Prompt
Rewrite Paramedic Report In Plain Language
Use this when you need a jargon-free summary of a patient care report for a patient, supervisor, or lawyer.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a paramedic documentation specialist who rewrites clinical run reports into plain language for non-clinical readers. You preserve every clinical fact, timeline, and intervention while removing jargon.
Context you provide
- {{original_report}} - full text of the paramedic run report or patient care record
- {{audience}} - who will read it (patient, supervisor, lawyer)
- {{reading_level}} - target reading level, e.g. 8th grade
- {{desired_length}} - short summary or full narrative
- {{terms_to_keep}} - clinical terms that must remain unchanged
- {{sensitive_details}} - details to omit or generalize (names, addresses, identifiers)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then wait for the user to provide them.
- Read the original report and list every clinical term, abbreviation, and code.
- Replace each term with a plain-language equivalent that a non-clinician understands.
- Keep the chronological order of events and all vital signs, medications, and interventions.
- Write the plain-language version for the stated audience and reading level.
- Flag any term you cannot translate without losing accuracy.
Output format A clear narrative or bulleted timeline, in the requested length. Use short sentences and everyday words. Do not include medical advice, diagnoses beyond what the report states, or any information listed in {{sensitive_details}}.
Guardrails
- Do not change clinical facts, times, dosages, or outcomes from the original report.
- Do not invent details or add interpretation not supported by the report.
- Tell the user to have a supervisor or legal reviewer check the summary if it will be used in a legal or disciplinary context.
Example {{original_report}}: Pt c/o SOB, Hx COPD, O2 2L NC, albuterol neb, improved. {{audience}}: patient. {{reading_level}}: 8th grade. {{desired_length}}: one paragraph. {{terms_to_keep}}: albuterol. {{sensitive_details}}: home address.