Difference between revisions of "Creating a Visual Assessment"
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Visual assessments can be completed for each stage of a patients care, to record the recovery process. | Visual assessments can be completed for each stage of a patients care, to record the recovery process. | ||
| − | A visual image of the patients burn injury can be recorded, including severity of burn, date, description notes | + | A visual image of the patients burn injury can be recorded, including severity of burn, date, description notes and keyword, the visual assessment will calculate and record the total burn surface area. |
A new visual Assessment can be created from the Navigation Bar, the New button [[File:NewButton.jpg]] on the tool bar or the Pages button on the Menu Bar. | A new visual Assessment can be created from the Navigation Bar, the New button [[File:NewButton.jpg]] on the tool bar or the Pages button on the Menu Bar. | ||
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Click on the new Visual Assessment button or New Visual Assessment on the Navigation Bar. | Click on the new Visual Assessment button or New Visual Assessment on the Navigation Bar. | ||
| − | A visual assessment diagram | + | A visual assessment diagram based on the Lund & Browder chart will open. |
[[File:NEwVisualAssessment.jpg]] | [[File:NEwVisualAssessment.jpg]] | ||
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| + | Although the diagram shows the outline of an adult the Burn Surface area will be calculated according to the age of the patient. | ||
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| + | Enter the Date of assessment in to the Date/Time box by using the drop down calendar or free typing. | ||
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| + | Enter the days post injury in to the box provided. | ||
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| + | Enter the Title of the injury i.e "Burn to Right Arm". | ||
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| + | Enter any notes regarding the injury in the Notes Box | ||
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| + | Select the Brush or erase tool from the Visual Assessment toolbar. | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 12 June 2017
Visual assessments can be completed for each stage of a patients care, to record the recovery process.
A visual image of the patients burn injury can be recorded, including severity of burn, date, description notes and keyword, the visual assessment will calculate and record the total burn surface area.
A new visual Assessment can be created from the Navigation Bar, the New button 
on the tool bar or the Pages button on the Menu Bar.
There is also a Visual Assessment within the Burns section of the iBID Record.
Click on the new Visual Assessment button or New Visual Assessment on the Navigation Bar.
A visual assessment diagram based on the Lund & Browder chart will open.
Although the diagram shows the outline of an adult the Burn Surface area will be calculated according to the age of the patient.
Enter the Date of assessment in to the Date/Time box by using the drop down calendar or free typing.
Enter the days post injury in to the box provided.
Enter the Title of the injury i.e "Burn to Right Arm".
Enter any notes regarding the injury in the Notes Box
Select the Brush or erase tool from the Visual Assessment toolbar.
