JP2001034686A - Emergency medical treatment information obtaining method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make obtainable required appropriate information when a patient is carried to a medical institution by an ambulance and when first aid is given to him in a case when the patient has a fit and is unconscious. SOLUTION: An emergency medical treatment network formed of a management organization 1, a fire fighting organization 2 and a medical institution 3 is constructed. In the respective medical institutions 3, an identification card where an identification number formed of a medical institution identification number and a patient identification number is printed is given to a patient who has the high possibility of the occurrence of a fit. An identification number reader reads the identification number printed in the identification card and a family medical institution of the patient is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency medical system and relates to a patient having a high probability of having a seizure, a patient having a special constitution, having a medical condition, or using a special medicine. In response to this, a medical institution assigns an identification card in advance, and when the patient's consciousness is unknown, such as when the patient has a seizure or faints, the patient's medical treatment of the identification card is held by the identification card held by the patient. Identify the institution, transport the patient to the relevant medical institution, or contact the relevant medical institution via communication, and introduce a medical institution near the patient's location that is best suited to the patient's medical condition The present invention relates to a method for obtaining information such as treatments that should not be performed or treatments to be performed immediately as emergency treatment for a patient or emergency treatment, and information for enabling the most appropriate emergency treatment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional emergency medical system, when the patient's consciousness is unknown, such as when the patient has a seizure or faints, the patient is called to an ambulance to be transported to an emergency medical institution or to a nearby medical institution. However, even if a medical institution with which the patient was hanging was nearby, the patient was taken to another medical institution, and appropriate emergency treatment could not be performed. Despite the need for urgent treatment, for example, if the patient has a special constitution, has a chronic illness, has a previous medical condition, is taking special medicine, Because there is no urgently needed information about the patient, such as what should be treated and what should not be done for the patient, it is necessary to take another procedure such as taking a radiograph or repeating the examination. It was time consuming and sometimes even fatal. On the other hand, we considered a method of holding a patient's medical card and recording the patient's medical information on the medical card, but the method of easily reading medical information about the patient from the medical card is a problem from the viewpoint of protecting the privacy of patients. was there. In such a state, the activity range of a person who is likely to have a seizure or an elderly person is narrowed, and the work is limited and the person tends to stay at home. As a result of the reduced range of activities and less involvement with society, physical health may be impaired, and there may be less mental stimulation, which may lead to obstruction or loss of energy. If such a state continues, there is a possibility that depression or Alzheimer's disease may occur.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional emergency medical system, and has as its object to provide an emergency medical system comprising a management organization, a firefighting organization, and a medical institution. Configure a medical network and assign an identification card to patients who are likely to have a seizure in advance, and use the identification number from the identification card held by the patient when the patient has a seizure and is unconscious. To identify the patient's medical institution,
Contacting the medical institution by transporting the patient to the medical institution, or communicating with the medical institution via communication means, obtaining information on medical institutions that are close to the patient and suitable for emergency treatment, etc. To be able to transport the patient to the institution.

Another object of the present invention is to read an identification number from an identification card held by a patient when the patient having the identification card has a seizure and is unconscious, and to communicate with a medical institution to which the patient belongs. To obtain information about the patient that is urgently needed, such as information about the patient's constitution, pre-existing illness, pre-existing illness, medications, and emergency treatment, and take another x-ray picture or examination. Instead, it is necessary to be able to take appropriate first aid measures immediately.

Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantage that the method of recording medical information of a patient on a patient's medical card cannot protect the privacy of the patient, and the identification card has a medical institution identification number and a patient identification number. Only in the medical institution where the ambulance or the patient was brought in, the information that can be read and displayed from the recording device of the computer is only information about the medical institution that is associated with
To protect the privacy of the patient.

[0006] Another object is to create an environment in which people with seizures and elderly people who have seizures can live a social life with peace of mind, each having their own work, and each having the ability to do what they want to do. The purpose of society is to enable a physically and mentally healthy life.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an emergency treatment in the process of transporting a patient requiring emergency treatment to a medical institution by an ambulance, and a method for providing appropriate treatment in a medical institution to which a patient requiring emergency medical care is carried. It relates to the method of obtaining necessary information and consists of the following steps.
Further, a recording medium on which medical institution information and a program for carrying out the above method are recorded, a printing device for printing an identification number on an identification card, and an information on a medical institution which reads an identification number and reads the identification number from a recording device of a computer. An identification number reading device to be displayed.

[0008] An emergency medical network comprising a management organization, a fire department and a medical institution is constructed, a computer of each organization is connected by a telecommunication line, and an identification number reading device is identified to each ambulance of the fire organization to each medical institution. Deploying a number reading device and an identification number printing device, respectively;

A step in which the management organization assigns a medical institution identification number to each medical institution, and stores the medical institution information of each medical institution in a storage device of the computer in association with the medical institution identification number. And transmitting the medical institution information of each medical institution associated with the medical institution identification number to each firefighting organization or a computer of each medical institution via an electric communication circuit and storing the information in a storage device of each computer. What is more, instead of connecting the computers of each institution with a telecommunication circuit, creating a machine-readable recording medium that records the medical institution information of each medical institution in association with the medical institution identification number, and using that recording medium for each fire department or It can be distributed to each medical institution, read by a recording medium reading device of a computer of each organization or institution, and stored in a storage device.

At each medical institution, an identification number consisting of a patient identification number assigned to a patient determined to be highly likely to have a seizure by a doctor and a medical institution identification number of the medical institution issuing the identification card is printed. Issuing an identification card.

When a patient holding the identification card requires emergency treatment such as having a seizure, the identification number printed on the identification card of the patient by an identification number reading device in an ambulance or a medical institution accommodating the patient. Reading and displaying information about the associated medical institution from a storage device of the computer. And, based on the displayed information, identify the relevant medical institution and transport it there,
A step of contacting the associated medical institution by communication means and requesting information on the medical institution suitable for appropriate first aid and instructions on first aid.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. The emergency medical network according to the present invention is an organization including a management organization 1, a firefighting organization 2, and a medical institution 3. The management organization 1 and the firefighting organization 2 may be a single organization or an aggregate of a plurality of organizations.
Each of these organizations has a computer, the computers are connected by an electric communication circuit, an identification number reader 21 is arranged in each ambulance 4 of the fire department 2, and an identification number reader 33 is provided in each medical institution 3. And the identification number printing device 31 are arranged.

The management organization 1 assigns a medical institution identification number to each medical institution 3. For the medical institution identification number, for example, use part or all of the postal code of the location or the telephone number of the medical institution, code to avoid duplication of these numbers, code for the size of the medical institution, medical department, etc. Although an identification number to which the information indicated by the symbol is added is conceivable, the invention is not particularly limited to these and may be any number. However, 1
One medical institution must have its own identification number, and must never have the same identification number as another medical institution.

The computer of the management organization 1 is a CPU
6, input device 7, output device 8, display device 9, storage device 1
The management organization 1 associates the medical institution identification number assigned to each medical institution 3 with the name, address, telephone number, medical treatment subject, examination equipment, and treatment equipment of each medical institution 3. The medical institution information such as the number of doctors and nurses is stored in the storage device 10 of the computer, and the medical institution information is stored in the fire department 2 through the electric communication circuit.
Or to the computer of each medical institution 3 to be recorded in the respective storage devices 19 and 29. Separately from this, the medical institution information of each medical institution 3 is recorded in a recording medium readable by the output device 8 in association with the medical institution identification number, and distributed to the firefighting organization 2 and each medical institution 3. The data can be read by the recording medium reading devices 22 and 32 of the computer of each organization or institution and stored in the storage devices 19 and 29.

The computer of each medical institution 3 has a CP
U26, input device 27, display device 28, storage device 29,
It has both a printing function and a reading function, including a communication device 30, an identification number printing device 31, a recording medium reading device 32, an identification number reading device 33, and the like. Alternatively, a printing system including an input device 27, a printing device 31, and the like, and an identification card reading system including a display device 28, a storage device 29, a communication device 30, a recording medium reading device 32, an identification number reading device 33, and the like are separately provided. It may be a plurality of computers. The medical institution 3 assigns a patient identification number to the patient, and associates the patient identification number with information described in a general medical record such as the patient's name, address, telephone number, disease name, constitution, pre-existing disease, medical condition, treatment contents, and medication contents. Is stored in the storage device 29 of the computer as patient information.

When the doctor examines the patient and determines that there is a possibility of having a seizure, the medical institution 3 issues an identification card to the patient. The identification card includes the patient's patient identification number and the medical institution's identification number. The identification number consisting of the medical institution identification number is printed. In particular, for a patient who has issued an identification card, a measure to be taken immediately when a seizure occurs or a measure to be never taken to the patient is recorded in the storage device 29 of the computer of the medical institution 3. This will help you to obtain important decision materials when you need emergency assistance.

The identification card may be a card-type card that is carried in a wallet or the like, but is not limited to this. The card may be attached to a wallet or the like as a label sticking form, a wristband or a pendant, or the like. The format is not limited as long as it is easy to carry and easily found by caregivers such as rescue workers and nurses. As a printing method, there is a method of printing an identification number directly, but when a one-dimensional code such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code is printed, a third party cannot understand even the printed code,
Patient privacy will be further protected. In addition, a method of recording an identification number on a magnetic recording card, an IC memory card, or the like can be adopted. In this case, the patient's personal information can be recorded together, and when the patient has a seizure, the patient's personal information can be obtained directly from the identification card.
However, in this case, it is necessary to pay attention to privacy protection by limiting in advance who can read the information from the identification card, and ensuring that only those who have a duty of confidentiality perform the reading operation.

The identification number reading device 21 of each ambulance 4 of the fire organization 2 includes a CPU 16, an input device 17, and a display device 1.
8, storage device 19, communication device 20, identification number reading device 2
1. A method in which the computer including the recording medium reading device 22 and the like is partly loaded on each ambulance 4 or the identification device reading device 21 and the display device 18 are loaded on the ambulance 4 and the fire department 2 has A method of connecting the computer with an electric communication circuit may be used.

The present invention has been prepared as described above in advance, and a method for obtaining necessary information when an emergency patient actually occurs will be described below. When the patient has a seizure and is unconscious, most of the time he will call the ambulance 4 or bring him to a nearby medical facility. The ambulance crew rushed to the ambulance 4 applies the identification card held by the patient to the identification number reading device 21, inputs the identification number to the computer, displays information on the associated medical institution on the display device 18, and displays the information on the associated medical institution. It is transported to the medical institution while communicating with the communication means. If the medical institution is distant, the fire organization 2 or the medical institution 3
From the medical institution information stored in the storage devices 19 and 29 of the computer, the most suitable medical care in the vicinity of the place where the patient is located, based on the number of medical departments, examination equipment, treatment equipment, the number of doctors and nurses, etc. Display the information of the institution on the display device,
This is reported to an ambulance and the patient is transported to the medical institution.

At the same time, when emergency treatment is required even during transportation, emergency treatment is performed to the extent possible by a rescue technician while receiving instructions from a doctor of a medical institution to hang up the patient. If the patient is carried to another medical institution 3 instead of the hanging medical institution, the identification card held by the patient is transferred to the identification number reading device 33.
, Enter the identification number into the computer, display the information about the medical institution on the display on the display device, obtain the patient information on the patient while performing communication with the medical institution in the communication, and perform emergency treatment, Patient information is used as material for examinations such as examinations and treatment policies to be performed later.

[0021]

According to the present invention, an emergency medical network comprising a management organization, a firefighting organization, and a medical institution is configured, and an identification card is assigned in advance to a patient who is likely to have a seizure. Therefore, when the patient has a seizure and is unconscious, for example, it is possible to read the identification number from the identification card held by the patient, identify the medical institution that the patient is associated with, and transport the patient to the medical institution that is associated with the patient Now you can.

If the medical institution with which the patient is involved is far away, the identification number is read from the identification card held by the patient, the medical institution with which the patient is associated is specified, and the medical institution with which the patient is associated is identified by the communication means. We were able to get information on medical institutions that are close to the patient and are suitable for emergency treatment, and were able to transport patients to the most appropriate medical institutions.

Further, the identification number is read from the identification card held by the patient, and the patient is contacted by the communication means with the medical institution to which the patient is related so that the emergency rescue worker can perform emergency treatment while receiving instructions from a doctor. became. If the patient is carried into a medical institution other than the medical institution, the identification number is read from the identification card held by the patient, the medical institution in contact with the patient is communicated with the medical institution by communication means, and information on the patient is obtained. To obtain information that is urgently needed, for example, information on the patient's constitution, pre-existing illness, pre-existing illness, medications taken, and the details of first aid measures. The treatment could be done.

In addition, the method of recording medical information of a patient on a patient's medical card eliminates the disadvantage that the privacy of the patient cannot be protected, and the identification card describes only the identification number of the medical institution and the identification number of the patient. In the medical institution where an ambulance or a patient is brought in, the privacy of the patient can be protected by reading the information from the recording device of the computer and using only the information on the medical institution to which the patient is connected.

[0025] Also, create an environment in which people with pre-existing illness and elderly people who have seizures can live a social life with peace of mind, and have a society in which each has his / her job and each can do what he / she wants. As a result, I was able to live a healthy life both physically and mentally.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of an emergency medical network.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a computer of a management organization.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a computer of a fire department.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a computer of a medical institution.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Management organization 2 ... Firefighting organization 3 ... Medical institution 4 ... Ambulance 6 ... CPU7 ... Input device 8 ... Output device 9 ... Display device 10 ... Storage device 11 ··· Communication device 16 ··· CPU 17 ··· Input device 18 ··· Display device 19 ··· Storage device 20 ··· Communication device 21 ··· Identification number reading device 22 ··· Recording Medium reading device 26 CPU 27 Input device 28 Display device 29 Storage device 30 Communication device 31 Identification number printing device 32 Recording medium reading device 33 .. Identification number reading devices

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A method for obtaining emergency treatment in a process of transporting a patient requiring emergency treatment to a medical institution by an ambulance, and obtaining information necessary for performing appropriate treatment at a medical institution to which a patient requiring emergency medical care is carried. , An emergency medical network consisting of a management organization, a fire department, and a medical institution is configured, computers of each institution are connected by a telecommunication line, and an identification number reading device is attached to each ambulance of the fire organization and an identification number is assigned to each medical institution. A reading device and an identification number printing device are provided, respectively, and the management organization assigns a medical institution identification number to each medical institution, and stores the medical institution information of each medical institution in association with the medical institution identification number in the computer of the management organization. Storing in the device, the medical institution identification number of each medical institution and the medical institution information through the telecommunication circuit to each of the firefighting organizations and each of the medical institutes. Sending it to the computer of the medical institution and storing it in the storage device of each computer; a patient identification number assigned by a doctor at each medical institution as having a high possibility of having a seizure; and a medical institution that issues an identification card. Issuing an identification card printed with an identification number consisting of a medical institution identification number; and, when a patient holding the identification card requires emergency treatment such as having a seizure, identifying the patient in an ambulance or a medical institution accommodating the patient. The number reading device reads the identification number printed on the identification card of the patient, and issues the identification card from the storage device of the computer of the patient (hereinafter referred to as "the medical institution").
A step of displaying information about the medical institution, based on the displayed information, identifying and transporting the medical institution, and communicating with the medical institution by communication means, and a medical institution suitable for appropriate first aid treatment Obtaining information on necessary medical information while protecting the privacy of the patient. 2. A recording medium according to claim 1, wherein a computer of each institution is not connected by a telecommunication circuit, and a recording medium for recording medical institution information of each medical institution associated with a medical institution identification number is created. Is distributed to each fire department or each medical institution, and read by a recording medium reading device of a computer of each institution and stored in a storage device. 3. A machine-readable recording medium for recording medical institution information of each medical institution associated with a medical institution identification number for implementing the invention of claim 2. 4. An identification card printing device for printing an identification number comprising a patient identification number and a medical institution identification number on an identification card for implementing the invention of claim 1 or 2. 5. A machine readable recording medium for recording a program for printing an identification number comprising a patient identification number and a medical institution identification number on an identification card for implementing the invention of claim 1 or 2. . 6. An identification number printed on an identification card for carrying out the invention of claim 1 or 2,
An identification number reading device that displays information about a medical institution from a storage device of a computer. 7. An identification number printed on an identification card for carrying out the invention of claim 1 or 2,
A machine-readable recording medium that records a program for displaying information on a medical institution from a storage device of a computer.