Immediately after giving a prehospital care report to the nurse in the emergency department, dispatch informs you that there are no more ambulances available and you must immediately leave the hospital to cover another portion of the county. Since your service uses a computerized documentation system and there is no time to complete your report, your best course of action should be to:

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) documentation is important for patient care and legal matters. Documentation can include the patient's demographics, vital signs, assessment, and interventions performed. The documentation serves as a data repository that can be used to create bills, facilitate communication, and guide quality initiatives.