Cell Phone Recording

Complete and accurate written documentation has long been recognized by the Emergency Medical Services as an important part of patient care and legal protection for the emergency care giver.  Any verbal communication regarding a patient’s condition and/or treatment could be as crucial, if not more crucial, than accurate written documentation on patient care.  This makes the ability to capture, store and retrieve verbal communications very important.  With advancements in technology and the availability of this technology, devices such as cellular telephones have become a part of everyday use.  While they do provide a means of convenient communication, their use has also created new challenges to providing the needed documentation to protect EMS providers and care givers.