Prehospital OnLine Active Reporting Information System User Manual Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Utah Department of Health January 1, 2007 Rev. 1.1
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P
reho
spita
l OnL
ine
Act
ive
Rep
ortin
g In
form
atio
n S
yste
m
Use
r Man
ual
Bur
eau
of E
mer
genc
y M
edic
al S
ervi
ces
Uta
h D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
Janu
ary
1, 2
007
Rev
. 1.1
P
reho
spita
l OnL
ine
Act
ive
Rep
ortin
g In
form
atio
n S
yste
m
Use
r Man
ual
Bur
eau
of E
mer
genc
y M
edic
al S
ervi
ces
Uta
h D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
Janu
ary
1, 2
007
Rev
. 1.1
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
2
Rev
isio
n Lo
g R
ev. N
o.
Dat
e D
escr
iptio
n
1.0
Sep
. 1, 2
006
Initi
al P
ublic
atio
n
1.1
Jan.
1, 2
007
Upd
ated
doc
umen
tatio
n of
“Clic
k if
Exa
m
Com
plet
ed” b
utto
n pe
r int
erfa
ce c
hang
e, p
g.
25; c
hang
ed h
ow In
cide
nt N
umbe
r is
popu
late
d in
PC
R L
inka
ge, p
g. 3
0.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1 3
Tabl
e of
Con
tent
s R
evis
ion
Log.
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Tabl
e of
Con
tent
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G
ener
al In
form
atio
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Syst
em O
verv
iew
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R
efer
ence
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S
uppo
rt C
onta
cts.
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Acr
onym
s an
d A
bbre
viat
ions
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C
onve
ntio
ns U
sed
in th
is M
anua
l.....
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Sy
stem
Sum
mar
y....
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S
yste
m C
onfig
urat
ion
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Syst
em R
equi
rem
ents
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Em
erge
ncy
Con
tinge
ncie
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G
ettin
g S
tarte
d...
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...9
Obt
aini
ng a
Use
r Acc
ount
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Logg
ing
On
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2 Sy
stem
Men
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3 O
nlin
e H
elp
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4 Lo
ggin
g O
ff...
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..15
Cha
ngin
g E-
mai
l Add
ress
, Use
r ID
, and
/or P
assw
ord.
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.....1
5 P
atie
nt C
are
Rep
orts
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.17
Cre
atin
g a
New
PC
R...
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7 Fi
lling
Out
a P
CR
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PCR
Lin
kage
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...29
Fi
ndin
g In
com
plet
e PC
Rs.
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31
Sea
rchi
ng fo
r PC
Rs.
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V
iew
ing/
Prin
ting
PCR
s....
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Impo
rting
/Exp
ortin
g PC
Rs
in X
ML
Form
at...
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Del
etin
g PC
Rs
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34
Edi
ting
Billi
ng In
form
atio
n in
a P
CR
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4 U
ser A
dmin
istra
tion.
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Cre
atin
g U
ser A
ccou
nts.
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Fi
ndin
g a
Use
r.....
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Gra
ntin
g R
oles
to a
Use
r....
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6 C
hang
ing
a U
ser’s
Rol
es...
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7 R
emov
ing
a U
ser.
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Age
ncy
Dem
ogra
phic
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Gen
eral
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9 C
onta
ct In
form
atio
n....
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Ser
vice
Are
a...
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40
Pro
cedu
res,
Med
icat
ions
, and
Pro
toco
ls...
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1 St
atio
ns...
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Vehi
cles
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2 Pe
rson
nel..
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4
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
4 Dat
a E
lem
ent C
onfig
urat
ion
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..45
Find
ing
Info
rmat
ion
Abo
ut N
EMSI
S D
ata
Elem
ents
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...45
E
nabl
ing
Opt
iona
l Dat
a El
emen
ts...
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....4
5 D
isab
ling
Opt
iona
l Dat
a E
lem
ents
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46
Req
uest
ing
Add
ition
al D
ata
Elem
ents
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46
Anal
ysis
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...47
In
dex.
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PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1 5
Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
Syst
em O
verv
iew
P
reho
spita
l OnL
ine
Act
ive
Rep
ortin
g In
form
atio
n S
yste
m (P
OLA
RIS
) is
a pr
ehos
pita
l dat
a co
llect
ion
syst
em th
at h
elps
age
ncie
s to
com
ply
with
the
data
repo
rting
requ
irem
ent i
n U
tah
Adm
inis
trativ
e R
ule
R42
6-7-
2.
PO
LAR
IS im
plem
ents
the
Nat
iona
l Em
erge
ncy
Med
ical
Ser
vice
s In
form
atio
n Sy
stem
(NE
MS
IS) d
ata
stan
dard
, whi
ch w
as a
dopt
ed b
y 52
st
ates
and
terr
itorie
s, in
clud
ing
Uta
h, in
200
4.
PO
LAR
IS e
nabl
es E
MS
pro
fess
iona
ls to
cre
ate
and
subm
it pa
tient
car
e re
ports
(PC
Rs)
for p
atie
nts
to w
hom
they
pro
vide
med
ical
ser
vice
s du
ring
emer
genc
y re
spon
ses
with
in th
e st
ate
of U
tah.
PC
Rs
are
mad
e av
aila
ble
to re
ceiv
ing
hosp
itals
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f aid
ing
the
in-h
ospi
tal
care
of e
mer
genc
y pa
tient
s. P
OLA
RIS
als
o en
able
s E
MS
pro
fess
iona
ls
and
rese
arch
ers
to a
naly
ze th
e E
MS
act
ivity
with
in th
eir j
uris
dict
ions
in
effo
rts to
impr
ove
the
qual
ity o
f car
e.
PO
LAR
IS is
ow
ned
and
oper
ated
by
the
Bur
eau
of E
mer
genc
y M
edic
al
Ser
vice
s, D
ivis
ion
of H
ealth
Sys
tem
s Im
prov
emen
t, U
tah
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
ealth
, in
conj
unct
ion
with
ser
vice
s pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e U
tah
Dep
artm
ent o
f Te
chno
logy
Ser
vice
s. T
he B
urea
u of
EM
S o
wns
righ
ts to
PO
LAR
IS
sour
ce c
ode
and
is re
spon
sibl
e fo
r ong
oing
dev
elop
men
t.
PO
LAR
IS is
ava
ilabl
e fre
e of
cha
rge
to a
ll pr
ehos
pita
l age
ncie
s an
d ho
spita
ls li
cens
ed o
r des
igna
ted
to o
pera
te in
Uta
h. P
OLA
RIS
is o
ne
optio
n am
ong
man
y sy
stem
s th
at a
genc
ies
can
choo
se to
use
. Age
ncie
s ca
n us
e an
y co
mm
erci
al s
oftw
are
that
is c
ompl
iant
with
the
NE
MS
IS
Gol
d le
vel s
tand
ard;
PO
LAR
IS; o
r PO
LAR
IS in
com
bina
tion
with
co
mm
erci
al s
oftw
are.
Ref
eren
ces
NE
MS
IS
This
use
r man
ual r
efer
ence
s th
e N
atio
nal E
mer
genc
y M
edic
al S
ervi
ces
Info
rmat
ion
Syst
em (N
EM
SIS
) sta
ndar
d, w
hich
is im
plem
ente
d by
P
OLA
RIS
. Inf
orm
atio
n ab
out N
EM
SIS
is a
vaila
ble
onlin
e at
w
ww
.nem
sis.
org.
Supp
ort C
onta
cts
Use
r Acc
ount
Hel
p P
OLA
RIS
use
s th
e U
tah
Mas
ter D
irect
ory
(UM
D) f
or m
anag
ing
user
ac
coun
ts. F
or h
elp
with
use
r acc
ount
pro
blem
s, s
uch
as p
assw
ord
reco
very
, con
tact
the
UM
D h
elp
desk
:
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
6 UM
D H
elp
Des
k P
hone
: 801
-538
-344
0 or
800
-678
-344
0 W
eb S
ite: i
ts.u
tah.
gov
Gen
eral
Hel
p Fo
r hel
p w
ith a
ll ot
her i
ssue
s, c
onta
ct th
e B
urea
u of
EM
S:
PO
LAR
IS S
uppo
rt E
-mai
l: po
laris
@ut
ah.g
ov
Pho
ne: 8
01-5
38-6
435
or 8
00-2
84-1
131
Web
Site
: hea
lth.u
tah.
gov/
ems/
data
/pol
aris
/
Pro
ject
Man
ager
Th
e P
OLA
RIS
pro
ject
man
ager
is J
oshu
a Le
gler
:
Josh
ua L
egle
r IT
Ana
lyst
E
mai
l: jle
gler
@ut
ah.g
ov
Pho
ne: 8
01-5
38-9
468
Acr
onym
s an
d A
bbre
viat
ions
A
IS: A
utom
ated
Inci
dent
Sys
tem
NE
MS
IS: N
atio
nal E
mer
genc
y M
edic
al S
ervi
ces
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
NH
TSA
: Nat
iona
l Hig
hway
Tra
ffic
Saf
ety
Adm
inis
tratio
n
PD
F: P
orta
ble
Doc
umen
t For
mat
PO
LAR
IS: P
reho
spita
l OnL
ine
Act
ive
Rep
ortin
g In
form
atio
n S
yste
m
UM
D: U
tah
Mas
ter D
irect
ory
Con
vent
ions
Use
d in
this
Man
ual
This
man
ual u
ses
the
follo
win
g co
nven
tions
:
Inst
ruct
ions
are w
ritte
n lik
e thi
s. Th
ey te
ll you
step
-by-s
tep ho
w to
do so
methi
ng in
PO
LARI
S.
Key
boar
d ke
ys a
re w
ritte
n lik
e Th
is. T
hey
indi
cate
key
s th
at y
ou c
an
pres
s on
you
r key
boar
d to
mak
e so
met
hing
hap
pen.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1 7
Sys
tem
Sum
mar
y Sy
stem
Con
figur
atio
n P
OLA
RIS
is a
Web
-bas
ed s
yste
m. I
t can
be
acce
ssed
by
auth
oriz
ed
user
s fro
m a
ny c
ompu
ter w
ith a
n In
tern
et c
onne
ctio
n. P
OLA
RIS
is
host
ed in
sta
te-o
wne
d co
mpu
ter f
acili
ties
on re
dund
ant,
load
-bal
ance
d ha
rdw
are.
The
com
pute
r fac
ilitie
s ar
e ph
ysic
ally
sec
ured
, and
the
serv
ers
that
pow
er P
OLA
RIS
are
pro
tect
ed b
ehin
d a
netw
ork
firew
all.
The
PO
LAR
IS s
erve
rs a
re d
edic
ated
sol
ely
to p
reho
spita
l dat
a an
d ar
e no
t sh
ared
by
any
othe
r sys
tem
s.
Syst
em R
equi
rem
ents
PO
LAR
IS is
Web
-bas
ed, s
o sy
stem
requ
irem
ents
are
min
imal
:
Com
pute
r har
dwar
e: A
ny re
cent
mod
el c
ompu
ter m
anuf
actu
red
with
th
e la
st fi
ve y
ears
or s
o.
Ope
ratin
g S
yste
m: A
ny s
yste
m in
whi
ch a
Web
bro
wse
r can
be
inst
alle
d, in
clud
ing
all n
etw
ork-
capa
ble
vers
ions
of W
indo
ws,
M
acin
tosh
, Lin
ux, B
SD
, Uni
x, e
tc.
Web
Bro
wse
r: P
OLA
RIS
has
bee
n te
sted
ext
ensi
vely
in M
icro
soft
Inte
rnet
Exp
lore
r ver
sion
6 a
nd M
ozilla
Fire
fox
vers
ion
1. M
ost o
ther
br
owse
rs w
ill w
ork
as lo
ng a
s th
ey s
uppo
rt co
okie
s an
d Ja
vasc
ript.
It is
reco
mm
ende
d th
at y
ou a
llow
“pol
aris
.uta
h.go
v” in
you
r pop
-up
bloc
ker t
o av
oid
prob
lem
s w
hen
usin
g on
line
help
or t
he n
arra
tive.
If
you
notic
e so
met
hing
in P
OLA
RIS
that
doe
s no
t wor
k in
you
r fav
orite
br
owse
r, pl
ease
not
ify th
e B
urea
u of
EM
S.
Net
wor
k co
nnec
tion:
Any
Inte
rnet
con
nect
ion.
A h
igh-
spee
d co
nnec
tion
is re
com
men
ded
(cab
le, D
SL,
T1,
Wi-F
i, et
c.),
but
PO
LAR
IS w
ill al
so w
ork
over
slo
wer
con
nect
ions
(dia
l-up,
cel
lula
r da
ta, e
tc.).
If u
sing
PO
LAR
IS’s
dis
conn
ecte
d m
ode
feat
ure,
you
do
not n
eed
to b
e co
nnec
ted
to th
e In
tern
et w
hile
fillin
g ou
t a P
CR
, but
yo
u m
ust b
e ab
le to
con
nect
to th
e In
tern
et to
initi
ally
load
the
PC
R
and
to s
ubm
it it,
and
for a
ll ot
her a
ctiv
ities
with
in P
OLA
RIS
(see
C
reat
ing
a N
ew P
CR
in D
isco
nnec
ted
Mod
e, p
g. 1
7).
Emer
genc
y C
ontin
genc
ies
As
a W
eb-b
ased
sys
tem
, PO
LAR
IS is
hou
sed
in s
ecur
e st
ate-
owne
d co
mpu
ter f
acilit
ies.
PO
LAR
IS u
ses
load
bal
anci
ng a
nd re
dund
ancy
to
ensu
re th
at th
e sy
stem
sup
ports
dem
andi
ng u
ptim
e re
quire
men
ts a
nd
does
n’t l
ose
data
. If d
eman
d in
crea
ses,
mor
e se
rver
s ca
n be
add
ed to
th
e se
rver
poo
l.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
8 If on
e se
rver
has
pro
blem
s, e
ither
at t
he d
atab
ase
or a
pplic
atio
n le
vel,
PO
LAR
IS w
ill co
ntin
ue to
func
tion
as tr
affic
is b
alan
ced
to o
ther
ser
vers
w
ithin
the
load
-bal
anci
ng p
ool.
If se
rvic
e in
the
Sal
t Lak
e C
ity s
erve
r fa
cilit
y is
inte
rrupt
ed, P
OLA
RIS
will
resp
ond
by u
sing
an
off-s
ite b
acku
p se
rver
hou
sed
in s
tate
-ow
ned
com
pute
r fac
ilitie
s ou
tsid
e of
the
Sal
t Lak
e ar
ea. A
dditi
onal
ly, s
erve
r-le
vel b
acku
ps a
re m
ade
acco
rdin
g to
sch
edul
e,
so e
ach
serv
er u
sed
by P
OLA
RIS
can
be
rest
ored
to o
pera
tion
in c
ase
of
hard
war
e fa
ilure
s.
You
may
occ
asio
nally
exp
erie
nce
an e
rror m
essa
ge in
PO
LAR
IS. A
n er
ror m
essa
ge a
ffect
s on
ly y
ou. I
t doe
s no
t mea
n th
at th
e ov
eral
l P
OLA
RIS
sys
tem
is d
own
or h
avin
g pr
oble
ms.
Try
to lo
g ba
ck in
and
co
ntin
ue y
our w
ork.
If y
ou e
ncou
nter
an
erro
r mes
sage
repe
ated
ly,
cont
act t
he B
urea
u of
EM
S fo
r ass
ista
nce
(see
Sup
port
Con
tact
s, p
g. 5
).
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1 9
Get
ting
Star
ted
Obt
aini
ng a
Use
r Acc
ount
W
eb-b
ased
acc
ess
to P
OLA
RIS
is c
ontro
lled
by th
e U
tah
Mas
ter
Dire
ctor
y (U
MD
). U
MD
is a
sin
gle
sign
-on
user
aut
hent
icat
ion
serv
ice
used
by
man
y st
ate
appl
icat
ions
in U
tah.
All
PO
LAR
IS u
sers
mus
t hav
e U
MD
acc
ount
s be
fore
they
can
be
gran
ted
acce
ss to
PO
LAR
IS. I
f you
w
ork
for t
he s
tate
of U
tah
or h
ave
an e
-mai
l add
ress
that
end
s w
ith
“uta
h.go
v” o
r “st
ate.
ut.u
s,” t
hen
you
alre
ady
have
a U
MD
use
r acc
ount
. To
obt
ain
a us
er a
ccou
nt, d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
Open
a W
eb b
rows
er an
d go
to th
e fol
lowi
ng W
eb si
te ad
dres
s: p
olar
is.ut
ah.g
ov.
The U
MD lo
gin sc
reen
will
appe
ar.
Cl
ick “C
reat
e new
use
r acc
ount
.” Th
e firs
t step
of th
e acc
ount
creati
on pr
oces
s will
appe
ar.
Fi
ll out
the a
ster
isked
info
rmat
ion.
It is
reco
mmen
ded t
hat y
ou us
e you
r Utah
EMS
ID
as yo
ur U
MD us
er ID
. If yo
u do n
ot ha
ve an
EMS
ID, th
en en
ter an
y use
r ID.
You
r us
er ID
mus
t be a
t leas
t five
(5) c
hara
cters
long.
You m
ust h
ave a
n e-m
ail ad
dres
s in
orde
r to o
btain
a UMD
user
acco
unt. I
f you
do no
t hav
e an e
addr
ess,
you
can s
ign up
for a
free
e-ma
il acc
ount
from
servi
ces s
uch a
s Hotm
ail, Y
ahoo
, or
Gmail
. You
will
neve
r rec
eive u
nsoli
cited
e-ma
il as a
resu
lt of o
btaini
ng a
UMD
user
ac
coun
t; how
ever
, occ
asion
al PO
LARI
S sta
tus m
essa
ges a
nd an
noun
ceme
nts w
ill be
sent
to the
e-ma
il add
ress
that
you p
rovid
e.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
10
Click
“Nex
t.” T
he se
cond
step
of th
e acc
ount
creati
on pr
oces
s will
appe
ar.
En
ter a
pas
swor
d re
cove
ry q
uest
ion
(or c
lick “
Tips
” to
selec
t a q
uest
ion
from
a lis
t of
sugg
estio
ns) a
nd th
e ans
wer t
o th
e que
stio
n. If
you f
orge
t you
r pas
swor
d in
the fu
ture,
you p
assw
ord r
ecov
ery q
uesti
on w
ill be
pres
ented
to yo
u and
you w
ill ne
ed to
enter
the a
nswe
r exa
ctly a
s you
enter
ed it
here
in or
der t
o res
et yo
ur
pass
word
. En
ter t
he p
assw
ord
that
you
woul
d lik
e to
use f
or yo
ur U
MD ac
coun
t. Ma
ke it
some
thing
that
is ea
sy fo
r you
to re
memb
er bu
t har
d for
othe
rs to
gues
s. UM
D re
quire
s you
r pas
swor
d to b
e at le
ast e
ight (
8) ch
arac
ters l
ong.
Click
“Nex
t.” T
he th
ird st
ep of
the a
ccou
nt cre
ation
proc
ess w
ill ap
pear
.
Th
e per
sona
l infor
matio
n is o
ption
al. C
lick “
Next
.” Th
e fou
rth st
ep of
the a
ccou
nt cre
ation
proc
ess w
ill ap
pear
.
Th
e wor
k info
rmati
on is
optio
nal. C
lick “
Fini
sh.”
The f
ollow
ing m
essa
ge w
ill ap
pear
, ins
tructi
ng yo
u to c
heck
your
e-ma
il to c
omple
te the
acco
unt s
etup p
roce
ss: “
An
conta
ining
instr
uctio
ns fo
r com
pletin
g you
r acc
ount
setup
has b
een s
ent to
the
addr
ess y
ou pr
ovide
d.” A
t this
point
, you
r acc
ount
has b
een c
reate
d and
your
us
er ad
minis
trator
can g
rant
you a
cces
s to P
OLAR
IS. W
hen y
ou ha
ve ac
cess
to
your
e-ma
il, yo
u sho
uld co
ntinu
e the
acco
unt s
etup p
roce
ss.
Log
in to
your
e-m
ail.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
11
Look
for a
mes
sage
from
“new
user
@ut
ah.g
ov” w
ith th
e sub
ject o
f “Ne
w Us
er
Crea
tion.
” If y
ou do
n’t fin
d the
mes
sage
in yo
ur in
box,
look i
n you
r junk
or
spam
folde
r. If,
after
some
time,
you h
ave s
till no
t rec
eived
the e
mes
sage
, the
n con
tact th
e UMD
Help
Des
k (se
e Sup
port
Conta
cts, p
g. 5)
and a
sk fo
r you
r “va
lidati
on e-
mail”
to be
re-se
nt.
Th
e e-m
ail m
essa
ge w
ill co
ntain
a fou
r-lett
er va
lidati
on co
de an
d a lin
k. Cl
ick o
n th
e lin
k con
tain
ed in
the e
mes
sage
. The
UMD
Login
scre
en w
ill ap
pear
.
En
ter e
ither
your
e-m
ail ad
dres
s or t
he u
ser I
D th
at yo
u ch
ose d
urin
g th
e firs
t ste
p of
the a
ccou
nt cr
eatio
n pr
oces
s. Th
en en
ter t
he p
assw
ord
that
you
chos
e du
ring
the s
econ
d st
ep o
f the
acco
unt c
reat
ion
proc
ess.
Click
“Log
in.”
The a
ccou
nt ma
inten
ance
page
will
appe
ar.
Cl
ick th
e “Va
lidat
e” lin
k nex
t to
your
prim
ary e
addr
ess.
The e
co
nfirm
ation
code
scre
en w
ill ap
pear
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
12
En
ter t
he fo
ur-c
hara
cter
conf
irmat
ion
code
that
you
rece
ived
in th
e e-m
ail
mes
sage
and
click
“Sav
e”. T
hen
click
“Don
e.” Y
our U
MD ac
coun
t cre
ation
is
comp
lete.
Ask t
he u
ser a
dmin
istra
tor i
n yo
ur ag
ency
to g
rant
you
acce
ss to
POL
ARIS
. Give
the
user
admi
nistra
tor yo
ur na
me an
d/or u
ser I
D ex
actly
as yo
u ente
red t
hem
durin
g the
acco
unt c
reati
on pr
oces
s, so
that
he/sh
e can
look
you u
p. To
log
in to
PO
LAR
IS, y
ou w
ill ne
ed to
rem
embe
r you
r e-m
ail a
ddre
ss
and/
or u
ser I
D, a
nd y
our p
assw
ord.
If y
ou c
hoos
e to
writ
e do
wn
your
pa
ssw
ord,
ple
ase
prot
ect i
t as
wou
ld p
rote
ct o
ther
sen
sitiv
e in
form
atio
n,
such
as
your
cre
dit c
ard,
soc
ial s
ecur
ity c
ard,
or d
river
lice
nse;
do
not
leav
e it
whe
re o
ther
s ca
n se
e it,
suc
h as
nex
t to
a co
mpu
ter.
Do
not
shar
e yo
ur p
assw
ord
with
any
one—
each
PO
LAR
IS u
ser n
eeds
to h
ave
thei
r ow
n us
er a
ccou
nt. W
hen
your
use
r acc
ount
is u
sed,
eve
ry a
ctiv
ity
with
in P
OLA
RIS
is lo
gged
as
havi
ng b
een
done
by
you.
Logg
ing
On
You
can
not l
og o
n to
PO
LAR
IS u
ntil:
You
hav
e cr
eate
d yo
ur u
ser a
ccou
nt (s
ee O
btai
ning
a U
ser A
ccou
nt,
pg. 9
), an
d
The
use
r adm
inis
trato
r in
your
age
ncy
or h
ospi
tal h
as a
ssig
ned
your
ro
le(s
) with
in P
OLA
RIS
(if y
ou’re
age
ncy
does
not
yet
hav
e a
user
ad
min
istra
tor,
cont
act t
he B
urea
u of
EM
S; s
ee S
uppo
rt C
onta
cts,
pg.
5)
.
To lo
g on
to P
OLA
RIS
, do
the
follo
win
g:
Open
a W
eb b
rows
er an
d go
to th
e fol
lowi
ng W
eb si
te ad
dres
s: p
olar
is.ut
ah.g
ov.
The U
MD lo
gin sc
reen
will
appe
ar.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
13
Ente
r you
r e-m
ail ad
dres
s (or
use
r ID)
and
pass
word
and
click
“Log
in” (
or p
ress
E
nter
on
your
keyb
oard
). If y
ou ha
ve no
t vali
dated
your
user
acco
unt, t
he ac
coun
t main
tenan
ce pa
ge w
ill ap
pear
. To
valid
ate yo
ur ac
coun
t, see
Obta
ining
a Us
er A
ccou
nt, pg
. 9. T
o co
ntin
ue
logg
ing
on to
POL
ARIS
, whe
ther
you
have
valid
ated
your
acco
unt o
r not
, clic
k “D
one.”
If y
ou ha
ve ro
les w
ithin
multip
le ag
encie
s or h
ospit
als, th
e age
ncy s
electi
on pa
ge w
ill ap
pear
.
If
the a
genc
y sele
ctio
n pa
ge ap
pear
s, th
en ch
oose
the a
genc
y und
er w
hich
you
want
to lo
g in
for t
he cu
rrent
sess
ion
and
click
“Con
tinue
.” To
switc
h to a
dif
feren
t age
ncy l
ater,
you m
ust lo
g off a
nd lo
g on a
gain,
and t
hen s
elect
the ot
her
agen
cy.
The P
OLAR
IS w
elcom
e pag
e will
appe
ar.
Syst
em M
enu
The
PO
LAR
IS s
yste
m m
enu
is d
ispl
ayed
as
tabs
acr
oss
the
scre
en n
ear
the
top.
The
sys
tem
men
u is
vis
ible
at a
ll tim
es e
xcep
t whe
n yo
u ar
e w
orki
ng o
n a
PC
R o
r age
ncy
dem
ogra
phic
s. T
o re
turn
to th
e sy
stem
m
enu
from
a P
CR
or d
emog
raph
ics,
clic
k th
e “E
xit”
or “F
inis
h” b
utto
n.
Th
e ite
ms
avai
labl
e on
the
syst
em m
enu
are
dete
rmin
ed b
y yo
ur ro
les:
New
PC
R: A
vaila
ble
to th
e U
ser r
ole.
Clic
k to
get
to th
e “B
egin
PC
R”
butto
n. S
ee C
reat
ing
a N
ew P
CR
, pg.
17.
Inc
ompl
ete
PC
Rs:
Ava
ilabl
e to
the
Use
r, P
CR
Rev
iew
er, D
ata
Man
ager
, and
Bill
er ro
les.
Clic
k to
wor
k w
ith P
CR
s th
at h
ave
not
been
mar
ked
com
plet
e. S
ee F
indi
ng In
com
plet
e P
CR
s, p
g. 3
1.
Sea
rch
PC
Rs:
Ava
ilabl
e to
the
Use
r, P
CR
Rev
iew
er, D
ata
Man
ager
, B
iller
, and
Hos
pita
l Use
r rol
es. C
lick
to s
earc
h fo
r and
wor
k w
ith
PC
Rs.
See
Sea
rchi
ng fo
r PC
Rs,
pg.
31.
Ana
lysi
s: A
vaila
ble
to a
ll ro
les
exce
pt U
ser A
dmin
istra
tor a
nd
Hos
pita
l Use
r Adm
inis
trato
r. C
lick
to u
se th
e P
OLA
RIS
ana
lysi
s su
ite. S
ee A
naly
sis,
pg.
47.
Dem
ogra
phic
s: A
vaila
ble
to th
e D
ata
Man
ager
role
. Clic
k to
wor
k w
ith a
genc
y de
mog
raph
ics.
See
Age
ncy
Dem
ogra
phic
s, p
g. 3
9.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
14 D
ata
Exc
hang
e: A
vaila
ble
to a
ll ro
les
exce
pt U
ser A
dmin
istra
tor a
nd
Hos
pita
l Use
r Adm
inis
trato
r. C
lick
to tr
ansf
er d
ata
betw
een
PO
LAR
IS
and
othe
r sof
twar
e. S
ee Im
porti
ng/E
xpor
ting
PC
Rs
in X
ML
Form
at,
pg. 3
3.
Use
r Adm
inis
tratio
n: A
vaila
ble
to th
e U
ser A
dmin
istra
tor a
nd H
ospi
tal
Use
r Adm
inis
trato
r rol
es. C
lick
to m
anag
e ot
her u
sers
’ rol
es in
P
OLA
RIS
. See
Use
r Adm
inis
tratio
n, p
g. 3
6.
Con
figur
e D
ata
Ele
men
ts: A
vaila
ble
to th
e D
ata
Man
ager
role
. Clic
k to
man
age
whi
ch N
EM
SIS
ele
men
ts a
re c
olle
cted
by
your
age
ncy.
S
ee D
ata
Ele
men
t Con
figur
atio
n, p
g. 4
5.
Hel
p: A
vaila
ble
to a
ll ro
les.
Clic
k to
get
hel
p w
ith P
OLA
RIS
and
the
NE
MS
IS d
atas
et. S
ee O
nlin
e H
elp,
pg.
14.
Log
Off:
Ava
ilabl
e to
all
role
s. C
lick
to lo
g of
f of P
OLA
RIS
. See
Lo
ggin
g O
ff, p
g. 1
5.
Onl
ine
Hel
p P
OLA
RIS
con
tain
s on
line
help
to a
ssis
t you
in u
nder
stan
ding
the
NE
MS
IS d
ata
elem
ents
and
loca
ting
them
with
in P
OLA
RIS
. Onl
ine
help
is
ava
ilabl
e in
two
loca
tions
.
Hel
p P
age
The
PO
LAR
IS H
elp
page
con
tain
s lin
ks to
NE
MS
IS d
ocum
enta
tion
and
cust
omer
sup
port
cont
acts
. To
acce
ss to
the
Hel
p pa
ge, d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick “H
elp” o
n th
e POL
ARIS
syst
em m
enu.
The
Help
page
will
appe
ar. U
se th
e link
s or
phon
e num
bers
on th
e Help
page
to ge
t furth
er as
sistan
ce.
Hel
p S
earc
h A
text
box
loca
ted
in th
e to
p rig
ht c
orne
r of P
OLA
RIS
pr
ovid
es q
uick
acc
ess
to in
form
atio
n ab
out N
EM
SIS
da
ta e
lem
ents
and
whe
re th
ey a
re lo
cate
d w
ithin
PO
LAR
IS. T
he h
elp
sear
ch is
alw
ays
avai
labl
e ex
cept
whe
n w
orki
ng o
n a
PC
R in
di
scon
nect
ed m
ode.
To
use
the
help
sea
rch,
do
the
follo
win
g at
any
tim
e,
rega
rdle
ss o
f whe
re y
ou a
re in
the
syst
em:
Ente
r a w
ord
or p
hras
e to
look
for i
n th
e help
sear
ch b
ox. T
he m
ore w
ords
you e
nter,
the m
ore i
nclus
ive yo
ur se
arch
will
be.
Click
the “
Find
” but
ton
or p
ress
Ent
er o
n yo
ur ke
yboa
rd. T
he ke
ywor
d sea
rch re
sults
wi
ndow
will
appe
ar, d
isplay
ing in
forma
tion a
bout
NEMS
IS el
emen
ts ma
tching
your
se
arch
crite
ria.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
15
To
perfo
rm an
other
help
sear
ch, c
lick “
Clos
e” in
the k
eywo
rd se
arch
resu
lts w
indow
and
repe
at the
sear
ch w
ith an
other
wor
d or p
hras
e.
Logg
ing
Off
PO
LAR
IS w
ill au
tom
atic
ally
log
you
off a
fter t
wen
ty (2
0) m
inut
es o
f in
activ
ity. H
owev
er, f
or in
crea
sed
secu
rity,
you
sho
uld
log
your
self
off o
f P
OLA
RIS
whe
n yo
u ar
e do
ne u
sing
it. T
o lo
g of
f, do
the
follo
win
g:
Click
“Log
Off”
on
the P
OLAR
IS sy
stem
men
u.
If you
r bro
wser
does
not c
lose i
tself a
utoma
ticall
y, it i
s also
reco
mmen
ded t
hat y
ou cl
ose
your
brow
ser.
Cha
ngin
g E-
mai
l Add
ress
, Use
r ID
, and
/or P
assw
ord
You
can
cha
nge
your
e-m
ail a
ddre
ss, u
ser I
D, p
assw
ord,
and
oth
er u
ser
acco
unt d
etai
ls a
t any
tim
e vi
a th
e U
MD
acc
ount
mai
nten
ance
pag
e. F
or
exam
ple,
you
may
wis
h to
cha
nge
your
use
r ID
to m
atch
you
r Uta
h E
MS
ID
, so
that
whe
n yo
u st
art n
ew P
CR
s, y
ou w
ill be
aut
omat
ical
ly li
sted
as
a cr
ew m
embe
r (if
ther
e is
a m
atch
ing
pers
onne
l rec
ord
for y
ou in
P
OLA
RIS
). To
cha
nge
your
e-m
ail a
ddre
ss, u
ser I
D, p
assw
ord,
or o
ther
us
er a
ccou
nt d
etai
ls, d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
If yo
u ar
e log
ged
in to
POL
ARIS
, log
off b
y clic
king
“Log
Off”
on
the P
OLAR
IS
syst
em m
enu.
In
a W
eb b
rows
er, g
o to
the f
ollo
wing
Web
site
addr
ess:
pol
aris.
utah
.gov
. The
UMD
log
in sc
reen
will
appe
ar.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
16
Ente
r you
r cur
rent
e-m
ail ad
dres
s (or
use
r ID)
and
pass
word
. Cl
ick “M
anag
e acc
ount
afte
r log
ging
in” a
nd th
en cl
ick “L
ogin
.” Th
e UMD
acco
unt
maint
enan
ce pa
ge w
ill ap
pear
. To
chan
ge yo
ur e-
addr
ess,
rem
ove t
he e-
addr
ess s
hown
and
ente
r you
r ne
w e-
addr
ess.
If you
chan
ge yo
ur e-
mail a
ddre
ss, y
ou w
ill ne
ed to
valid
ate
your
new
e-ma
il add
ress
(see
Obta
ining
a Us
er A
ccou
nt, pg
. 9).
To ch
ange
your
use
r ID,
rem
ove t
he u
ser I
D sh
own
and
ente
r you
r new
use
r ID.
If yo
ur ne
w us
er ID
is al
read
y in u
se by
anoth
er us
er ac
coun
t, the
n the
follo
wing
me
ssag
e will
appe
ar af
ter yo
ur cl
ick “D
one:”
“Use
r ID
alrea
dy in
use.”
If the
me
ssag
e app
ears,
you w
ill ne
ed to
choo
se a
differ
ent u
ser I
D.
To ch
ange
your
pas
swor
d re
cove
ry q
uest
ion
and
answ
er, c
lick o
n “P
assw
ord”
. Th
e pas
swor
d info
rmati
on pa
ge w
ill ap
pear
. Rem
ove t
he ex
istin
g qu
estio
n an
d an
swer
and
ente
r the
new
que
stio
n an
d an
swer
. To
chan
ge yo
ur p
assw
ord,
click
on
“Pas
swor
d”. T
he pa
sswo
rd in
forma
tion p
age w
ill ap
pear
. Clic
k on
“Clic
k her
e to
rese
t you
r pas
swor
d.” T
he pa
sswo
rd
modif
icatio
n wind
ow w
ill ap
pear
.
En
ter y
our c
urre
nt p
assw
ord
in th
e firs
t box
. The
n en
ter y
our n
ew p
assw
ord
in th
e se
cond
box
and
conf
irm it
by e
nter
ing
it ag
ain in
the t
hird
box
. UMD
requ
ires
your
pass
word
to be
at le
ast e
ight (
8) ch
arac
ters l
ong.
Choo
se a
pass
word
expi
ratio
n in
terv
al (o
ptio
nal)
and
click
“Sav
e.” T
he fo
llowi
ng
mess
age w
ill ap
pear
: “Pa
sswo
rd S
ucce
ssful
ly Ch
ange
d.” A
fter a
few
seco
nds,
the
pass
word
mod
ificati
on w
indow
will
disap
pear
. To
chan
ge ot
her u
ser a
ccou
nt de
tails,
click
the l
ink to
the r
eleva
nt ac
coun
t main
tenan
ce
page
and e
nter t
he ne
w inf
orma
tion.
To co
mpl
ete t
he ch
ange
s, cli
ck “D
one.”
The
POL
ARIS
welc
ome p
age w
ill ap
pear
. C
hang
ing
your
use
r inf
orm
atio
n, s
uch
as n
ame,
add
ress
, and
pho
ne
num
ber,
does
not
affe
ct a
ny p
erso
nnel
reco
rd th
at m
ay e
xist
for y
ou in
P
OLA
RIS
. Per
sonn
el re
cord
s m
ust b
e ch
ange
d by
you
r age
ncy’
s da
ta
man
ager
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
17
Pat
ient
Car
e R
epor
ts
A p
atie
nt c
are
repo
rt sh
ould
be
com
plet
ed fo
r eac
h cr
ew’s
car
e of
eac
h pa
tient
dur
ing
an in
cide
nt. T
here
sho
uld
alw
ays
be o
ne P
CR
per
cre
w,
per p
atie
nt. T
he P
CR
ser
ves
as a
lega
l rec
ord
of c
are
give
n to
a p
atie
nt
by a
n E
MS
cre
w.
A P
CR
doe
s no
t nee
d to
be
com
plet
ed a
ll at
onc
e. T
he d
ata
you
ente
r is
save
d as
you
mov
e fro
m p
age
to p
age.
At a
ny ti
me,
you
may
clic
k “E
xit”
or “F
inis
h” a
nd c
hoos
e w
heth
er to
mar
k th
e P
CR
com
plet
e or
inco
mpl
ete.
In
com
plet
e P
CR
s ar
e no
t inc
lude
d in
sta
tew
ide
stat
istic
s by
the
Bur
eau
of E
MS.
Cre
atin
g a
New
PC
R
A n
ew P
CR
sho
uld
be s
tarte
d as
soo
n af
ter t
he s
tart
of a
cal
l as
poss
ible
. Fo
r cur
rent
sta
te re
quire
men
ts re
gard
ing
the
timel
ines
s of
pat
ient
car
e re
porti
ng, s
ee th
e D
atas
et/C
ompl
ianc
e pa
ge o
f the
PO
LAR
IS s
ectio
n of
th
e B
urea
u of
EM
S W
eb s
ite a
t hea
lth.u
tah.
gov/
ems/
data
/pol
aris
/. E
ven
if yo
u do
n’t h
ave
time
to c
ompl
etel
y fin
ish
a P
CR
righ
t afte
r a c
all,
plea
se
atte
mpt
to a
t lea
st c
ompl
ete
the
initi
al p
age
of th
e P
CR
so
that
PO
LAR
IS
can
prov
ide
real
-tim
e ep
idem
iolo
gica
l sur
veilla
nce
to th
e B
urea
u of
EM
S
and
the
stat
e ep
idem
iolo
gist
.
To s
tart
a ne
w P
CR
, do
the
follo
win
g:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick “N
ew P
CR” o
n th
e POL
ARIS
syst
em m
enu.
Cl
ick th
e “Be
gin
PCR”
but
ton.
The
initia
l pag
e of th
e PCR
will
appe
ar.
Cre
atin
g a
New
PC
R in
Dis
conn
ecte
d M
ode
If yo
u ex
pect
to h
ave
poor
or s
potty
Inte
rnet
ser
vice
whi
le y
ou a
re fi
lling
ou
t a P
CR
, the
n yo
u ca
n us
e th
e di
scon
nect
ed m
ode
feat
ure.
The
di
scon
nect
ed m
ode
feat
ure
pre-
load
s an
ent
ire n
ew P
CR
into
you
r br
owse
r so
that
you
can
fill
out t
he P
CR
whi
le d
isco
nnec
ted
from
the
Inte
rnet
. The
n, w
hen
you
are
conn
ecte
d to
the
Inte
rnet
aga
in, y
ou c
an
reco
nnec
t to
PO
LAR
IS a
nd s
ubm
it th
e P
CR
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
18
Dis
conn
ecte
d m
ode
diffe
rs fr
om o
nlin
e m
ode
in th
e fo
llow
ing
way
s:
Onl
ine
help
is n
ot a
vaila
ble
whi
le fi
lling
out a
PC
R in
dis
conn
ecte
d m
ode.
Tab
s an
d el
emen
ts th
at a
re a
utom
atic
ally
hid
den
base
d on
you
r re
spon
ses
to o
ther
ele
men
ts a
re n
ot h
idde
n in
dis
conn
ecte
d m
ode.
The
nar
rativ
e is
not
a p
op-u
p w
indo
w in
dis
conn
ecte
d m
ode;
inst
ead,
it
is s
how
n at
the
botto
m o
f eac
h pa
ge.
Nar
rativ
e de
scrip
tions
on
the
NH
TSA
Inju
ry M
atrix
pag
e ar
e no
t av
aila
ble
in d
isco
nnec
ted
mod
e; th
ey c
an b
e ad
ded
by s
ubm
ittin
g th
e P
CR
and
ope
ning
it b
ack
up in
onl
ine
mod
e.
The
“Exi
t” bu
tton
is re
plac
ed b
y th
e “R
econ
nect
” but
ton;
you
mus
t re
conn
ect t
o P
OLA
RIS
bef
ore
the
“Exi
t” bu
tton
will
appe
ar.
To s
tart
a P
CR
in d
isco
nnec
ted
mod
e, d
o th
e sa
me
step
s as
abo
ve (s
ee
Cre
atin
g a
New
PC
R, p
g. 1
7), e
xcep
t for
the
last
st
ep:
Click
the “
Begi
n PC
R (D
iscon
nect
ed M
ode)
” but
ton.
A
fter a
mom
ent,
the
disc
onne
cted
mod
e P
CR
will
beg
in to
load
. The
P
CR
will
requ
ire a
bout
one
(1) m
inut
e to
load
, so
plea
se b
e pa
tient
.
Afte
r the
PC
R h
as fi
nish
ed lo
adin
g, y
ou c
an d
isco
nnec
t you
r com
pute
r fro
m th
e In
tern
et. Y
ou c
an a
lso
put t
he c
ompu
ter t
o sl
eep.
If y
ou e
xpec
t no
t to
use
the
com
pute
r for
som
e tim
e, th
en y
ou c
an y
ou c
an p
ut th
e co
mpu
ter i
nto
hibe
rnat
ion,
or s
uspe
nd-to
-dis
k m
ode
(see
you
r com
pute
r op
erat
ing
syst
em d
ocum
enta
tion
for i
nstru
ctio
ns o
n hi
bern
atio
n or
su
spen
d-to
-dis
k m
ode)
. The
n, w
hen
you
are
read
y to
sta
rt fil
ling
out t
he
PC
R, y
ou c
an w
ake
your
com
pute
r and
the
blan
k di
scon
nect
ed m
ode
PC
R w
ill b
e w
aitin
g on
you
r scr
een.
If yo
u ex
pect
to n
eed
to fi
ll ou
t mor
e th
an o
ne P
CR
at a
tim
e, th
en y
ou
can
open
mul
tiple
win
dow
s or
tabs
in y
our b
row
ser a
nd s
tart
a di
scon
nect
ed m
ode
PC
R in
eac
h on
e.
Filli
ng O
ut a
PC
R
You
can
sta
rt a
new
PC
R a
nd fi
ll it
out,
or y
ou c
an re
turn
to a
PC
R th
at
has
alre
ady
been
sta
rted
and
cont
inue
filli
ng it
out
. (To
beg
in a
new
P
CR
, see
Cre
atin
g a
New
PC
R, p
g. 1
7. T
o w
ork
on a
n ex
istin
g P
CR
, see
Fi
ndin
g In
com
plet
e P
CR
s, p
g. 3
1, a
nd S
earc
hing
for P
CR
s, p
g. 3
1.)
Onc
e yo
u ar
e in
a P
CR
, the
PO
LAR
IS s
yste
m m
enu
is re
plac
ed b
y th
e P
CR
men
u.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
19
Typi
cal P
CR
Ele
men
ts
The
PC
R c
onta
ins
all n
atio
nal a
nd U
tah
NE
MS
IS e
lem
ents
, as
wel
l as
any
optio
nal N
EM
SIS
ele
men
ts th
at h
ave
been
turn
ed o
n by
you
r ag
ency
’s d
ata
man
ager
. For
a li
st o
f nat
iona
l, U
tah,
and
loca
l-opt
ion
NE
MS
IS e
lem
ents
, and
for t
he c
urre
nt N
EM
SIS
dat
a di
ctio
nary
, see
the
Dat
aset
/Com
plia
nce
page
of t
he P
OLA
RIS
sec
tion
of th
e B
urea
u of
EM
S
Web
site
at h
ealth
.uta
h.go
v/em
s/da
ta/p
olar
is/.
The
PC
R e
lem
ents
sho
uld
look
fam
iliar t
o an
y E
MS
pro
fess
iona
l, bu
t so
me
of th
e op
tions
may
be
diffe
rent
than
wha
t you
are
use
d to
. Man
y el
emen
t opt
ions
are
def
ined
by
the
NE
MS
IS s
tand
ard
and
cann
ot b
e ch
ange
d by
the
Bur
eau
of E
MS
. Thi
s cr
eate
s a
cons
iste
nt s
yste
m fo
r an
alyz
ing
preh
ospi
tal c
are
acro
ss th
e co
untry
. Fol
low
ing
are
typi
cal
elem
ent t
ypes
foun
d in
the
NE
MS
IS s
tand
ard.
Text
S
ome
elem
ents
requ
ire y
ou to
ent
er te
xt.
They
app
ear a
s pl
ain
text
box
es. M
any
of
thos
e el
emen
ts h
ave
cons
train
ts d
efin
ed b
y N
EM
SIS
. For
exa
mpl
e, a
ZI
P C
ode
elem
ent h
as to
be
a va
lid fi
ve-d
igit
or 5
+4-d
igit
ZIP
cod
e an
d ca
nnot
con
tain
lette
rs. I
f you
ent
er te
xt in
a te
xt e
lem
ent t
hat i
s no
t val
id,
then
whe
n yo
u try
to m
ove
to th
e ne
xt p
age
of th
e P
CR
, PO
LAR
IS w
ill di
spla
y a
mes
sage
exp
lain
ing
the
prob
lem
. You
will
need
to fi
x th
e pr
oble
m b
efor
e yo
u ca
n m
ove
to th
e ne
xt p
age.
Mul
tiple
Lin
e Te
xt
Som
e el
emen
ts a
llow
you
to e
nter
mor
e th
an
one
text
val
ue. F
or e
xam
ple,
a p
atie
nt c
ould
be
alle
rgic
to a
ny n
umbe
r of m
edic
atio
ns. T
o en
ter
resp
onse
s in
mul
tiple
line
text
box
es, e
nter
eac
h re
spon
se, f
ollo
wed
by
pres
sing
the
Ent
er k
ey.
Sing
le S
elec
tion
List
s S
ome
elem
ents
are
ans
wer
ed b
y se
lect
ing
one
valu
e fro
m a
list
of p
ossi
ble
valu
es. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
NE
MS
IS s
tand
ard
defin
es a
set
list
of v
alue
s fo
r # P
atie
nts.
You
mus
t ch
oose
the
one
valu
e th
at m
ost c
lose
ly m
atch
es y
our s
ituat
ion.
Mul
tiple
Sel
ectio
n Li
sts
For s
ome
elem
ents
, the
NE
MS
IS
stan
dard
def
ines
a s
et li
st o
f val
ues,
bu
t you
can
cho
ose
mor
e th
an o
ne
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
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l R
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valu
e fro
m th
e lis
t. Fo
r exa
mpl
e, if
prio
r aid
was
giv
en, a
ny n
umbe
r of
med
icat
ions
and
pro
cedu
res
coul
d ha
ve b
een
done
. To
answ
er m
ultip
le
sele
ctio
n lis
t ele
men
ts, c
hoos
e a
valu
e fro
m th
e dr
op-d
own
list a
nd th
en
clic
k th
e “A
dd” b
utto
n. R
epea
t for
eac
h va
lue
that
you
nee
d to
add
. To
rem
ove
a va
lue
that
you
acc
iden
tally
add
ed, c
hoos
e th
e va
lue
in b
ox th
at
show
s th
e va
lues
you
hav
e se
lect
ed a
nd th
en c
lick
the
“Rem
ove”
but
ton.
Th
e ex
cept
ion
to th
is is
that
if y
ou c
hoos
e on
e of
the
com
mon
nul
l val
ues
on th
e dr
op-d
own
list,
then
that
is th
e si
ngle
val
ue th
at w
ill b
e sa
ved,
and
an
y va
lues
pre
viou
sly
adde
d to
the
list w
ill no
t be
save
d (s
ee C
omm
on
Nul
l Val
ues,
pg.
20)
.
Dat
es a
nd T
imes
S
ome
elem
ents
ask
for a
dat
e an
d tim
e.
Dat
e/tim
e el
emen
ts a
re re
nder
ed a
s a
serie
s of
box
es in
whi
ch y
ou m
ust e
nter
num
bers
that
mak
e se
nse.
The
ord
er o
f th
e bo
xes
is m
onth
, day
, yea
r, ho
ur, m
inut
e, a
nd a
ll tim
es a
re in
24-
hour
fo
rmat
usi
ng M
ount
ain
Tim
e Zo
ne.
As
you
fill o
ut d
ates
and
tim
es, y
our c
urso
r will
auto
-tab
from
one
box
to
the
next
.
Com
mon
Nul
l Val
ues
Man
y in
form
atio
n sy
stem
s ha
ve s
ome
equi
vale
nt to
“Unk
now
n” o
r “N
/A.”
Man
y N
EM
SIS
ele
men
ts h
ave
a m
ore
deta
iled
set o
f “nu
ll” v
alue
s as
opt
ions
. Th
e nu
ll va
lues
are
as
follo
ws:
Not
App
licab
le: T
he in
form
atio
n re
ques
ted
did
not a
pply
to th
e E
MS
or
pat
ient
eve
nt. F
or e
xam
ple,
if n
o pr
ior a
id w
as p
erfo
rmed
on
a pa
tient
, the
n th
e “P
rior A
id O
utco
me”
ele
men
t sho
uld
be m
arke
d “N
ot
App
licab
le.”
Not
Ava
ilabl
e: T
he in
form
atio
n re
ques
ted
was
not
ava
ilabl
e to
EM
S
pers
onne
l. Th
e in
form
atio
n di
d ex
ist b
ut E
MS
per
sonn
el w
ere
unsu
cces
sful
in th
eir a
ttem
pt to
obt
ain
it.
Not
Kno
wn:
The
info
rmat
ion
requ
este
d w
as n
ot k
now
n to
pat
ient
, fa
mily
, and
EM
S p
erso
nnel
. The
re w
as a
n at
tem
pt to
obt
ain
info
rmat
ion
but i
t was
unk
now
n by
all
parti
es in
volv
ed.
Not
Rec
orde
d: T
he in
form
atio
n re
ques
ted
did
exis
t and
was
kno
wn
by a
nd a
vaila
ble
to E
MS
per
sonn
el, b
ut E
MS
per
sonn
el d
id n
ot
docu
men
t it.
Not
Rep
ortin
g: T
his
is u
sed
inte
rnal
ly b
y so
me
syst
ems,
but
is n
ot
used
in th
e P
OLA
RIS
Web
inte
rface
, sin
ce P
OLA
RIS
sup
ports
the
repo
rting
of a
ll el
emen
ts in
the
NE
MS
IS d
atas
et.
Man
y el
emen
ts th
at h
ave
null
valu
es a
s op
tions
als
o ha
ve “S
peci
fy” a
s an
opt
ion.
Whe
n re
spon
ding
to th
e el
emen
t, yo
u ca
n ei
ther
pic
k on
e of
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LAR
IS U
ser M
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l R
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the
null
valu
es, o
r you
can
pic
k “S
peci
fy” a
nd th
en e
nter
the
appr
opria
te
valu
e in
the
acco
mpa
nyin
g te
xt b
ox.
Che
ckbo
xes
Che
ckbo
xes
are
used
to c
olle
ct e
pide
mio
logi
cal i
ndic
ator
s on
the
initi
al p
age
of th
e PC
R a
nd to
impl
emen
t cer
tain
lo
gic
thro
ugho
ut th
e P
CR
. If a
par
ticul
ar e
lem
ent a
pplie
s to
the
call,
ch
eck
the
chec
kbox
; oth
erw
ise,
leav
e it
unch
ecke
d. If
you
nee
d to
cle
ar a
pr
evio
usly
che
cked
che
ckbo
x, c
lick
on it
aga
in.
Res
et B
utto
n O
n al
l PC
R p
ages
(exc
ept t
he n
arra
tive
win
dow
and
w
hile
ope
ratin
g in
dis
conn
ecte
d m
ode)
, the
“Res
et”
butto
n is
ava
ilabl
e at
the
top
and
botto
m o
f the
pag
e. C
lick
the
“Res
et”
butto
n if
you
wan
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e cu
rren
t pag
e to
be
retu
rned
to th
e va
lues
they
hel
d w
hen
you
mos
t rec
ently
arr
ived
on
the
page
. The
“R
eset
” but
ton
only
affe
cts
the
curre
nt p
age.
In th
e na
rrativ
e, u
se th
e “C
ance
l” bu
tton
and
then
re-o
pen
the
narra
tive
to g
et th
e sa
me
resu
lt.
Key
boar
d S
hortc
uts
You
can
take
adv
anta
ge o
f sev
eral
key
boar
d sh
ortc
uts
reco
gniz
ed b
y yo
ur W
eb b
row
ser w
hen
you
use
PO
LAR
IS. U
sing
key
boar
d sh
ortc
uts
enab
les
you
to s
pend
less
tim
e go
ing
back
and
forth
bet
wee
n yo
ur
keyb
oard
and
mou
se o
r oth
er p
oint
ing
devi
ce a
nd h
elps
you
to c
ompl
ete
your
PC
R m
ore
quic
kly.
The
mos
t com
mon
and
hel
pful
sho
rtcut
s ar
e de
scrib
ed h
ere.
Tab
Key
If
you
use
a ke
yboa
rd to
fill
out a
PC
R, t
he T
ab k
ey is
ver
y us
eful
. To
mov
e yo
ur c
urso
r fro
m o
ne e
lem
ent t
o th
e ne
xt e
lem
ent,
pres
s th
e Ta
b ke
y. T
o m
ove
back
war
ds fr
om o
ne e
lem
ent t
o th
e pr
evio
us e
lem
ent,
hold
do
wn
the
Shi
ft ke
y an
d pr
ess
the
Tab
key.
Ente
r Key
Fo
r som
e el
emen
ts in
PO
LAR
IS, t
he E
nter
key
is u
sed
to p
rovi
de m
ultip
le
valu
es in
resp
onse
to a
sin
gle
elem
ent.
Exc
ept f
or th
ose
elem
ents
, the
E
nter
key
reta
ins
its u
sual
bro
wse
r fun
ctio
n of
sub
mitt
ing
the
curr
ent
page
. With
in a
PC
R, y
ou c
an p
ress
the
Ent
er k
ey to
exi
t the
PC
R.
Key
s an
d Se
lect
ion
List
s W
hen
you
are
resp
ondi
ng to
a s
elec
tion
list e
lem
ent,
you
can
use
the
keys
on
your
key
boar
d to
qui
ckly
find
the
resp
onse
you
’re lo
okin
g fo
r. In
In
tern
et E
xplo
rer,
you
can
type
the
lette
r tha
t you
r res
pons
e st
arts
with
, an
d th
e se
lect
ion
will
jum
p to
the
first
item
on
the
list t
hat s
tarts
with
that
le
tter.
Pre
ss th
e le
tter a
gain
to m
ove
to th
e se
cond
item
that
sta
rts w
ith
that
lette
r. In
Moz
illa-b
ased
bro
wse
rs s
uch
as M
ozilla
Fire
fox,
you
can
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
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l R
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begi
n ty
ping
the
item
that
you
are
look
ing
for a
nd th
e se
lect
ion
list w
ill
jum
p to
the
first
item
that
mat
ches
you
r typ
ing.
The
n pr
ess
the
Tab
key
to
mov
e on
to th
e ne
xt e
lem
ent.
Initi
al
The
Initi
al p
age
of th
e P
CR
is a
col
lect
ion
of im
porta
nt e
lem
ents
. The
y ar
e us
ed fo
r a n
umbe
r of p
urpo
ses:
Uni
t Not
ified
Dat
e/Ti
me,
Cou
nty,
and
the
Bio
terr
oris
m In
dica
tors
are
us
ed fo
r con
duct
ing
epid
emio
logi
cal s
urve
illan
ce.
Inc
iden
t Num
ber,
Uni
t Not
ified
Dat
e/Ti
me,
Inci
dent
City
, and
the
patie
nt’s
nam
e ar
e us
ed fo
r PC
R li
nkag
e (s
ee P
CR
Lin
kage
, pg.
29)
.
Cal
l Typ
e is
use
d to
sho
w o
r hid
e th
e tra
uma-
rela
ted
elem
ents
in th
e P
CR
.
Car
diac
Arr
est i
s us
ed to
sho
w o
r hid
e th
e ca
rdia
c ar
rest
-rel
ated
el
emen
ts o
n th
e P
CR
.
Pat
ient
Dat
e of
Birt
h an
d P
atie
nt A
ge a
re u
sed
to c
ontro
l ele
men
ts
that
hav
e di
ffere
nt re
spon
se s
ets
for a
dult
and
pedi
atric
pat
ient
s,
such
as
the
Gla
sgow
Com
a S
core
com
pone
nts.
The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l circ
umst
ance
s ap
ply
to th
e el
emen
ts o
n th
e In
itial
pa
ge:
Uni
t Not
ified
Dat
e/Ti
me
is re
quire
d. Y
ou c
anno
t mov
e to
ano
ther
pa
ge u
ntil
you
have
ent
ered
a v
alid
dat
e/tim
e th
at is
not
in th
e fu
ture
.
Inc
iden
t Cou
nty
shou
ld a
utom
atic
ally
sho
w th
e co
unty
that
you
se
rve.
If it
doe
s no
t, th
en c
onta
ct y
our a
genc
y’s
data
man
ager
to
chan
ge th
e C
ount
ies
Ser
ved
elem
ent i
n yo
ur a
genc
y de
mog
raph
ics.
If
an in
cide
nt h
appe
ned
outs
ide
of th
e co
unty
you
typi
cally
ser
ve,
then
you
can
sel
ect t
hat c
ount
y fro
m th
e lis
t.
The
Dis
posi
tion
elem
ent s
houl
d be
ans
wer
ed fr
om th
e pe
rspe
ctiv
e of
yo
ur u
nit.
If th
e pa
tient
was
del
iver
ed to
a h
ospi
tal a
fter y
ou
trans
ferr
ed h
im/h
er to
ano
ther
age
ncy,
then
you
r res
pons
e sh
ould
be
“Tre
ated
, Tra
nsfe
rred
Car
e.”
PO
LAR
IS w
ill ca
lcul
ate
the
Pat
ient
Age
ele
men
t bas
ed o
n yo
ur
resp
onse
to U
nit N
otifi
ed D
ate/
Tim
e an
d P
atie
nt D
ate
of B
irth.
If y
ou
do n
ot k
now
the
patie
nt’s
exa
ct b
irth
date
, the
n le
ave
Pat
ient
Dat
e of
B
irth
blan
k an
d en
ter y
our b
est e
stim
ate
for P
atie
nt A
ge.
Che
ck a
ny b
iote
rror
ism
indi
cato
rs th
at w
ere
pres
ent o
n yo
ur c
all,
even
if y
ou d
o no
t sus
pect
that
bio
terr
oris
m w
as in
volv
ed. T
he
Bur
eau
of E
MS
mon
itors
the
base
rate
of o
ccur
renc
e of
thos
e in
dica
tors
and
will
aler
t the
sta
te e
pide
mio
logi
st if
any
of t
he
indi
cato
rs e
xcee
ds re
ason
able
thre
shol
ds.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
23
If yo
u le
ave
an e
lem
ent t
hat s
ays
“Spe
cify
” bla
nk, w
hen
you
mov
e to
the
next
pag
e its
val
ue w
ill b
e se
t to
the
appr
opria
te c
omm
on n
ull v
alue
(see
C
omm
on N
ull V
alue
s, p
g. 2
0).
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e In
itial
pag
e,
see
Typi
cal P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
Uni
t/Tim
es
The
Uni
t/Tim
es p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
resp
ondi
ng u
nit a
nd
how
long
the
call
took
. The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l circ
umst
ance
s ap
ply
to th
e el
emen
ts o
n th
e U
nit/T
imes
pag
e:
If y
our u
ser I
D m
atch
es th
e E
MS
ID o
f a re
cord
in y
our a
genc
y’s
pers
onne
l lis
t, th
en y
ou w
ill a
utom
atic
ally
be
liste
d on
the
crew
(to
chan
ge y
our u
ser I
D, s
ee C
hang
ing
E-m
ail A
ddre
ss, U
ser I
D, a
nd/o
r P
assw
ord,
pg.
15)
. If y
ou w
ere
not o
n th
e cr
ew fo
r a c
all,
then
hi
ghlig
ht y
our n
ame
on th
e C
rew
Mem
bers
on
Cal
l lis
t and
clic
k th
e “R
emov
e” b
utto
n.
PO
LAR
IS a
utom
atic
ally
cal
cula
tes
the
date
for a
ll of
you
r cal
l tim
es
base
d on
the
Uni
t Not
ified
Dat
e/Ti
me
on th
e In
itial
pag
e. In
mos
t ca
ses,
PO
LAR
IS w
ill re
cogn
ize
if yo
ur c
all c
ross
ed m
idni
ght a
nd w
ill ad
just
the
date
s ac
cord
ingl
y. If
PO
LAR
IS c
alcu
late
s an
ythi
ng
inco
rrec
tly, t
hen
you
can
over
ride
the
date
s. T
o ov
errid
e th
e da
tes,
cl
ick
the
“Adv
ance
d Ti
me
Ent
ry” b
utto
n in
the
Tim
es s
ectio
n. T
o re
turn
to s
impl
e tim
e en
try, c
lick
the
butto
n ag
ain.
PO
LAR
IS e
xpec
ts c
all t
imes
to b
e in
a v
alid
ord
er. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
Arri
ved
at P
atie
nt ti
me
cann
ot h
appe
n be
fore
the
Arr
ived
at S
cene
tim
e. If
any
tim
es a
re e
nter
ed in
an
inva
lid o
rder
, the
n P
OLA
RIS
will
not a
llow
you
to m
ove
to a
noth
er p
age
until
you
hav
e co
rrec
ted
the
prob
lem
.
Bac
k in
Ser
vice
is re
quire
d. Y
ou c
anno
t mov
e to
ano
ther
pag
e un
til
you
have
ent
ered
a v
alid
dat
e/tim
e. If
you
are
tryi
ng to
fill
out a
PC
R
whi
le th
e ca
ll is
ong
oing
, the
n yo
u ca
n en
ter y
our e
xpec
ted
Bac
k in
S
ervi
ce ti
me
(up
to o
ne h
our i
n th
e fu
ture
) and
then
go
back
and
re
vise
it a
t the
end
of t
he c
all.
The
Del
ays
sect
ion
only
nee
ds to
be
fille
d ou
t if y
ou e
xper
ienc
ed
dela
ys d
urin
g th
e ca
ll.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e U
nit/T
imes
pa
ge, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
Situ
atio
n Th
e S
ituat
ion
page
col
lect
s in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he s
cene
and
the
cond
ition
of t
he p
atie
nt u
pon
your
arr
ival
. The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l ci
rcum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Situ
atio
n pa
ge:
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
24 I
f the
inci
dent
occ
urre
d at
the
patie
nt’s
hom
e, th
en fi
ll ou
t the
Sce
ne
elem
ents
and
che
ck th
e ch
eckb
ox la
bele
d “C
heck
if p
atie
nt a
ddre
ss
sam
e as
inci
dent
add
ress
.” Th
e pa
tient
’s a
ddre
ss o
n th
e Tr
ansp
ort/P
atie
nt p
age
of th
e P
CR
will
be a
utom
atic
ally
set
to th
e re
spon
ses
you
ente
red
for t
he s
cene
add
ress
.
NE
MS
IS c
onta
ins
an e
lem
ent c
alle
d “M
edic
al/S
urgi
cal H
isto
ry,”
but i
t is
not
a n
atio
nal o
r Uta
h el
emen
t. If
you
are
look
ing
for a
pla
ce to
en
ter t
he p
atie
nt’s
med
ical
his
tory
, ask
you
r age
ncy’
s da
ta m
anag
er
to e
nabl
e th
e M
edic
al/S
urgi
cal H
isto
ry e
lem
ent f
or y
our a
genc
y.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e S
ituat
ion
page
, see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
Trau
ma/
CP
R
The
Trau
ma/
CP
R p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
abou
t tra
umat
ic in
jurie
s an
d ca
rdia
c ar
rest
. The
pag
e is
onl
y av
aila
ble
if yo
ur re
spon
se to
the
Cal
l Ty
pe e
lem
ent o
n th
e In
itial
pag
e in
clud
ed tr
aum
a or
if y
our r
espo
nse
to
the
Car
diac
Arr
est e
lem
ent o
n th
e In
itial
pag
e in
dica
ted
card
iac
arre
st.
The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l circ
umst
ance
s ap
ply
to th
e Tr
aum
a/C
PR p
age:
Acc
ordi
ng th
e N
EM
SIS
sta
ndar
d, F
all H
eigh
t can
not b
e ze
ro (0
). U
ntil
the
stan
dard
is re
vise
d, le
ave
the
Fall
Hei
ght e
lem
ent b
lank
to
indi
cate
a g
roun
d-le
vel f
all.
For
Sea
t Row
, a v
alue
of “
50” c
an b
e en
tere
d to
indi
cate
the
carg
o ar
ea o
f a v
ehic
le, s
uch
as th
e be
d of
a p
icku
p tru
ck.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e Tr
aum
a/C
PR p
age,
see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
Vita
ls
The
Vita
ls p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
abou
t vita
l sig
ns c
olle
cted
by
your
cr
ew. Y
ou c
an a
lso
reco
rd v
ital s
igns
that
wer
e co
llect
ed p
rior t
o yo
ur
unit’
s ar
rival
at t
he p
atie
nt. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
th
e V
itals
pag
e:
The
Vita
ls p
age
star
ts b
y al
low
ing
up to
thre
e (3
) set
s of
vita
l sig
ns. I
f yo
u co
llect
ed m
ore
than
thre
e se
ts o
f vita
l sig
ns, t
hen
clic
k th
e “M
ore
Vita
l Sig
ns…
” but
ton
at th
e bo
ttom
of t
he p
age.
Afte
r clic
king
the
butto
n, th
e ex
istin
g vi
tal s
ign
colu
mns
will
be m
oved
to th
e rig
ht a
nd
a ne
w c
olum
n w
ill ap
pear
nex
t to
the
colu
mn
that
con
tain
s th
e el
emen
t lab
els.
To
rem
ove
a co
lum
n th
at y
ou a
dded
, clic
k th
e “R
emov
e” b
utto
n at
the
botto
m o
f the
col
umn.
If a
par
ticul
ar v
ital s
ign
was
not
col
lect
ed in
a s
et o
f vita
l sig
ns, t
hen
leav
e th
at e
lem
ent b
lank
for t
hat s
et o
f vita
l sig
ns.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
25
The
Gla
sgow
Com
a S
core
sec
tion
will
show
diff
eren
t ele
men
ts a
nd
resp
onse
opt
ions
dep
endi
ng o
n w
heth
er th
e pa
tient
is a
n ad
ult o
r pe
diat
ric p
atie
nt a
nd w
heth
er o
r not
the
call
invo
lved
trau
ma,
bas
ed
on y
our r
espo
nses
to th
e el
emen
ts o
n th
e In
itial
pag
e of
the
PC
R.
You
may
nee
d to
clic
k “C
alcu
late
” at t
he b
otto
m o
f the
Gla
sgow
C
oma
Scor
e se
ctio
n to
cau
se P
OLA
RIS
to c
alcu
late
the
Tota
l Com
a S
core
and
the
Rev
ised
Tra
uma
Tota
l.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e V
itals
pa
ge, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
Inju
ry M
atrix
Th
e In
jury
Mat
rix p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
abou
t inj
urie
s su
stai
ned
on
traum
a ca
lls. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Inju
ry
Mat
rix p
age:
The
Inju
ry M
atrix
pag
e is
not
ava
ilabl
e if
you
did
not i
ndic
ate
a re
spon
se th
at in
clud
es tr
aum
a fo
r the
Cal
l Typ
e el
emen
t on
the
Initi
al
page
.
Som
e of
the
Inju
ry M
atrix
com
bina
tions
do
not m
ake
sens
e (fo
r ex
ampl
e, a
mpu
tatio
n of
the
spin
e), b
ut th
ey a
re in
clud
ed b
ecau
se
acco
rdin
g to
the
NE
MS
IS s
tand
ard,
eac
h el
emen
t in
the
Inju
ry M
atrix
sh
ares
the
sam
e se
t of p
ossi
ble
resp
onse
s.
You
can
clic
k ar
eas
of th
e im
age
of th
e bo
dy to
ent
er n
arra
tive-
styl
e in
form
atio
n ab
out i
njur
ies.
(Thi
s fe
atur
e is
not
ava
ilabl
e in
di
scon
nect
ed m
ode;
see
Cre
atin
g a
New
PC
R in
Dis
conn
ecte
d M
ode,
pg.
17.
)
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e In
jury
M
atrix
pag
e, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
Exa
ms
The
Exa
ms
page
col
lect
s in
form
atio
n ab
out e
xam
s th
at y
our c
rew
pe
rform
ed o
n th
e pa
tient
. The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l circ
umst
ance
s ap
ply
to
the
Exa
ms
page
:
The
Exa
ms
page
sta
rts b
y al
low
ing
up to
thre
e (3
) exa
ms.
If y
ou
perfo
rmed
mor
e th
an th
ree
exam
s, th
en c
lick
the
“Mor
e E
xam
s…”
butto
n at
the
botto
m o
f the
pag
e. A
fter c
licki
ng th
e bu
tton,
the
exis
ting
exam
col
umns
will
be
mov
ed to
the
right
and
a n
ew c
olum
n w
ill a
ppea
r nex
t to
the
colu
mn
that
con
tain
s th
e el
emen
t lab
els.
To
rem
ove
a co
lum
n th
at y
ou a
dded
, clic
k th
e “R
emov
e” b
utto
n at
the
botto
m o
f the
col
umn.
If y
ou c
lick
the
“Clic
k if
Exa
m C
ompl
eted
” but
ton
at th
e to
p of
an
exam
, the
n P
OLA
RIS
will
set t
he re
spon
ses
for t
he e
lem
ents
in th
at
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
26
exam
to “N
orm
al.”
Then
, jus
t cha
nge
the
resp
onse
s fo
r the
bod
y ar
eas
that
wer
e no
t nor
mal
.
If a
par
ticul
ar b
ody
area
was
not
exa
min
ed d
urin
g an
exa
m, t
hen
choo
se “N
ot D
one”
for t
hat a
rea.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e E
xam
s pa
ge, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
Med
icat
ions
Th
e M
edic
atio
ns p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
med
icat
ions
that
yo
ur c
rew
adm
inis
tere
d to
the
patie
nt. Y
ou c
an a
lso
colle
ct in
form
atio
n ab
out m
edic
atio
ns th
at w
ere
adm
inis
tere
d pr
ior t
o yo
ur u
nit’s
car
e of
the
patie
nt. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Med
icat
ions
pa
ge:
The
Med
icat
ions
pag
e st
arts
by
allo
win
g up
to th
ree
(3) m
edic
atio
ns.
If yo
u ad
min
iste
red
mor
e th
an th
ree
med
icat
ions
, the
n cl
ick
the
“Mor
e M
edic
atio
ns…
” but
ton
at th
e bo
ttom
of t
he p
age.
Afte
r clic
king
th
e bu
tton,
the
exis
ting
med
icat
ion
colu
mns
will
be
mov
ed to
the
right
an
d a
new
col
umn
will
appe
ar n
ext t
o th
e co
lum
n th
at c
onta
ins
the
elem
ent l
abel
s. T
o re
mov
e a
colu
mn
that
you
add
ed, c
lick
the
“Rem
ove”
but
ton
at th
e bo
ttom
of t
he c
olum
n.
The
list
of m
edic
atio
ns fo
r the
Med
icat
ion
Giv
en e
lem
ent i
s cr
eate
d by
you
r age
ncy.
If th
e lis
t doe
s no
t con
tain
a p
artic
ular
med
icat
ion
that
you
use
, the
n co
ntac
t you
r age
ncy’
s da
ta m
anag
er a
nd a
sk
him
/her
to a
dd th
at m
edic
atio
n to
the
list.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e M
edic
atio
ns p
age,
see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
Pro
cedu
res
The
Pro
cedu
res
page
col
lect
s in
form
atio
n ab
out p
roce
dure
s an
d ot
her
inte
rven
tions
per
form
ed o
n th
e pa
tient
by
your
cre
w. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Pro
cedu
res
page
:
The
Pro
cedu
res
page
sta
rts b
y al
low
ing
up to
thre
e (3
) pro
cedu
res.
If
you
adm
inis
tere
d m
ore
than
thre
e pr
oced
ures
, the
n cl
ick
the
“Mor
e P
roce
dure
s…” b
utto
n at
the
botto
m o
f the
pag
e. A
fter c
licki
ng th
e bu
tton,
the
exis
ting
proc
edur
e co
lum
ns w
ill b
e m
oved
to th
e rig
ht a
nd
a ne
w c
olum
n w
ill ap
pear
nex
t to
the
colu
mn
that
con
tain
s th
e el
emen
t lab
els.
To
rem
ove
a co
lum
n th
at y
ou a
dded
, clic
k th
e “R
emov
e” b
utto
n at
the
botto
m o
f the
col
umn.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e P
roce
dure
s pa
ge, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
27
Tran
spor
t/Pat
ient
Th
e Tr
ansp
ort/P
atie
nt p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
abou
t who
you
tra
nsfe
rred
the
patie
nt to
, whe
ther
it b
e a
hosp
ital,
anot
her E
MS
age
ncy,
or
som
e ot
her d
estin
atio
n. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
th
e Tr
ansp
ort/P
atie
nt p
age:
The
list
of r
espo
nses
for D
estin
atio
n/Tr
ansf
er is
cre
ated
by
your
ag
ency
. It c
onta
ins
the
hosp
itals
and
oth
er d
estin
atio
ns th
at y
our
agen
cy s
erve
s. If
you
com
mon
ly d
eliv
er to
a d
estin
atio
n th
at is
not
on
the
list,
ask
your
age
ncy’
s da
ta m
anag
er to
add
it. I
f you
com
mon
ly
trans
fer p
atie
nts
to a
noth
er E
MS
age
ncy,
ask
you
r age
ncy’
s da
ta
man
ager
to a
dd th
at a
genc
y to
the
list.
If y
ou tr
ansf
er a
pat
ient
to a
noth
er u
nit,
sele
ct th
at u
nit’s
age
ncy
from
th
e re
spon
se li
st fo
r Des
tinat
ion/
Tran
sfer
, or s
elec
t “Sp
ecify
” and
en
ter t
he n
ame
of th
e ag
ency
if it
is n
ot o
n th
e lis
t. D
o no
t sel
ect t
he
hosp
ital t
hat t
he p
atie
nt w
as tr
ansp
orte
d to
; the
tran
spor
ting
unit
will
prov
ide
that
info
rmat
ion
in it
s re
port.
If y
ou c
heck
ed “C
heck
if p
atie
nt a
ddre
ss s
ame
as in
cide
nt a
ddre
ss”
on th
e S
ituat
ion
page
, the
n th
e el
emen
ts fo
r the
pat
ient
’s a
ddre
ss w
ill al
read
y be
fille
d in
.
The
Rac
e an
d E
thni
city
ele
men
ts a
re m
anda
tory
. How
ever
, you
can
se
lect
one
of t
he c
omm
on n
ull v
alue
s. P
rovi
ding
you
r bes
t gue
ss o
f th
e pa
tient
’s ra
ce a
nd e
thni
city
is v
alua
ble
to re
sear
cher
s di
scov
erin
g w
ays
of im
prov
ing
preh
ospi
tal c
are
by id
entif
ying
spe
cific
hea
lth
vuln
erab
ilitie
s an
d re
actio
ns to
trea
tmen
ts s
how
n by
diff
eren
t gen
etic
gr
oups
.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e Tr
ansp
ort/P
atie
nt p
age,
see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
Bill
ing
The
Billi
ng p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
nece
ssar
y fo
r con
duct
ing
billi
ng fo
r an
inci
dent
. The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l circ
umst
ance
s ap
ply
to th
e B
illin
g pa
ge:
Onl
y a
few
billi
ng e
lem
ents
are
iden
tifie
d as
nat
iona
l or U
tah
elem
ents
. The
rest
are
loca
l-opt
ion
elem
ents
. If y
our a
genc
y ne
eds
to c
olle
ct m
ore
billin
g in
form
atio
n th
roug
h P
OLA
RIS
, the
n as
k yo
ur
agen
cy’s
dat
a m
anag
er to
ena
ble
the
addi
tiona
l nec
essa
ry e
lem
ents
.
Use
rs w
ith th
e Th
ird P
arty
Bill
er ro
le c
an v
iew
all
of a
n ag
ency
’s
PC
Rs,
but
the
Billi
ng p
age
is th
e on
ly p
age
of a
PC
R th
at th
ey c
an
edit.
If y
our a
genc
y w
orks
with
a b
iller,
your
age
ncy
may
ask
you
to
skip
the
Bill
ing
page
and
hav
e th
e bi
ller f
ill it
out
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
28
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e B
illing
pa
ge, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
Nar
rativ
e Th
e P
CR
nar
rativ
e is
ava
ilabl
e fro
m e
very
pag
e of
the
PC
R. T
o ed
it th
e na
rrativ
e, c
lick
the
“Nar
rativ
e” b
utto
n. T
he N
arra
tive
win
dow
will
app
ear.
You
may
leav
e th
e N
arra
tive
win
dow
ope
n as
you
mov
e fro
m p
age
to
page
of t
he P
CR
, and
you
can
sw
itch
back
and
forth
bet
wee
n th
e na
rrat
ive
and
the
PC
R p
ages
. How
ever
, the
nar
rativ
e is
not
upd
ated
unt
il yo
u cl
ick
“Sav
e” in
the
Nar
rativ
e w
indo
w. I
f a P
CR
con
tain
s a
narr
ativ
e,
then
the
Nar
rativ
e bu
tton
will
bec
ome
yello
w.
Use
the
narr
ativ
e fo
r im
porta
nt in
form
atio
n th
at w
as n
ot a
ble
to b
e re
porte
d el
sew
here
in th
e P
CR
. Do
not u
se th
e na
rrat
ive
to re
peat
in
form
atio
n th
at is
alre
ady
colle
cted
thro
ugh
the
othe
r are
as o
f the
PC
R.
For e
xam
ple,
you
do
not n
eed
to s
tate
the
time
at w
hich
you
arri
ved
at
the
patie
nt in
the
narra
tive,
bec
ause
the
PC
R a
lread
y co
ntai
ns th
e A
rrive
d at
Pat
ient
Dat
e/Ti
me
elem
ent.
Mar
king
a P
CR
Com
plet
e A
PC
R is
con
side
red
inco
mpl
ete
until
it is
mar
ked
com
plet
e. E
very
tim
e yo
u ex
it an
inco
mpl
ete
PC
R, y
ou w
ill be
ask
ed w
heth
er to
mar
k th
e P
CR
co
mpl
ete.
Th
is g
ives
you
the
abili
ty to
wor
k on
a P
CR
with
out f
inis
hing
it a
ll at
onc
e.
For e
xam
ple,
if y
ou a
re fi
lling
out
a P
CR
and
ano
ther
cal
l com
es, t
hen
you
can
exit
the
PC
R a
s an
inco
mpl
ete
PC
R, l
og o
ff, g
o on
you
r cal
l, an
d th
en re
turn
late
r to
PO
LAR
IS to
look
up
your
inco
mpl
ete
PC
R a
nd
cont
inue
fillin
g it
out.
To m
ark
a P
CR
com
plet
e, y
ou m
ust f
irst b
e ed
iting
an
inco
mpl
ete
PC
R.
Then
, do
the
follo
win
g:
Click
the “
Exit”
but
ton.
The
PCR
comp
letion
wind
ow w
ill ap
pear
. Cl
ick “Y
es” t
o sa
ve th
e PCR
as co
mpl
ete.
The P
CR co
mplet
ion w
indow
will
disap
pear
, the
PCR
will
be ex
ited,
and t
he P
OLAR
IS w
elcom
e pag
e will
appe
ar.
To le
ave a
PCR
mar
ked a
s inc
omple
te, cl
ick th
e “No
” butt
on w
hen t
he P
CR C
omple
tion
wind
ow ap
pear
s. If y
ou do
not w
ant to
exit t
he P
CR, c
lick “
Canc
el” in
the P
CR C
omple
tion w
indow
to m
ake
it disa
ppea
r. Th
en yo
u can
conti
nue w
orkin
g on t
he P
CR.
Afte
r a P
CR
has
bee
n m
arke
d co
mpl
ete,
it c
anno
t be
chan
ged
back
to
inco
mpl
ete.
How
ever
, it c
an s
till b
e ed
ited
for u
p to
90
days
afte
r the
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
29
inci
dent
dat
e. In
com
plet
e PC
Rs
for i
ncid
ents
mor
e th
an 9
0 da
ys in
the
past
are
flag
ged
“exp
ired”
and
sho
uld
be d
elet
ed b
y yo
ur a
genc
y’s
data
m
anag
er. C
ompl
ete
PC
Rs
for i
ncid
ents
mor
e th
an 9
0 da
ys in
the
past
ar
e fla
gged
“arc
hive
d.”
Am
endi
ng a
PC
R
A P
CR
can
stil
l be
edite
d af
ter i
t has
bee
n m
arke
d co
mpl
ete,
for u
p to
90
days
afte
r the
inci
dent
dat
e. A
ny c
hang
es m
ade
to a
PC
R a
fter i
t is
mar
ked
com
plet
e w
ill c
ause
the
PC
R to
be
flagg
ed a
s “a
men
ded.
” P
OLA
RIS
mai
ntai
ns a
log
of a
ll ch
ange
s m
ade
to a
PC
R a
fter i
t is
mar
ked
com
plet
e.
To a
men
d a
PC
R, s
earc
h fo
r the
PC
R (s
ee S
earc
hing
for P
CR
s, p
g. 3
1),
sele
ct th
e P
CR
you
wan
t to
edit,
and
clic
k “E
dit.”
Afte
r you
edi
t the
PC
R,
it w
ill b
ecom
e fla
gged
as
amen
ded.
PCR
Lin
kage
M
uch
of U
tah’
s E
MS
sys
tem
ope
rate
s on
a ti
ered
-res
pons
e m
odel
: a
quic
k re
spon
se/re
scue
uni
t arr
ives
on
scen
e fir
st a
nd th
en tr
ansf
ers
care
to
a tr
ansp
ortin
g un
it, w
hich
del
iver
s th
e pa
tient
to a
hos
pita
l. A
ccor
ding
to
the
NE
MS
IS s
tand
ard,
eac
h re
spon
ding
uni
t sho
uld
repo
rt th
e ca
re
that
it p
rovi
ded
to th
e pa
tient
. The
firs
t res
pons
e/re
scue
uni
t sho
uld
crea
te a
PC
R to
reco
rd th
e ca
re th
at it
gav
e, a
nd to
repo
rt th
at th
e pa
tient
was
tran
sfer
red
to a
noth
er E
MS
resp
onde
r. Th
e tra
nspo
rting
uni
t sh
ould
cre
ate
a P
CR
to re
cord
the
care
that
it g
ave
and
to re
port
the
dest
inat
ion
to w
hich
it tr
ansp
orte
d th
e pa
tient
.
In a
tier
ed-r
espo
nse
scen
ario
, the
re is
som
e in
form
atio
n th
at is
com
mon
be
twee
n th
e tw
o P
CR
s, s
uch
as in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he s
cene
and
the
patie
nt. T
here
is a
lso
info
rmat
ion
that
is s
peci
fic to
eac
h un
it’s
PC
R, s
uch
as in
form
atio
n ab
out c
are
give
n by
the
unit.
PC
R li
nkag
e ad
dres
ses
the
info
rmat
ion
that
is c
omm
on b
etw
een
the
PC
Rs.
Whe
n co
mpl
etin
g P
CR
s fo
r a ti
ered
resp
onse
, the
firs
t uni
t to
com
plet
e its
PC
R s
houl
d do
so
as it
wou
ld a
ny o
ther
PC
R (i
t doe
s no
t mat
ter w
hich
un
it co
mpl
etes
its
PC
R fi
rst).
Whe
n th
e ot
her u
nit s
tarts
its
PC
R,
PO
LAR
IS w
ill re
cogn
ize
that
a P
CR
alre
ady
exis
ts fo
r the
sam
e pa
tient
at
the
sam
e in
cide
nt a
nd a
sk th
e us
er w
heth
er h
e/sh
e w
ants
PO
LAR
IS to
au
to-p
opul
ate
com
mon
ele
men
ts fr
om th
e ex
istin
g P
CR
into
his
/her
P
CR
.
PO
LAR
IS w
ill pr
opos
e PC
R li
nkag
e ba
sed
on th
e fo
llow
ing
crite
ria, u
sing
el
emen
ts o
n th
e In
itial
pag
e:
PO
LAR
IS w
ill at
tem
pt to
find
PC
Rs
that
hav
e ap
prox
imat
ely
the
sam
e da
te, t
he s
ame
inci
dent
num
ber,
and
the
sam
e pa
tient
nam
e.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
30 I
f no
poss
ible
link
s ar
e fo
und,
then
PO
LAR
IS w
ill at
tem
pt to
find
P
CR
s th
at h
ave
appr
oxim
atel
y th
e sa
me
date
, the
sam
e in
cide
nt c
ity,
and
the
sam
e pa
tient
nam
e.
If P
OLA
RIS
find
s po
ssib
le li
nks,
then
the
Pos
sibl
e R
elat
ed P
atie
nt
Car
e R
epor
ts s
cree
n w
ill a
ppea
r whe
n yo
u at
tem
pt to
leav
e th
e In
itial
pa
ge o
f the
PC
R.
Y
ou c
an re
view
the
list o
f pro
pose
d lin
ks to
ver
ify if
one
of t
hem
re
pres
ents
the
sam
e pa
tient
on
the
sam
e in
cide
nt. T
o ac
cept
a p
ropo
sed
link,
sel
ect t
he ra
dio
butto
n fo
r the
cor
rect
PC
R a
nd c
lick
“Con
tinue
.” If
none
of t
he p
ropo
sed
PC
Rs
are
a co
rrec
t mat
ch, t
hen
clic
k “C
ontin
ue”
with
out s
elec
ting
any
PC
Rs;
PC
R li
nkag
e w
ill no
t be
used
. If y
ou
sele
cted
a m
atch
by
acci
dent
and
nee
d to
cle
ar y
our s
elec
tion
befo
re y
ou
cont
inue
, the
n cl
ick
“Cle
ar S
elec
tion.
”
PC
R li
nkag
e w
ill au
to-p
opul
ate
the
follo
win
g N
EM
SIS
ele
men
ts in
you
r P
CR
if th
ey w
ere
repo
rted
in th
e lin
ked
PC
R:
E02
_02
Inci
dent
Num
ber (
if it
was
not
pro
vide
d in
you
r PC
R)
E03
Uni
t/Cal
l Inf
orm
atio
n (a
ll el
emen
ts)
E05
_01
Inci
dent
Ons
et D
ate/
Tim
e
E06
Pat
ient
(all
elem
ents
)
E07
Billi
ng (a
ll el
emen
ts)
E08
_04
Dat
e/Ti
me
Initi
al R
espo
nder
Arr
ived
on
Sce
ne, E
08_0
5 N
umbe
r of P
atie
nts
at S
cene
, E08
_06
Mas
s C
asua
lty In
cide
nt,
E08
_07
Inci
dent
Loc
atio
n Ty
pe, E
08_0
8 In
cide
nt F
acili
ty C
ode,
E
08_1
0 Sc
ene
GP
S L
ocat
ion,
E08
_11
Inci
dent
Add
ress
, E08
_12
Inci
dent
City
, E08
_13
Inci
dent
Cou
nty,
E08
_14
Inci
dent
Sta
te,
E08
_15
Inci
dent
Zip
Cod
e
E09
Situ
atio
n (a
ll el
emen
ts e
xcep
t E09
_01
Prio
r Aid
, E09
_02
Prio
r A
id P
erfo
rmed
By,
E09
_03
Out
com
e of
Prio
r Aid
)
E10
Tra
uma
(all
elem
ents
)
E12
Med
ical
His
tory
(all
elem
ents
exc
ept E
12_0
1 B
arrie
rs to
Pat
ient
C
are)
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
31
E22
Out
com
e an
d Li
nkag
e (a
ll el
emen
ts)
E23
_02
Pot
entia
l Reg
istry
Can
dida
te, E
23_0
4 S
uspe
cted
Inte
ntio
nal
or U
nint
entio
nal D
isas
ter,
E23
_08
Req
uire
d R
epor
tabl
e C
ondi
tions
Bio
terr
oris
m In
dica
tors
Afte
r you
hav
e lin
ked
to a
noth
er P
CR
, you
can
cha
nge
the
resp
onse
s fo
r th
e el
emen
ts th
at w
ere
auto
-pop
ulat
ed in
to y
our P
CR
. The
cha
nges
you
m
ake
in y
our P
CR
will
not a
ffect
the
linke
d P
CR
.
Find
ing
Inco
mpl
ete
PCR
s P
OLA
RIS
kee
ps tr
ack
of in
com
plet
e PC
Rs
so y
ou c
an fi
nd th
em q
uick
ly
and
com
plet
e th
em. T
he In
com
plet
e P
CR
s pa
ge s
how
s a
diffe
rent
list
of
PC
Rs
base
d on
you
r use
r rol
e:
Use
rs s
ee th
eir o
wn
inco
mpl
ete
PC
Rs.
PC
R R
evie
wer
s, B
iller
s, a
nd D
ata
Man
ager
s se
e al
l inc
ompl
ete
PC
Rs
in th
eir a
genc
y.
To fi
nd in
com
plet
e P
CR
s, d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick o
n “In
com
plet
e PCR
s” o
n th
e POL
ARIS
syst
em m
enu.
A lis
t of in
comp
lete
PCRs
will
appe
ar.
To so
rt the
list o
f inco
mplet
e PCR
s, cli
ck on
a he
ading
in th
e list
(e.g.
, “Pa
tient
Name
”).
Click
the s
ame h
eadin
g aga
in to
reve
rse th
e sor
t ord
er.
To re
sume
an in
comp
lete P
CR, c
lick o
n the
radio
butto
n on t
he le
ft side
of th
e PCR
you
wish
to re
sume
, and
then
click
the “
Resu
me” b
utton
at th
e top
or bo
ttom
of the
page
. P
OLA
RIS
allo
ws
a P
CR
to b
e co
mpl
eted
up
to 9
0 da
ys a
fter t
he in
cide
nt.
Inco
mpl
ete
PC
Rs
for i
ncid
ents
mor
e th
an 9
0 da
ys in
the
past
are
mar
ked
“exp
ired”
and
are
not
sho
wn
on th
e In
com
plet
e P
CR
s lis
t. Th
ey c
an n
o lo
nger
be
edite
d by
use
rs. Y
our a
genc
y’s
data
man
ager
can
sea
rch
for
expi
red
PCR
s an
d de
lete
them
(see
Sea
rchi
ng fo
r PC
Rs,
pg.
31,
and
D
elet
ing
PC
Rs,
pg.
34)
.
Sear
chin
g fo
r PC
Rs
PO
LAR
IS u
sers
can
sea
rch
for P
CR
s an
d ed
it or
vie
w th
em. T
he S
earc
h P
CR
s pa
ge fi
nds
all P
CR
s th
at m
atch
a u
ser’s
sea
rch
crite
ria, i
nclu
ding
in
com
plet
e, c
ompl
ete,
am
ende
d, a
rchi
ved,
and
exp
ired
PC
Rs.
The
re is
no
lim
it to
the
date
rang
es th
at c
an b
e se
arch
ed.
Sea
rch
PC
Rs
show
s a
diffe
rent
list
of P
CR
s ba
sed
on y
our u
ser r
ole:
Use
rs s
ee th
eir o
wn
PC
Rs.
PC
R R
evie
wer
s, B
illers
, and
Dat
a M
anag
ers
see
all P
CR
s in
thei
r ag
ency
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
32 H
ospi
tal U
sers
see
all
PC
Rs
for p
atie
nts
deliv
ered
to th
eir h
ospi
tal.
To s
earc
h fo
r PC
Rs,
do
the
follo
win
g:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick o
n “S
earc
h PC
Rs” o
n th
e POL
ARIS
syst
em m
enu.
A se
arch
form
will
appe
ar.
En
ter t
he cr
iteria
by w
hich
you
wish
to se
arch
. The
mor
e crite
ria yo
u ente
r, the
mor
e re
strict
ive yo
ur se
arch
will
be. W
arnin
g: it y
ou en
ter no
sear
ch cr
iteria
, all P
CRs t
o wh
ich yo
u hav
e acc
ess w
ill be
show
n; the
list c
ould
be ve
ry lon
g. Cl
ick th
e “Se
arch
” but
ton.
A lis
t of m
atchin
g PCR
s will
appe
ar.
To so
rt the
list o
f PCR
s, cli
ck on
a he
ading
in th
e list
(e.g.
, “Pa
tient
Name
”). C
lick t
he
same
head
ing ag
ain to
reve
rse th
e sor
t ord
er.
To se
lect a
PCR
, clic
k on
the r
adio
but
ton
on th
e lef
t sid
e of t
he P
CR yo
u wi
sh to
se
lect.
To vi
ew th
e sele
cted
PCR
, clic
k the
“View
” but
ton
at th
e top
or b
otto
m o
f the
pag
e. To
edit
the s
elect
ed P
CR, c
lick t
he “E
dit”
butto
n at
the t
op o
r bot
tom
of t
he p
age.
Only
the ro
les of
Use
r and
Data
Man
ager
can e
dit a
PCR.
PCR
s can
be ed
ited u
ntil
90 da
ys af
ter th
e date
of th
e inc
ident.
Afte
r tha
t time
they
are m
arke
d “ar
chive
d” bu
t the
y are
still
avail
able
for vi
ewing
.
View
ing/
Prin
ting
PCR
s P
CR
s ca
n be
vie
wed
in a
prin
tabl
e fo
rm u
sing
Por
tabl
e D
ocum
ent
Form
at (P
DF)
. You
r com
pute
r mus
t hav
e a
PD
F re
ader
, suc
h as
the
free
Ado
be R
eade
r, to
vie
w p
rinta
ble
PC
Rs.
Prin
tabl
e P
CR
s ca
n be
vie
wed
on
a c
ompu
ter,
save
d to
dis
k, o
r prin
ted
on p
aper
.
To g
et a
prin
tabl
e ve
rsio
n of
a P
CR
, do
the
follo
win
g:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Us
ing
the I
ncom
plet
e PCR
s pag
e or t
he S
earc
h PC
Rs p
age,
selec
t the
PCR
you
wish
to vi
ew (s
ee F
inding
Inco
mplet
e PCR
s, pg
. 31,
and S
earch
ing fo
r PCR
s, pg
. 31
). Cl
ick th
e “Vi
ew” b
utto
n at
the t
op o
r bot
tom
of t
he p
age.
Your
brow
ser m
ay as
k you
wh
ether
you w
ant to
open
or sa
ve th
e file
. If yo
u cho
ose t
o sav
e the
file,
you w
ill ne
ed to
find t
he sa
ved f
ile on
your
comp
uter a
nd op
en it
if you
wan
t to vi
ew it.
If yo
u
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
33
choo
se to
open
the f
ile, y
our P
DF re
ader
will
start
and t
he P
CR w
ill be
disp
layed
on
your
comp
uter.
To p
rint t
he P
CR, c
lick o
n th
e “Fi
le” m
enu
and
choo
se “P
rint”.
The
n, fol
low th
e ins
tructi
ons t
hat a
ppea
r in yo
ur P
DF re
ader
.
Impo
rtin
g/Ex
port
ing
PCR
s in
XM
L Fo
rmat
P
CR
s ca
n be
cre
ated
in P
OLA
RIS
and
then
tran
sfer
red
to o
ther
so
ftwar
e. O
r, th
ey c
an b
e cr
eate
d in
oth
er N
EM
SIS
-com
plia
nt s
oftw
are
and
then
tran
sfer
red
to P
OLA
RIS
. Bot
h ta
sks
can
be c
ompl
eted
usi
ng
PO
LAR
IS’s
Impo
rt/E
xpor
t pag
e. Y
our u
ser r
ole
dete
rmin
es w
hat y
ou c
an
do: U
sers
and
Dat
a M
anag
ers
can
impo
rt an
d ex
port
PC
Rs.
PC
R R
evie
wer
s, B
illers
, and
Hos
pita
l Use
rs c
an e
xpor
t PC
Rs.
To tr
ansf
er a
PC
R in
to P
OLA
RIS
(im
port)
, do
the
follo
win
g:
Usin
g th
e NEM
SIS-
com
plian
t sof
twar
e with
whi
ch th
e PCR
was
crea
ted,
follo
w th
e in
stru
ctio
ns fo
r cre
atin
g a N
EMSI
S XM
L ex
port.
If y
ou ha
ve m
ultipl
e PCR
s to t
rans
fer to
POL
ARIS
, you
can a
rchive
all o
f them
into
a Zip
arch
ive fil
e. Lo
g on
to P
OLAR
IS (s
ee Lo
gging
On,
pg. 1
2).
Click
“Dat
a Exc
hang
e” o
n th
e POL
ARIS
syst
em m
enu.
The
Impo
rt an
d Exp
ort fo
rms
will a
ppea
r.
In
the I
mpo
rt Pa
tient
Car
e Rep
orts
sect
ion,
click
the “
Brow
se” b
utto
n an
d lo
cate
th
e NEM
SIS
XML
file o
r a Z
IP fi
le co
ntain
ing
a set
of N
EMSI
S XM
L fil
es o
n yo
ur
com
pute
r and
click
“Ope
n” o
r “OK
.” Cl
ick “I
mpo
rt.” T
he P
CR(s)
will
be im
porte
d into
POL
ARIS
. A
ccor
ding
to th
e N
EM
SIS
sta
ndar
d, P
CR
s th
at y
ou im
port
cont
ain
a he
ader
with
info
rmat
ion
desc
ribin
g yo
ur a
genc
y. W
hen
you
impo
rt a
PC
R
into
PO
LAR
IS, t
he h
eade
r inf
orm
atio
n is
ove
rwrit
ten
by th
e in
form
atio
n re
cord
ed in
you
r age
ncy’
s de
mog
raph
ics
in P
OLA
RIS
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
34
To tr
ansf
er a
PC
R fr
om P
OLA
RIS
to a
noth
er s
yste
m (e
xpor
t), d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick “D
ata E
xcha
nge”
on
the P
OLAR
IS sy
stem
men
u. T
he Im
port
and E
xpor
t form
s wi
ll app
ear.
In th
e Exp
ort P
atien
t Car
e Rep
orts
sect
ion,
ente
r crit
eria
for t
he P
CRs y
ou w
ant t
o ex
port.
War
ning:
it you
enter
no cr
iteria
, all P
CRs t
o whic
h you
have
acce
ss w
ill be
ex
porte
d; the
expo
rt co
uld be
very
large
. Cl
ick th
e “Ex
port”
but
ton.
Afte
r som
e tim
e (de
pend
ing on
how
many
PCR
s are
being
ex
porte
d), y
our b
rows
er m
ay as
k you
whe
ther y
ou w
ant to
open
or sa
ve th
e file
. Ch
oose
“Sav
e to d
isk” a
nd cl
ick “O
K.” T
hen,
selec
t the l
ocati
on w
here
you w
ant to
sa
ve th
e file
. Fo
llow
the i
nstru
ctio
ns in
your
des
tinat
ion
softw
are t
o lo
ad th
e PCR
s int
o it.
If
your
exp
ort c
riter
ia c
ause
a s
ingl
e P
CR
to b
e ex
porte
d, it
is d
eliv
ered
to
you
as a
NEM
SIS
XM
L fil
e. If
you
r exp
ort c
riter
ia c
ause
mul
tiple
PC
Rs
to
be e
xpor
ted,
they
are
del
iver
ed to
you
as
a Zi
p ar
chiv
e fil
e co
ntai
ning
N
EM
SIS
XM
L fil
es.
Del
etin
g PC
Rs
In c
erta
in c
ircum
stan
ces,
PC
Rs
may
be
dele
ted.
The
abi
lity
to d
elet
e P
CR
s is
pro
vide
d so
that
you
can
rem
ove
PC
Rs
that
wer
e cr
eate
d ac
cide
ntal
ly. O
nly
user
s w
ith th
e ro
le o
f Dat
a M
anag
er c
an d
elet
e P
CR
s.
PC
Rs
cann
ot b
e de
lete
d on
ce th
ey h
ave
beco
me
mar
ked
“arc
hive
d” (f
or
inci
dent
s m
ore
than
90
days
in th
e pa
st).
To d
elet
e a
PCR
, do
the
follo
win
g:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Us
ing
the I
ncom
plet
e PCR
s pag
e or t
he S
earc
h PC
Rs p
age,
selec
t the
PCR
you
wish
to d
elete
(see
Find
ing In
comp
lete P
CRs,
pg. 3
1, an
d Sea
rching
for P
CRs,
pg.
31).
Click
the “
Delet
e” b
utto
n at
the t
op o
r bot
tom
of t
he p
age.
POLA
RIS
will a
sk yo
u if
you a
re su
re yo
u wan
t to de
lete t
he P
CR. If
you
are s
ure,
click
“Yes
”; ot
herw
ise,
click
“No”
to ca
ncel
your
requ
est.
If you
click
“Yes
” to d
elete
the P
CR, th
e PCR
will
be de
leted
and t
he P
CR lis
t will
be
reloa
ded.
Editi
ng B
illin
g In
form
atio
n in
a P
CR
S
ome
agen
cies
use
par
tner
org
aniz
atio
ns to
hel
p w
ith th
eir b
illin
g ac
tiviti
es. F
aste
r billi
ng in
crea
ses
an a
genc
y’s
chan
ces
of c
olle
ctin
g pa
ymen
t for
ser
vice
s. U
sing
PO
LAR
IS, a
genc
ies
can
gran
t the
ir bi
llers
re
al-ti
me
elec
troni
c ac
cess
to th
eir P
CR
s. B
illers
can
vie
w o
r exp
ort
PC
Rs,
and
they
can
add
billi
ng in
form
atio
n to
the
PC
Rs.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
35
For i
nfor
mat
ion
on g
rant
ing
the
Bille
r rol
e to
a u
ser,
see
Use
r A
dmin
istra
tion,
pg.
36.
A u
ser w
ith th
e B
iller
role
can
do
the
follo
win
g:
Fin
d P
CR
s us
ing
the
Inco
mpl
ete
PC
Rs
page
or t
he S
earc
h P
CR
s pa
ge (s
ee F
indi
ng In
com
plet
e P
CR
s, p
g. 3
1, a
nd S
earc
hing
for
PC
Rs,
pg.
31)
.
Vie
w a
PC
R in
prin
tabl
e fo
rmat
(see
Vie
win
g/P
rintin
g P
CR
s, p
g. 3
2).
Exp
ort P
CR
s an
d tra
nsfe
r the
m in
to b
illin
g so
ftwar
e th
at re
cogn
izes
th
e N
EM
SIS
sta
ndar
d (s
ee Im
porti
ng/E
xpor
ting
PCR
s in
XM
L Fo
rmat
, pg.
33)
.
Edi
t the
billi
ng in
form
atio
n in
a P
CR
.
To e
dit t
he b
illin
g in
form
atio
n in
a P
CR
, do
the
follo
win
g:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Us
ing
the I
ncom
plet
e PCR
s pag
e or t
he S
earc
h PC
Rs p
age,
selec
t the
PCR
you
wish
to ed
it (se
e Find
ing In
comp
lete P
CRs,
pg. 3
1, an
d Sea
rching
for P
CRs,
pg.
31).
Click
“Edi
t Billi
ng” a
t the
top
or b
otto
m o
f the
pag
e. Th
e billi
ng pa
ge of
the P
CR w
ill ap
pear
. Fo
r gen
eral
info
rmat
ion
abou
t filli
ng o
ut P
CR
s, s
ee F
illing
Out
a P
CR
, pg.
18
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
36
Use
r Adm
inis
tratio
n W
eb-b
ased
acc
ess
to P
OLA
RIS
is c
ontro
lled
by th
e U
tah
Mas
ter
Dire
ctor
y (U
MD
). U
MD
is a
sin
gle
sign
-on
user
aut
hent
icat
ion
serv
ice
used
by
man
y st
ate
appl
icat
ions
in U
tah.
All
PO
LAR
IS u
sers
mus
t hav
e U
MD
acc
ount
s be
fore
they
can
be
gran
ted
acce
ss to
PO
LAR
IS. U
ser
adm
inis
tratio
n ca
n be
per
form
ed b
y us
ers
who
hav
e th
e U
ser
Adm
inis
trato
r or H
ospi
tal U
ser A
dmin
istra
tor r
oles
.
Cre
atin
g U
ser A
ccou
nts
Eac
h P
OLA
RIS
use
r mus
t cre
ate
thei
r ow
n us
er a
ccou
nt b
efor
e th
ey c
an
be g
rant
ed a
cces
s to
PO
LAR
IS. T
o cr
eate
a u
ser a
ccou
nt, s
ee O
btai
ning
a
Use
r Acc
ount
, pg.
9. A
dmin
istra
tors
sho
uld
not c
reat
e us
er a
ccou
nts
on b
ehal
f of u
sers
, bec
ause
they
con
tain
priv
ate
info
rmat
ion,
suc
h as
pa
ssw
ords
.
Find
ing
a U
ser
Afte
r a p
erso
n ha
s cr
eate
d a
user
acc
ount
, he/
she
can
be fo
und
in
PO
LAR
IS a
nd a
cces
s ca
n be
gra
nted
. To
find
a us
er, d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick “U
ser A
dmin
istra
tion”
on
the P
OLAR
IS sy
stem
men
u. T
he us
er se
arch
form
wi
ll app
ear.
En
ter y
our s
earc
h cr
iteria
for t
he u
ser's
firs
t nam
e, las
t nam
e, or
use
r ID
exac
tly as
th
e use
r ent
ered
them
whe
n cr
eatin
g hi
s/her
acco
unt.
The m
ore c
riteria
you
enter
, the m
ore r
estric
tive y
our s
earch
will
be.
Click
“Sea
rch.
” If o
nly on
e use
r matc
hes y
our s
earch
crite
ria, th
en th
e use
r's pr
ofile
will
appe
ar. O
therw
ise, a
list o
f use
rs ma
tching
your
crite
ria w
ill ap
pear
. If
a list
of u
sers
appe
ars,
click
on
the u
ser w
hose
roles
you
wish
to ad
min
ister
. The
us
er's
profi
le wi
ll app
ear.
Gra
ntin
g R
oles
to a
Use
r A
use
r may
hav
e an
y co
mbi
natio
n of
role
s w
ithin
an
agen
cy o
r hos
pita
l. Th
e ro
les
are
addi
tive,
mea
ning
that
the
user
can
per
form
all
activ
ities
al
low
ed b
y th
e va
rious
role
s he
/she
has
bee
n gr
ante
d. T
he s
ame
user
ca
n ha
ve d
iffer
ent r
oles
in d
iffer
ent a
genc
ies
or h
ospi
tals
.
To g
rant
role
s to
a u
ser,
do th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
37
Find
the u
ser w
hose
roles
you
wish
to ad
min
ister
(see
Find
ing a
User
, pg.
36).
In th
e use
r's p
rofil
e, ch
eck t
he ch
eckb
oxes
nex
t to
the r
oles
you
wish
to g
rant
to
the u
ser.
Cl
ick “S
ave.”
The
user
's pr
ofile
will d
isapp
ear a
nd th
e use
r sea
rch fo
rm w
ill ap
pear
.
Cha
ngin
g a
Use
r’s R
oles
A
use
r's ro
les
can
be c
hang
ed a
t any
tim
e by
a U
ser A
dmin
istra
tor o
r H
ospi
tal U
ser A
dmin
istra
tor.
The
chan
ge w
ill ta
ke e
ffect
the
next
tim
e th
e us
er lo
gs o
n. T
o ch
ange
a u
ser's
role
s, d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n To l
og on
to P
OLAR
IS, p
g. 12
). Fi
nd th
e use
r who
se ro
les yo
u wi
sh to
adm
inist
er (s
ee F
inding
a Us
er, p
g. 36
). In
the u
ser's
pro
file,
chec
k or c
lear t
he ch
eckb
oxes
nex
t to
the r
oles
you
wish
to
gran
t to
or re
voke
from
the u
ser.
Click
“Sav
e.” T
he us
er's
profi
le wi
ll disa
ppea
r and
the u
ser s
earch
form
will
appe
ar.
If a
user
bel
ongs
to m
ultip
le a
genc
ies
or h
ospi
tals
, rol
e ch
ange
s do
ne b
y on
e ag
ency
or h
ospi
tal d
o no
t hav
e an
y ef
fect
on
the
user
's ro
les
in o
ther
ag
enci
es o
r hos
pita
ls.
Rem
ovin
g a
Use
r U
ser a
dmin
istra
tors
and
hos
pita
l use
r adm
inis
trato
rs s
houl
d ke
ep tr
ack
of
all u
sers
cur
rent
ly g
rant
ed a
cces
s to
thei
r age
ncy
or h
ospi
tal.
If a
pers
on
leav
es th
e or
gani
zatio
n, th
ey s
houl
d be
rem
oved
as
a us
er o
f PO
LAR
IS.
To re
mov
e a
user
, do
the
follo
win
g:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Fi
nd th
e use
r you
wish
to re
mov
e (se
e Find
ing a
User
, pg.
36).
Click
“Rem
ove U
ser”
at th
e bot
tom
of t
he u
ser p
rofil
e. Th
e use
r will
be re
move
d fro
m yo
ur ag
ency
or ho
spita
l, the
user
's pr
ofile
will d
isapp
ear,
and t
he us
er se
arch
form
wi
ll app
ear.
If a
user
bel
ongs
to m
ultip
le a
genc
ies
or h
ospi
tals
, rem
ovin
g th
e us
er
from
one
age
ncy
or h
ospi
tal h
as n
o ef
fect
on
the
user
's a
cces
s to
oth
er
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
38
agen
cies
or h
ospi
tals
. PC
Rs
com
plet
ed b
y a
user
who
has
bee
n re
mov
ed a
re s
till a
vaila
ble
with
in P
OLA
RIS
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
39
Age
ncy
Dem
ogra
phic
s A
genc
y de
mog
raph
ics
repr
esen
t inf
requ
ently
-cha
ngin
g in
form
atio
n ab
out
EM
S a
genc
ies
and
thei
r res
ourc
es. I
t is
vita
l tha
t age
ncy
dem
ogra
phic
s be
fille
d ou
t pro
perly
bef
ore
user
s at
tem
pt to
cre
ate
PCR
s, b
ecau
se th
e P
CR
ent
ry p
ages
rely
on
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
in a
genc
y de
mog
raph
ics.
A
genc
y de
mog
raph
ics
can
be fi
lled
out b
y us
ers
with
the
Dat
a M
anag
er
role
.
Age
ncy
Dem
ogra
phic
s sh
ould
be
fille
d ou
t for
the
first
tim
e w
hen
an
agen
cy b
egin
s us
ing
PO
LAR
IS. T
hey
shou
ld th
en b
e up
date
d an
y tim
e th
e in
form
atio
n in
them
cha
nges
. For
exa
mpl
e, w
hen
a ne
w e
mpl
oyee
is
hire
d, th
e em
ploy
ee s
houl
d be
add
ed to
the
pers
onne
l lis
t in
Age
ncy
Dem
ogra
phic
s.
To m
anag
e ag
ency
dem
ogra
phic
s, d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick “D
emog
raph
ics” o
n th
e POL
ARIS
syst
em m
enu.
The
Gen
eral
page
of
demo
grap
hics w
ill ap
pear
.
O
nce
you
are
in d
emog
raph
ics,
the
PO
LAR
IS s
yste
m m
enu
is re
plac
ed
by th
e D
emog
raph
ics
men
u. In
form
atio
n in
dem
ogra
phic
s m
ay b
e fil
led
out i
n an
y or
der,
exce
pt th
at c
erta
in N
EM
SIS
ele
men
ts a
re m
anda
tory
an
d m
ust b
e re
spon
ded
to b
efor
e yo
u ca
n m
ove
to a
noth
er p
age.
If y
ou
leav
e a
man
dato
ry e
lem
ent b
lank
, PO
LAR
IS w
ill di
spla
y a
mes
sage
ex
plai
ning
the
prob
lem
. You
will
need
to fi
x th
e pr
oble
m b
efor
e yo
u ca
n m
ove
to a
noth
er p
age.
An
agen
cy’s
dem
ogra
phic
s sh
ould
not
be
wor
ked
on b
y m
ore
than
one
us
er a
t the
sam
e tim
e. If
two
or m
ore
user
s w
ork
on th
e sa
me
agen
cy’s
de
mog
raph
ics
at th
e sa
me
time,
they
will
over
writ
e ea
ch o
ther
’s
resp
onse
s as
they
mov
e fro
m p
age
to p
age.
If th
is h
appe
ns, c
onta
ct th
e B
urea
u of
EM
S fo
r tec
hnic
al s
uppo
rt.
To le
ave
dem
ogra
phic
s an
d re
turn
to th
e P
OLA
RIS
sys
tem
men
u, c
lick
the
“Exi
t” bu
tton.
Gen
eral
Th
e G
ener
al p
age
colle
cts
gene
ral i
nfor
mat
ion
and
year
ly s
tatis
tics
abou
t yo
ur a
genc
y. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Gen
eral
pa
ge:
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
40 Y
our a
genc
y nu
mbe
r sho
uld
only
be
chan
ged
if th
e B
urea
u of
EM
S
chan
ges
it in
the
agen
cy li
cens
ing
proc
ess.
The
Gen
eral
pag
e st
arts
by
allo
win
g up
to th
ree
(3) s
ets
of y
early
st
atis
tics.
To
reco
rd a
dditi
onal
yea
rs, c
lick
the
“Mor
e Ye
arly
S
tatis
tics…
” but
ton
at th
e bo
ttom
of t
he p
age.
Afte
r clic
king
the
butto
n, th
e ex
istin
g st
atis
tics
colu
mns
will
be m
oved
to th
e rig
ht a
nd
a ne
w c
olum
n w
ill ap
pear
nex
t to
the
colu
mn
that
con
tain
s th
e el
emen
t lab
els.
To
rem
ove
a co
lum
n th
at y
ou a
dded
, clic
k th
e “R
emov
e” b
utto
n at
the
botto
m o
f the
col
umn.
Yea
rly s
tatis
tics
shou
ld
be a
dded
for e
ach
year
sta
rting
with
the
year
you
beg
an u
sing
the
NE
MS
IS d
ata
stan
dard
. Pre
viou
s ye
ars’
sta
tistic
s sh
ould
not
be
rem
oved
.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e G
ener
al
page
, see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
Con
tact
Info
rmat
ion
The
Con
tact
Info
rmat
ion
page
col
lect
s in
form
atio
n ab
out y
our a
genc
y co
ntac
t per
son
and
med
ical
dire
ctor
. The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l circ
umst
ance
s ap
ply
to th
e C
onta
ct In
form
atio
n pa
ge:
Age
ncy
Con
tact
Zip
Cod
e is
requ
ired.
You
can
not m
ove
to a
noth
er
page
unt
il yo
u ha
ve e
nter
ed a
val
id Z
IP c
ode
for y
our a
genc
y co
ntac
t.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e G
ener
al
page
, see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
Serv
ice
Are
a Th
e S
ervi
ce A
rea
page
col
lect
s in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he a
rea
serv
ed b
y yo
ur a
genc
y. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Ser
vice
A
rea
page
:
Cou
ntie
s S
erve
d is
requ
ired.
You
can
not m
ove
to a
noth
er p
age
until
yo
u ha
ve s
elec
ted
at le
ast o
ne c
ount
y.
Whe
n a
user
fills
out
a n
ew P
CR
, he/
she
mus
t sel
ect t
he c
ount
y in
w
hich
the
inci
dent
occ
urre
d. T
he e
ntire
list
of U
tah
coun
ties
is
show
n, b
ut th
e co
untie
s yo
u ha
ve s
elec
ted
for C
ount
ies
Ser
ved
are
disp
laye
d at
the
top
of th
e lis
t for
the
user
, with
the
first
cou
nty
on
your
list
pre
-sel
ecte
d. T
hus,
you
sho
uld
first
sel
ect t
he c
ount
y yo
u se
rve
mos
t ofte
n, a
nd th
en s
elec
t oth
er c
ount
ies
that
you
may
ser
ve.
Whe
n a
user
fills
out
a P
CR
, sev
eral
ele
men
ts c
olle
ct in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he n
ame,
add
ress
, etc
., of
the
dest
inat
ion.
The
hos
pita
ls th
at
you
sele
ct fo
r Hos
pita
ls S
erve
d ar
e pr
ovid
ed to
the
user
in a
list
. W
hen
the
user
sel
ects
one
of t
he h
ospi
tals
, all
of th
e de
stin
atio
n-re
late
d el
emen
ts a
re fi
lled
out f
or th
e us
er.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
41
The
des
tinat
ions
that
you
add
to O
ther
Des
tinat
ions
are
als
o lis
ted
for u
sers
alo
ng w
ith h
ospi
tals
. If y
ou a
re a
non
-tran
spor
ting
agen
cy,
you
shou
ld e
nter
the
info
rmat
ion
abou
t you
r tra
nspo
rting
age
ncy
to
the
list o
f Oth
er D
estin
atio
ns s
o us
ers
can
quic
kly
choo
se th
at
agen
cy a
s th
e de
stin
atio
n in
thei
r PC
Rs.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e S
ervi
ce
Are
a pa
ge, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
Proc
edur
es, M
edic
atio
ns, a
nd P
roto
cols
Th
e P
roce
dure
s, M
edic
atio
ns, a
nd P
roto
cols
pag
es c
olle
ct in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he p
roce
dure
s, m
edic
atio
ns, a
nd p
roto
cols
use
d by
you
r age
ncy.
Th
e fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Pro
cedu
res,
M
edic
atio
ns, a
nd P
roto
cols
pag
es:
It i
s im
porta
nt to
che
ck th
e ch
eckb
ox n
ext t
o th
e na
me
of e
ach
proc
edur
e, m
edic
atio
n, a
nd p
roto
col u
sed
by y
our a
genc
y.
Opt
iona
lly, y
ou c
an a
lso
chec
k th
e ch
eckb
oxes
nex
t to
the
pers
onne
l ce
rtific
atio
n le
vels
to in
dica
te w
hich
leve
ls a
re p
erm
itted
to u
se e
ach
proc
edur
e, m
edic
atio
n, a
nd p
roto
col.
The
pro
cedu
re li
st is
def
ined
by
the
NE
MS
IS s
tand
ard
and
cann
ot b
e ch
ange
d by
the
Bur
eau
of E
MS
.
The
med
icat
ion
list i
nclu
des
all r
equi
red
med
icat
ions
as
man
date
d by
U
tah
Adm
inis
trativ
e R
ule
R42
6-15
-203
, as
wel
l as
all m
edic
atio
ns
bein
g us
ed o
n va
rianc
es g
rant
ed to
age
ncie
s th
roug
hout
the
stat
e. A
va
rianc
e m
edic
atio
n ca
n on
ly b
e us
ed if
you
r age
ncy
has
a cu
rren
t va
rianc
e fro
m th
e B
urea
u of
EM
S.
Whe
n us
ers
fill o
ut P
CR
s, th
ey c
an o
nly
repo
rt pr
oced
ures
and
m
edic
atio
ns (a
nd p
roto
cols
, if y
ou c
hoos
e to
ena
ble
the
Pro
toco
ls
Use
d el
emen
t in
PC
Rs)
that
you
hav
e se
lect
ed in
dem
ogra
phic
s. If
yo
u ha
ve n
ot s
elec
ted
any
proc
edur
es, m
edic
atio
ns, o
r pro
toco
ls in
de
mog
raph
ics,
use
rs w
ill b
e un
able
to re
cord
whi
ch p
roce
dure
s,
med
icat
ions
, or p
roto
cols
they
use
d in
thei
r PC
Rs.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e P
roce
dure
s, M
edic
atio
ns, a
nd P
roto
cols
pag
es, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
Stat
ions
Th
e S
tatio
ns p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
sta
tions
from
whi
ch
your
age
ncy
oper
ates
. The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l circ
umst
ance
s ap
ply
to th
e S
tatio
ns p
age:
The
Sta
tions
pag
e st
arts
by
allo
win
g up
to th
ree
(3) s
tatio
ns. T
o re
cord
add
ition
al s
tatio
ns, c
lick
the
“Mor
e S
tatio
ns…
” but
ton
at th
e bo
ttom
of t
he p
age.
Afte
r clic
king
the
butto
n, th
e ex
istin
g st
atio
n
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
42
colu
mns
will
be m
oved
to th
e rig
ht a
nd a
new
col
umn
will
appe
ar
next
to th
e co
lum
n th
at c
onta
ins
the
elem
ent l
abel
s. T
o re
mov
e a
colu
mn
that
you
add
ed, c
lick
the
“Rem
ove”
but
ton
at th
e bo
ttom
of
the
colu
mn.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e S
ervi
ce
Are
a pa
ge, s
ee T
ypic
al P
CR
Ele
men
ts, p
g. 1
9.
Vehi
cles
Th
e V
ehic
les
page
col
lect
s in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he u
nits
and
veh
icle
s op
erat
ed b
y yo
ur a
genc
y. It
is im
porta
nt to
not
e th
e di
stin
ctio
n be
twee
n un
its a
nd v
ehic
les.
Uni
t cal
l sig
ns a
re lo
gica
l des
igna
tions
giv
en to
you
r ve
hicl
es, b
ut th
e sa
me
unit
call
sign
may
be
appl
ied
to d
iffer
ent p
hysi
cal
vehi
cles
ove
r tim
e. A
veh
icle
iden
tific
atio
n nu
mbe
r (V
IN) i
s al
way
s un
ique
to
a s
ingl
e ve
hicl
e. F
or e
xam
ple,
you
r age
ncy
mig
ht o
pera
te o
ne o
f you
r ve
hicl
es a
s A
mbu
lanc
e #1
. “A
mbu
lanc
e #1
” is
the
unit
num
ber.
Then
, yo
ur a
genc
y de
com
mis
sion
s th
e ve
hicl
e us
ed a
s A
mbu
lanc
e #1
and
re
plac
es it
with
a n
ew A
mbu
lanc
e #1
. The
old
veh
icle
sho
uld
be re
mov
ed
from
the
Veh
icle
s pa
ge a
nd th
e ne
w v
ehic
le a
dded
, but
you
r uni
t cal
l si
gns
will
not
cha
nge.
The
follo
win
g sp
ecia
l circ
umst
ance
s ap
ply
to th
e V
ehic
les
page
:
For
the
Uni
t Cal
l Sig
ns e
lem
ent,
ente
r eac
h of
you
r uni
t num
bers
(or
call
sign
s), p
ress
ing
the
Ent
er k
ey b
etw
een
each
.
The
NE
MS
IS s
tand
ard
does
not
allo
w o
ne-c
hara
cter
uni
t cal
l sig
ns. I
f yo
u us
e an
y on
e-ch
arac
ter u
nit c
all s
igns
, you
will
nee
d to
add
a
seco
nd c
hara
cter
, suc
h as
a p
ound
sig
n (#
), to
the
unit
call
sign
.
The
Veh
icle
s pa
ge s
tarts
by
allo
win
g up
to th
ree
(3) v
ehic
les.
To
reco
rd a
dditi
onal
veh
icle
s, c
lick
the
“Mor
e V
ehic
les…
” but
ton
at th
e bo
ttom
of t
he p
age.
Afte
r clic
king
the
butto
n, th
e ex
istin
g ve
hicl
e co
lum
ns w
ill be
mov
ed to
the
right
and
a n
ew c
olum
n w
ill ap
pear
ne
xt to
the
colu
mn
that
con
tain
s th
e el
emen
t lab
els.
To
rem
ove
a co
lum
n th
at y
ou a
dded
, clic
k th
e “R
emov
e” b
utto
n at
the
botto
m o
f th
e co
lum
n.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e V
ehic
les
page
, see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
Pers
onne
l Th
e P
erso
nnel
pag
e co
llect
s in
form
atio
n ab
out y
our a
genc
y’s
stat
e-ce
rtifie
d E
MS
pers
onne
l who
pro
vide
pat
ient
car
e. Y
ou d
o no
t nee
d to
pr
ovid
e in
form
atio
n ab
out a
dmin
istra
tive
or s
uppo
rt pe
rson
nel w
ho d
o no
t pr
ovid
e pa
tient
car
e. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Per
sonn
el p
age:
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
43
Use
rs a
nd p
erso
nnel
are
not
the
sam
e. A
per
son
can
have
use
r ac
cess
in P
OLA
RIS
but
not
be
liste
d in
per
sonn
el, a
nd a
per
son
can
be li
sted
in p
erso
nnel
but
not
hav
e a
PO
LAR
IS u
ser a
ccou
nt.
Gra
ntin
g ac
cess
to a
use
r doe
s no
t aut
omat
ical
ly c
reat
e a
pers
onne
l re
cord
for t
he p
erso
n, a
nd a
ddin
g a
pers
onne
l rec
ord
does
not
au
tom
atic
ally
cre
ate
a us
er a
ccou
nt fo
r the
per
son.
To a
dd a
per
son
to th
e pe
rson
nel l
ist,
do th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
and
ente
r Dem
ogra
phics
(see
Age
ncy D
emog
raph
ics, p
g. 39
). Cl
ick “P
erso
nnel”
on
the D
emog
raph
ics m
enu.
The
perso
nnel
list p
age w
ill ap
pear
. Cl
ick th
e “Ad
d Pe
rson
” but
ton
at th
e bot
tom
of t
he p
erso
nnel
list p
age.
The
perso
nnel
detai
ls pa
ge w
ill ap
pear
. Fi
ll out
the i
nfor
mat
ion
abou
t the
per
son.
To
save
the p
erso
nnel
reco
rd, c
lick t
he “S
ave P
erso
n” b
utto
n at
the b
otto
m o
f the
pa
ge, o
r any
item
on
the D
emog
raph
ics m
enu.
The
perso
nnel
list p
age w
ill ap
pear
, with
the n
ew pe
rson o
n sho
wn on
the l
ist.
To ca
ncel
the n
ew p
erso
nnel
reco
rd, c
lick o
n th
e “Ca
ncel”
but
ton
at th
e bot
tom
of
the p
age.
The p
erso
nnel
list p
age w
ill ap
pear
and t
he pe
rson w
ill no
t be a
dded
. To
edi
t the
info
rmat
ion
for a
per
son
who
alre
ady
has
a pe
rson
nel r
ecor
d,
do th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
and
ente
r Dem
ogra
phics
(see
Age
ncy D
emog
raph
ics, p
g. 39
). Cl
ick “P
erso
nnel”
on
the D
emog
raph
ics m
enu.
The
perso
nnel
list p
age w
ill ap
pear
. Cl
ick th
e las
t nam
e of t
he p
erso
n wh
ose i
nfor
mat
ion
you
wish
to ed
it. T
he
perso
nnel
detai
ls pa
ge w
ill ap
pear
. Fi
ll out
or c
hang
e the
info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
per
son.
To
save
the p
erso
nnel
reco
rd, c
lick t
he “S
ave P
erso
n” b
utto
n at
the b
otto
m o
f the
pa
ge, o
r any
item
on
the D
emog
raph
ics m
enu.
The
perso
nnel
list p
age w
ill ap
pear
, with
the p
erso
n’s in
forma
tion u
pdate
d on t
he lis
t. To
canc
el th
e cha
nges
to th
e per
sonn
el re
cord
, clic
k the
“Can
cel”
butto
n at
the
botto
m o
f the
pag
e. Th
e per
sonn
el lis
t pag
e will
appe
ar an
d the
perso
n’s
infor
matio
n will
not b
e upd
ated.
To re
mov
e a
pers
on fr
om th
e pe
rson
nel l
ist,
do th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
and
ente
r Dem
ogra
phics
(see
Age
ncy D
emog
raph
ics, p
g. 39
). Cl
ick “P
erso
nnel”
on
the D
emog
raph
ics m
enu.
The
Per
sonn
el lis
t pag
e will
appe
ar.
Click
the l
ast n
ame o
f the
per
son
whos
e rec
ord
you
wish
to re
mov
e. Th
e per
sonn
el de
tails
page
will
appe
ar.
Click
the “
Delet
e Per
son”
but
ton
at th
e bot
tom
of t
he p
age.
The p
erso
nnel
list p
age
will a
ppea
r, wi
th the
perso
n rem
oved
from
the l
ist.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e P
erso
nnel
D
etai
ls p
age,
see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
44
Dev
ices
Th
e D
evic
es p
age
colle
cts
info
rmat
ion
abou
t med
ical
dev
ices
ope
rate
d by
you
r age
ncy.
If y
our a
genc
y ch
oose
s to
ena
ble
the
colle
ctio
n of
m
edic
al d
evic
e da
ta w
ithin
PC
Rs,
then
the
data
pro
vide
d by
the
devi
ces
will
be
linke
d w
ith th
e de
vice
info
rmat
ion
repo
rted
on th
e D
evic
es p
age
of
dem
ogra
phic
s. T
he fo
llow
ing
spec
ial c
ircum
stan
ces
appl
y to
the
Dev
ices
pa
ge:
The
Dev
ices
pag
e st
arts
by
allo
win
g up
to th
ree
(3) d
evic
es. T
o re
cord
add
ition
al d
evic
es, c
lick
the
“Mor
e D
evic
es…
” but
ton
at th
e bo
ttom
of t
he p
age.
Afte
r clic
king
the
butto
n, th
e ex
istin
g de
vice
co
lum
ns w
ill be
mov
ed to
the
right
and
a n
ew c
olum
n w
ill ap
pear
ne
xt to
the
colu
mn
that
con
tain
s th
e el
emen
t lab
els.
To
rem
ove
a co
lum
n th
at y
ou a
dded
, clic
k th
e “R
emov
e” b
utto
n at
the
botto
m o
f th
e co
lum
n.
For g
ener
al in
form
atio
n on
how
to fi
ll ou
t the
ele
men
ts o
n th
e D
evic
es
page
, see
Typ
ical
PC
R E
lem
ents
, pg.
19.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
45
Dat
a E
lem
ent C
onfig
urat
ion
PO
LAR
IS u
sers
with
the
Dat
a M
anag
er ro
le c
an m
anag
e w
hich
NE
MS
IS
elem
ents
are
col
lect
ed in
PC
Rs
with
in th
eir a
genc
ies.
The
NE
MS
IS
stan
dard
con
tain
s 42
4 el
emen
ts a
nd th
e ab
ility
to c
olle
ct a
dditi
onal
“r
esea
rch
elem
ents
,” bu
t the
Bur
eau
of E
MS
onl
y re
quire
s a
subs
et o
f th
e el
emen
ts to
be
repo
rted
to th
e st
ate
and
natio
nal d
ata
repo
sito
ries.
Th
e el
emen
ts th
at a
re n
ot re
quire
d fo
r the
sta
te o
r nat
iona
l rep
osito
ries
are
optio
nal e
lem
ents
. Opt
iona
l ele
men
ts c
an b
e en
able
d or
dis
able
d at
an
y tim
e by
a d
ata
man
ager
.
Find
ing
Info
rmat
ion
Abo
ut N
EMSI
S D
ata
Elem
ents
W
hen
cons
ider
ing
addi
tiona
l inf
orm
atio
n to
col
lect
on
PC
Rs
in y
our
agen
cy, y
ou n
eed
to fi
gure
out
whi
ch N
EM
SIS
ele
men
ts b
est r
epre
sent
th
e in
form
atio
n yo
u ar
e try
ing
to c
olle
ct. T
o do
so,
you
nee
d to
un
ders
tand
the
defin
ition
s of
the
NE
MS
IS e
lem
ents
. You
can
find
in
form
atio
n ab
out N
EM
SIS
dat
a el
emen
ts in
two
loca
tions
:
PO
LAR
IS’s
onl
ine
help
tool
, whe
re y
ou c
an s
earc
h us
ing
keyw
ords
(s
ee O
nlin
e H
elp,
pg.
14)
.
The
NE
MS
IS d
ata
dict
iona
ry o
n th
e N
EM
SIS
Web
site
, w
ww
.nem
sis.
org.
Enab
ling
Opt
iona
l Dat
a El
emen
ts
Opt
iona
l dat
a el
emen
ts c
an b
e en
able
d by
use
rs w
ith th
e D
ata
Man
ager
ro
le. O
nce
you
have
det
erm
ined
an
optio
nal e
lem
ent t
hat n
eeds
to b
e co
llect
ed w
ithin
you
r age
ncy,
do
the
follo
win
g:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick “C
onfig
ure D
ata E
lemen
ts” o
n th
e POL
ARIS
syst
em m
enu.
The
list o
f opti
onal
NEMS
IS el
emen
ts wi
ll app
ear.
Ch
eck t
he ch
eckb
ox n
ext t
o th
e nam
e of e
ach
data
elem
ent y
ou w
ish to
colle
ct.
Click
the “
Save
” but
ton
at th
e bot
tom
of t
he p
age.
The l
ist of
elem
ents
will r
eapp
ear
with
chan
ges s
aved
.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
46
The
elem
ents
that
you
ena
bled
will
now
be
show
n w
ithin
PC
Rs
so th
at
user
s ca
n pr
ovid
e re
spon
ses
to th
em.
Dis
ablin
g O
ptio
nal D
ata
Elem
ents
O
ptio
nal d
ata
elem
ents
that
hav
e be
en e
nabl
ed c
an b
edis
able
d ag
ain
at
any
time
by a
dat
a m
anag
er (n
atio
nal a
nd s
tate
ele
men
ts c
an o
nly
be
disa
bled
by
the
Bur
eau
of E
MS
). To
dis
able
opt
iona
l ele
men
ts th
at w
ere
prev
ious
ly e
nabl
ed, d
o th
e fo
llow
ing:
Log
on to
POL
ARIS
(see
Logg
ing O
n, pg
. 12)
. Cl
ick “C
onfig
ure D
ata E
lemen
ts” o
n th
e POL
ARIS
syst
em m
enu.
The
list o
f opti
onal
NEMS
IS el
emen
ts wi
ll app
ear.
Clea
r the
chec
kbox
nex
t to
the n
ame o
f eac
h da
ta el
emen
t you
wish
to st
op
colle
ctin
g.
Click
the “
Save
” but
ton
at th
e bot
tom
of t
he p
age.
The l
ist of
elem
ents
will r
eapp
ear
with
chan
ges s
aved
. Th
e el
emen
ts th
at y
ou d
isab
led
will
no
long
er b
e sh
own
with
in P
CR
s, s
o us
ers
will
no
long
er b
e ab
le to
pro
vide
resp
onse
s to
them
. How
ever
, dat
a co
llect
ed w
hile
the
elem
ents
wer
e en
able
d w
ill n
ot b
e lo
st a
nd c
an s
till b
e qu
erie
d in
the
PO
LAR
IS a
naly
sis
suite
.
Req
uest
ing
Add
ition
al D
ata
Elem
ents
If
you
need
to c
olle
ct a
n ad
ditio
nal d
ata
elem
ent,
and
ther
e is
no
NE
MS
IS e
lem
ent t
hat f
its y
our n
eed
appr
opria
tely
, con
tact
the
Bur
eau
of
EM
S to
requ
est t
hat a
new
rese
arch
ele
men
t be
crea
ted
to m
eet y
our
need
. The
Bur
eau
of E
MS
will
revi
ew y
our r
eque
st a
nd, i
f it i
s ap
prov
ed,
crea
te th
e ad
ditio
nal d
ata
elem
ent.
The
elem
ent w
ill b
ecom
e av
aila
ble
as
an o
ptio
nal e
lem
ent t
o al
l age
ncie
s in
the
stat
e, in
clud
ing
your
ow
n.
Then
, you
can
ena
ble
the
data
ele
men
t with
in y
our a
genc
y.
Ple
ase
do n
ot re
purp
ose
the
exis
ting
elem
ents
. In
othe
r wor
ds, d
o no
t tu
rn o
n an
unr
elat
ed e
lem
ent a
nd th
en tr
ain
your
use
rs to
repo
rt th
e in
form
atio
n yo
u se
ek th
roug
h th
at e
lem
ent.
Inst
ead,
con
tact
the
Bur
eau
of E
MS
so
that
an
elem
ent c
an b
e cr
eate
d th
at d
irect
ly a
ddre
sses
you
r ne
ed.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
47
Ana
lysi
s Th
e P
OLA
RIS
ana
lysi
s su
ite a
llow
s ex
tens
ive
rese
arch
and
ana
lysi
s ca
pabi
litie
s. T
he s
uite
is b
eing
dev
elop
ed a
nd w
ill b
e do
cum
ente
d w
hen
it is
com
plet
ed.
PO
LAR
IS U
ser M
anua
l R
ev. 1
.1
48
Inde
x ab
brev
iatio
ns, 6
ac
rony
ms,
6
anal
ysis
, 13,
46,
47
conf
igur
atio
n, 7
da
ta e
lem
ents
: def
initi
ons,
5, 6
, 45
; dis
ablin
g, 4
6; e
nabl
ing,
45
; req
uest
ing
addi
tiona
l, 46
; ty
pica
l, 19
de
mog
raph
ics,
age
ncy,
13,
22,
39
, 43;
Dev
ices
pag
e, 4
4;
Gen
eral
pag
e, 3
9, 4
0;
Med
icat
ions
pag
e, 4
1;
Per
sonn
el p
age,
42;
P
roce
dure
s pa
ge, 4
1;
Pro
toco
ls p
age,
41;
Sta
tions
pa
ge, 4
1; V
ehic
les
page
, 42
devi
ces,
med
ical
, 44
emer
genc
y co
ntin
genc
ies,
7
help
, 5, 8
, 11,
12,
14;
gen
eral
, 6;
onlin
e, 7
, 14,
45;
use
r ac
coun
ts, 5
lo
ggin
g of
f, 14
, 15
logg
ing
on, 1
2, 3
7 m
enus
: dem
ogra
phic
s, 3
9, 4
3;
PC
R, 1
8; s
yste
m, 1
3 N
atio
nal E
mer
genc
y M
edic
al
Ser
vice
s In
form
atio
n S
yste
m
(NE
MS
IS),
5, 6
N
atio
nal E
mer
genc
y M
edic
al
Serv
ices
Info
rmat
ion
Sys
tem
, N
EMSI
S, 5
, 6
over
view
, 5
patie
nt c
are
repo
rts (P
CR
s), 5
, 17
; am
endi
ng, 2
9; B
illing
pa
ge, 2
7, 2
8, 3
5; c
ompl
ete,
28
; cre
atin
g, 7
, 13,
17,
18,
25
; del
etin
g, 3
1, 3
4; E
xam
s pa
ge, 2
5, 2
6; e
xpor
ting,
14,
33
, 35;
fillin
g ou
t, 18
, 35;
im
porti
ng, 1
4, 3
3, 3
5;
inco
mpl
ete,
28,
31,
32,
34,
35
; Ini
tial p
age,
17,
21,
22,
23
, 24,
25,
29,
30;
link
ing,
22,
29
; Med
icat
ions
pag
e, 2
6;
narra
tive,
7, 1
8, 2
1, 2
5, 2
8;
prin
ting,
32,
35;
Pro
cedu
res
page
, 26;
Situ
atio
n pa
ge, 2
3,
24, 2
7; T
raum
a/C
PR
pag
e,
24; U
nit/T
imes
pag
e, 2
3;
view
ing,
32,
35;
Vita
ls p
age,
24
, 25
pers
onne
l, 42
re
fere
nces
, 5
requ
irem
ents
, sys
tem
, 7
shor
tcut
s, 2
1 us
er a
ccou
nts,
14,
35,
36;
fin
ding
use
rs, 3
6, 3
7;
obta
inin
g, 9
, 12,
13,
16,
36;
re
mov
ing,
37;
role
s, 3
6, 3
7
Pr
ehos
pita
l Onl
ine
Act
ive
Rep
ortin
g In
form
atio
n Sy
stem
USE
R M
AN
UA
L B
urea
u of
Em
erge
ncy
Med
ical
Ser
vice
s U
tah
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth
Rev
. 1.1
Ja
nuar
y 1,
200
7
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