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Medical Journal & Reports

Opening the Medical Journal

From the Dashboard:

  • Click View all reports

This opens the Medical Journal overview, where you can:

  • View existing reports
  • Create a new medical report

Creating a new report

  1. Click New report
  2. Fill in:
    • Initials
    • Illness / Accident
    • Correct date (if required)
  3. Click Create report

Editing a Medical Report

Required fields

Fill in all relevant fields carefully.

If a doctor is on board:

  • Enter your name under Medical Officer

If you tick Informed Consent:

  • Additional information becomes visible
  • The patient must be informed accordingly

Saving your work

Use the diskette icon in the upper-right corner to save changes.

⚠️ Always save before leaving the page.

Medication Usage & Permissions

Medication usage can be registered using Register Usage on the right side of the report.

⚠️ Important permission note

  • This function is usually not available to doctors
  • Only the First Officer has access to the medication database

Doctors can:

  • View medication usage
  • Document medication in narrative fields

Finalising and Closing Reports

Finalising a report

  • Click Finalize report
  • Confirm the action

Once finalised:

  • The report is permanently closed
  • No further edits are possible

End date

  • You may manually enter an end date
  • If left empty, the date of finalisation is used automatically

If you do NOT want to close the report

  1. Click Cancel
  2. Save your changes using the diskette icon

Generating a Medical Report (PDF)

Marlinspike can generate a medical report PDF for:

  • The patient
  • The patient’s doctor
  • Hospital emergency handover

Creating the PDF

  1. Ensure the report is saved
  2. Click the printer icon
  3. A PDF file is generated

Saving the file

  • Save the PDF to a logical location (e.g. Desktop)
  • Use a clear and descriptive filename
  • The PDF can then be:
    • Printed
    • Sent digitally
    • Stored as evidence
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