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INITIAL FIELD PULSE RATE
08-Jan-2009
Pre-Hospital Information
Definition
First recorded pulse measured at the scene of injury (palpated or auscultated),
expressed as a number per minute.
Additional Information
If the patient is transferred to your facility with no EMS run sheet from the scene of injury, record as Not Known/Not Recorded.
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