ZOLL emsCharts NOW 8.0

April 10, 2024

Important! Before installing ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0, please read the following list of new features, functionality, and bug fixes and the current known issues. Learn more about ZOLL emsCharts NOW by starting with the application Overview.

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Application Core functionality

This section includes new features, functionality, and bug fixes. The video below will provide an overview of the changes.

Crew/unit information

  • Resolved an issue where configured clinical user titles were not respected by ZOLL emsCharts NOW.

Timeline

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documenting Timeline items as prior to arrival (PTA).

Dispatch

Trip Information

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documenting additional disposition fields introduced with NEMSIS v3.5.

Pickup Address

  • Resolved an issue where geocoded coordinates for referring facilities were not uploaded from ZOLL emsCharts NOW.

Scene Description

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of level of care per protocol.

Destination Address

  • Resolved an issue where geocoded coordinates for receiving facilities were not uploaded from ZOLL emsCharts NOW.

Exposure

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of exposure.

Patient - Patient Information

Patient Demographics

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of patient DNR information.

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of patient employer information.

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of patient physician information.

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of barriers to care.

Patient Search/Import

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 includes "last system record" data point when performing a Patient Search.

Patient Medical History

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of "obtained from" and "emergency info form" information relating to patient medical history.

Patient Medication

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of last oral intake.

    Note: The Patient Medication Last Oral Intake field is intended to document the last time the patient ate or drank food or liquids, not for the last oral intake of medications.

CC / HPI

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of cardiac arrest details.

  • ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0 supports documentation of injury details

Attachments

  • Resolved an issue where phone numbers associated with custom signatures would not save under specific circumstances.

  • Resolved an issue where a deleted standard signature would cause an error when uploading a chart from ZOLL emsCharts NOW.

Known issues

Past Medical History

  • Only “Basic” and “ICD/NEMSIS Basic” configurations for Surgical History Layout are supported with version 8.0.

Actions and Quick Action Buttons

  • Actions and associated Quick Actions available for Critical Care Staffing level will not be displayed in ZOLL emsCharts NOW version 8.0.

USNG

  • GPS coordinates with seven or more decimal places of precision may not properly calculate corresponding USNG fields.

P2O error

  • Users may experience a 'P2O' error when uploading a chart if any data collected is either incomplete or not in the expected format. Ex: Time entered as 8:24 rather than 08:24.