Guest guest Posted June 7, 1999 Report Share Posted June 7, 1999 Dispatch information given over the radio is " public " information - as long as it's not encoded, sent over an MDT, etc. This would include the address, dispatch determinant, etc. Mike -----Original Message-----From: BARBER Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 12:30 PMTo: egroupsSubject: [texasems-L] Re: Code 1,2,3I don't think so. If so you couldn't use a cell phone. Nor would dispatchers be allowed to tell you where you were being dispatched to and who to look for. I could be wrong? Henry Les wrote: Also if you check FCC regulations, I believe giving a patients name and/or SSN over the radio is a violation of federal law. " SMHCEMS, Inc. " wrote: Smitty, looks like 4 of these aren't really pertinent and 3 violate patient confidentiality. But I've been asked many of the same things over the years. Life grows on. Joe OverstreetSan Marcos Not here.....ED nurses have their own priorities: 1) Patient Name 2) Patient's physician 3) Patient's DOB 4) Patient's SS# 5) ETA -- eCode: http://lpowell.eCode.com Click Here!eGroups.com home: /group/ www. - Simplifying group communications Click Here! eGroups.com home: /group/www. - Simplifying group communications eGroups.com home: /group/ www. - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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