As a former EMT and someone who built their own software to create run reports, I'm a bit skeptical as to that being the only reason.
Paper can be edited, even after the point at which you given a carbon copy to a hospital, if you're friendly enough. This probably doesn't happen often or at all but there is a psychological safety there.
People make small mistakes all the time on the ambulance in the rush to get them to the ER. We live in an extremely litigious society.
Paper can be edited, even after the point at which you given a carbon copy to a hospital, if you're friendly enough. This probably doesn't happen often or at all but there is a psychological safety there.
People make small mistakes all the time on the ambulance in the rush to get them to the ER. We live in an extremely litigious society.