pRRAPID

 

pRRAPID TOOLKIT:
Communication

CONTEMPORANEOUS NOTES

It is very important that you write good notes. They help you process your thoughts and plans, record what you have done and communicate information to your colleagues.

Your notes are legal documents and to be contemporaneous should include:

Principles of good documentation

ABCDE approach

When documenting your findings and actions for an acutely ill child many clinicians use an ABCDE approach.  An example of this is shown here.

Continuation sheet example 1

 

Continuation sheet example 1