GB2314963A

GB2314963A - Patients's chart

Info

Publication number: GB2314963A
Application number: GB9714038A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Katumi Kousaka
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1996-07-02
Filing date: 1997-07-02
Publication date: 1998-01-14
Also published as: GB9714038D0; JP3033118U

Abstract

A patient's chart characterized in that the number of vertebras from the first to the 34th and a curved line 11 formed by a sequence of the vertebras are vertically indicated generally at a center thereof and various abnormal conditions of a patient caused by shifting of each of the vertebras are described in such a manner to correspond to the number of vertebras and the curved line.

Description

PATIENT'S CHART BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a patient's chart, and more particularly to an improvement of a patient's chart recording various abnormal conditions (symptoms) of a patient caused by positional shifting of the backbone, i.e., vertebras and a short history of each process of treatment so as to be used for correctly reforming the backbone.

In general, a patient's chart, which is often called as "Karte" by professionals, is in the form of a card and used by a medical specialist (physician) to write down, among other things, the conditions of the patient, the course of disease ofthe patient. It is customary that the conditions ofthe patient, etc. are written by the medical specialist using technical terms which are often difficult for others to understand. Obviously, since the patient is usually not a medical specialist, it is difficult for him or her to know the exact conditions ofthe disease. Also, the medical specialist is required to read the patient's chart repeatedly each time the medical specialist attends the patient.

The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above situation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a patient's chart which is easy to understand the contents at a glance, and easy to grasp the course of development and medial treatment for the disease of each patient.

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is essentially provided a patient's chart characterized in that the number of vertebras from the first to the 34-th and a curved line formed by a sequence of the vertebras are vertically indicated generally at a center thereof and various abnormal conditions of a patient caused by shifting of each of the vertebras are described in such a manner to correspond to the number of vertebras and the curved line.

It is preferred that two of the curved lines are indicated in symmetrical relation with the number of vertebras indicated therebetween.

It is also preferred that horizontal lines are be drawn in such a manner to correspond the number of vertebras and abnormal conditions of the patient caused by shifting of each of the vertebras and the names of organs adversely affected by such shifting are printed in appropriate sections defined by the horizontal lines.

Abnormal conditions of patients commonly generated and the name of organs commonly adversely affected are preferably shown.

There may be a provision of a column where comments of the patient can be written.

Since the present invention is constructed in the manner as mentioned above, it becomes possible not only for the medical specialists but also for patients and those related to them to clearly grasp, at a glance, the relation between the abnormal conditions of a patient and the shifted vertebras. In addition, the course of treatment can clearly been grasped.

Accordingly, there can be obviated such inconveniences that the contents of the patient's chart can be understood solely by the medical specialist in charge.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a front view of a patient's chart to which the present invention is applied.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT One embodiment ofthe present invention will now be described with reference to Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing which constitutes a part of this specification. Fig. 1 is a front view of a patient's chart according to the present invention, in which fine characters written on the chart are omitted for clarification.

In Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a patient's chart body formed of a sheet of paper of B4 size, on which necessary items are preliminarily printed in one direction. At an uppermost part ofthis patient's chart body 1, there is a provision of a column 2 in which date of the first medical examination, name ofthe hospital, etc. are to be written. Under this column, there is a provision of a column 3 in which present abnormal conditions of the patient are to be written, a column 4 in which a short history of diseases suffered in the past is to be written, and a column 5 in which the patient's information such as name, address, telephone number, occupation, etc. are to be written.

Thereunder, there is a provision of a descriptive section 6 in which various symptoms of diseases, names of the organs where such symptoms occur, etc. are printed, so that the right items can be circled with a pen.

Owing to this arrangement, the medical specialist can be free from writing down such items.

At a central part of a section under the descriptive section 6, there is a vertical array of description of the number of the vertebras from the first to the 34-th which constitute the backbone of the patient. A pair of vertical lines 7a, 7b are drawn in parallel relation on opposite sides ofthe number of the vertebras. Dot numbers 8 are spacedly printed at every 5 to 7 numbers of the vertebras so that the relation between the vertebras and the part of the patient's body from the head to the hip is clearly understood.

A curved line 11 formed by the vertebras number 7 and the normal positions of the actual vertebras is drawn on at least one outer side of the vertical lines 7a, 7b, so that the contents ofthe patient's chart can more easily be understood at a glance.

At a central space of the patient's chart body 1 where the vertebras number 7 is printed, a plurality of horizontal lines are drawn in such a manner to correspond to the vertebras number 7, so that symptoms caused by shifting of each vertebra, names of the organs which are adversely affected by such symptoms, etc., are printed in appropriate sections defined by the above horizontal lines. In addition, abnormal conditions of patients, namely symptoms, commonly generated to some of the vertebras, and the name of organs commonly adversely affected by such symptoms are also printed.

Thereunder, there is still a provision of a medical treatment column 9 where the date of the treatment and the time of the treatment can be written each time. On the left side (Fig. 1) of the medical treatment column 9, there is a provision of a patient's comment column 10 where the patient can write down his or her comments. The record of the course of the medical treatment can thus be preserved in a written form, instead of the conventional conversation, on both sides of the medical specialist and the patient.

A patient's chart according to the present invention is constructed and used in the manner as described above. Accordingly, the patient's chart of the present invention has the advantages in that the contents can more easily be understood at a glance compared with the prior art, and anyone concerned including the medical specialists, patients and those related to the patients, can clearly grasp the present status. In addition, the course of the medical treatment can clearly be understood. Once such a patient's chart is completely filled, it can be used as a short history of the patient's disease. It can also be advantageously used as a reference material for a similar disease.

It should be evident that various embodiments can be made to the described embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A patient's chart characterized in that the number of vertebras from the first to the 34-th and a curved line formed by a sequence of said vertebras are vertically indicated generally at a center thereof and various abnormal conditions of a patient caused by shifting of each of said vertebras are described in such a manner to correspond to the number of vertebras and the curved line.

2. A patient's chart according to claim 1, wherein two of said curved lines are indicated in symmetrical relation with said number of vertebras indicated therebetween.

3. A patient's chart according to claim 1 or 2, wherein horizontal lines are drawn in such a manner to correspond the number of vertebras, and abnormal conditions of the patient caused by shifting of each of said vertebras and the names of organs adversely affected by such shifting are printed in appropriate sections defined by said horizontal lines.

4. A patient's chart according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein abnormal conditions of patients commonly generated and the name of organs commonly adversely affected are shown.

5. A patient's chart according to claim 1,2, 3 or 4, wherein there is a provision of a column where comments of the patient can be written.

6. A patient's chart substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying figure.

7. Method for selecting a course of treatment for a patient wherein the treatment is selected from a chart as described in any preceding claim by reference to the affected vertebrae.