Under GO-401 Field Reporting System, which incidents require an incident report?

Under GO-401 Field Reporting System, which incidents require an incident report?

• A. All injured persons in public spaces and those transported to the hospital regardless of location.
• B. Only injuries occurring on private property.
• C. Only injuries reported by witnesses.
• D. No incident reports are required for injuries.

Answer: (A)

GO-401 is about when a field incident report must be filed for injuries. The standard is that an incident report is required for any injury that occurs in a public space, and also for any injury that leads to hospital transport, no matter where the injury happened. This ensures injuries seen in public areas are documented and that cases requiring medical transport are captured for follow-up and data purposes. So, injuries in public spaces must be reported, and injuries that result in a hospital transport must be reported regardless of location. This aligns with the goal of comprehensive documentation. It wouldn’t fit to limit reporting to private-property injuries only, rely on whether a witness reports it, or claim that no report is needed for injuries.

GO-401 is about when a field incident report must be filed for injuries. The standard is that an incident report is required for any injury that occurs in a public space, and also for any injury that leads to hospital transport, no matter where the injury happened. This ensures injuries seen in public areas are documented and that cases requiring medical transport are captured for follow-up and data purposes.

So, injuries in public spaces must be reported, and injuries that result in a hospital transport must be reported regardless of location. This aligns with the goal of comprehensive documentation. It wouldn’t fit to limit reporting to private-property injuries only, rely on whether a witness reports it, or claim that no report is needed for injuries.