A patient's complaint is what the patient’s current medical condition is. For example, If they are telling the user that they are having difficulty breathing then this is their complaint.
1. The user will need to select the New button on the homepage or edit an existing PCR.
2. Once the user is on the PCR homepage, at the left side navigation panel select the Assessment tab. Go to the Patient Complaints section then click New. This will bring the Patient Complaints field up.
Complaint Type - User can either choose Chief (Primary), Secondary, or Other. Chief complaint is the primary complaint, it is typically the reason you got dispatched to help the patient.
Complaint Duration - How long has this problem been happening for? Only numerical values are allowed in this field.
Complaint - Type in the problem that the patient is having.
Time Units - Select the time unit for the complaint duration. It can be seconds, minutes, days, weeks, months, years, etc.