Wilderness SOAP Notes

A field notebook for patient care in wilderness and austere environments SOAP Notes helps you document a wilderness patient clearly, from your first look at the scene to the evacuation plan. Write a structured SOAP note (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan), log vital signs over time, and turn it all into a verbal report you can read over the radio. • Structured SOAP note: reporting team, date, time found, location, age, sex, chief complaint, mechanism of injury or history of illness, exam findings • One-tap GPS fills in latitude and longitude, with accuracy and elevation • Vital-signs log with multiple timestamped sets: AVPU, heart rate, respiratory rate, skin, blood pressure, temperature, pupils • Values outside normal adult ranges are flagged, so changes stand out • SAMPLE history, problem list, spine decision, treatment, evacuation plan, support requests and anticipated problems…