPITAL LETTERS."
- his first name is spelled wrong, it's not ALL CAPS and no middle initial is given.
5) the date of birth box:
"Enter the patient's date of birth using eight numbers in the MM/DD/YYYY format."
- the incorrect date is written and it's written with dots, not back-slashes (08 -28 -1958)
6) Patient File No. box:
"Patient File No.
The "Patient File Number," assigned by the receiving facility, is required when there is no patient name, address, and / or insurance information. If a member is unable to obtain a patient file number during their shift, the EMS Report should notbeheldback. DocumentinthePatientFileNo.space"UNABLETO OBTAIN" and forward the EMS Report through the normal routing procedure."
- I am stumped with this one...the number given is : 36/w3975944_4.
Why is there a number there?
7) The Comments section:
"All comments shall be clear,concise,and complete."
- not! the report is barely legible at times.........
I know it seems like I got off topic in my own thread.....but not really. I firmly believe that if this had been a factual death and this report was released, the LAFD would be in a huge HIPAA violation. But, because the report is so poorly filled out (on purpose, I am sure), you can totally see the hoax exposed with it. Here is a final quote about this report...remember LAFD is under HIPAA laws:
"GENERAL INFORMATION
The EMS Report is a legal document and can be subpoenaed. It becomes a permanent part of the patient's medical records. Pre-hospital care providers shall enter factual, objective observations, and findings only. Document justifications for actions done or not done and ensure that you are complete and consistent, especially when policies, procedures, or protocols are involved."
There is another piece of information that was clearly a HIPAA violation: the ambulance screen. There is very private information contained within the screen including the phone number involved, the address, age and basic problem.....not breathing at all. HIPAA restricts all personal information and all information regarding health issues....even not breathing. (that's a pretty big health issue!) The Remembering Michael magazine has both of these (the report and screen) pictured in it. My question is how did they obtain permission....by whom, where, when? Having this published like this is in clear violation of hipaa laws.