Which piece of information would NOT be required when notifying the hospital en route?

Which piece of information would NOT be required when notifying the hospital en route?

• A. Pt age
• B. APGAR score
• C. Treatment plan
• D. ETA

Answer: (B)

The information that helps the hospital prepare before arrival is details you can act on during transport: who the patient is (age), what you plan to do on arrival (treatment plan), and when you’ll arrive (ETA). The APGAR score, however, is a newborn assessment performed after birth to gauge how well the baby is adapting to life outside the womb. Because it requires the baby to be born and evaluated in the immediate moments after birth, it isn’t known or useful for pre-arrival notification. So APGAR isn’t needed when you’re en route.

The information that helps the hospital prepare before arrival is details you can act on during transport: who the patient is (age), what you plan to do on arrival (treatment plan), and when you’ll arrive (ETA). The APGAR score, however, is a newborn assessment performed after birth to gauge how well the baby is adapting to life outside the womb. Because it requires the baby to be born and evaluated in the immediate moments after birth, it isn’t known or useful for pre-arrival notification. So APGAR isn’t needed when you’re en route.