Dog Bite Documentation
Published on Jun 11, 2017
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Situation
Dog bite instances are not being recorded properly
Proper documentation and reporting of animal bites is an essential component of prevention (Lyu, Piron, Ehnert, Beeler, Swanson, & Kuo, 2016).
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Background
A physical Animal Control form was hand-written by the RN
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Assessment
RNs feel too busy for additional paperwork
Emergency Departments should be able to report dog bites, in a way that takes less time (Bregman & Slavinski 2012).
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Recommendation
The EMR now contains an animal e-reporting icon
The ease and usefulness of technology will affect the perception of staff, and result in higher compliance (Garavand, Mohseni, Asadi, Etemadi, Mojadi-Joo, & Moosavi, 2016).
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