How this exercise works
Sort ALS narrative elements into SOAP sections or discard non-clinical filler. Advanced calls include more objective data, interventions, and reassessment findings.
Fundamental concept
Building paramedic PCRs that capture interventions, reassessment, medical direction, and critical time stamps for ALS calls.
Read: Advanced ALS Documentation & SOAP Narratives →Scenario
House fire victim: hoarseness, singed nasal hairs, CO exposure suspected.
Fire department removed patient from structure. SpO₂ 88% on scene air.
Report statements
Drag each sentence into the correct SOAP section, or into the trash if it does not belong in the chart.
High-flow oxygen, early RSI consideration, burn center/trauma alert.
RR 30, SpO₂ 90% on NRB; carboxyhemoglobin not available.
Complains of throat pain and hoarse voice; no known medical history.
Inhalation injury with airway edema risk and suspected CO toxicity.
Neighbor cat escaped during fire.
Patient reports being trapped in bedroom smoke for several minutes.
Facial partial-thickness burns, soot in nares, stridor at rest.
House number is 1427.
Trash (not charted)
0Drop useless or irrelevant statements here
S, Subjective
0Drop statements here
O, Objective
0Drop statements here
A, Assessment
0Drop statements here
P, Plan
0Drop statements here
