JP2001272916A - Band for patient identification - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a band for patient identification which solves the problems with the conventional band and can exactly impart patient specification information to various recording media so as to handle the information relating to the patients on a medical site without entailing laborious work. SOLUTION: This band for patient identification is provided with a mount (1) attachable in the form of a band on the patient's body and at least two sheets of patient identification forms (2) printed with the patient specification information capable of specifying the individual of the prescribed patient, and is formed in the form of a seal in which at least one patient identification form is peelable from the mount.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a patient identification band used in a hospital.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In medical practice, various tests such as health checkup and blood sampling are performed. For example, in a blood collection test, the patient's blood is collected in a blood collection tube, in a urine collection test, the patient's urine is collected in a urine collection cup, in an electrocardiogram measurement, the patient's electrocardiogram data is printed on a measurement sheet, and, So that height and weight data is printed on the recording paper,
As a matter of course, in the test, the test result is always a medium other than the patient, such as a blood collection tube, a urine collection cup, a measurement sheet, or a recording sheet (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as a test result medium). After the examination, an analysis on the health condition of the patient is performed using these test result media, and the analysis result is reported to the patient. In the medical practice, such tests are performed on many patients a day, and in order to avoid losing confidence in which test result medium is used later, The patient or the hospital staff filled in the name of the patient corresponding to each test result medium, and used the entered name as identification information in the test result medium.

[0003]

However, there are various problems in the method of writing the patient's name on the test result medium each time as described above. Specifically, if the patient himself / herself fills in his / her name, no matter how accurate and clear it is, the hospital may take care to fill it out, It is inevitable to completely eliminate writing in a font that has a habit that cannot be done, or even to write only the last name. In this way, if there are multiple names that cannot be read, it is not possible to identify who the test result medium belongs to. To check if it was written by yourself, and as a result, the analysis of test results will be delayed. Analysis of test results should be done as early as possible in a day, and this is a serious problem, since there is no possibility that a delay in the analysis of a day could cause serious damage to the patient. Should be caught. Also, as described above, it is only necessary to confirm from the patient at a later date.However, if the patient cannot be contacted, etc., the analysis of the test results will be significantly delayed because the test will be repeated again, which is extremely difficult. Is a big problem. Furthermore, if the entered name is incorrect or only the last name is entered, there is a possibility that the test result medium will be analyzed as a test result of another patient, which is more serious than the problem described above. It is. This is because if a person who needs some re-testing mistakes the test result medium for a healthy person and a person, he or she will be forced to perform unnecessary re-testing on a healthy person and mentally No action will be taken on those who provide a target and need re-examination. Hospital staff
Knowing that the various problems mentioned above can occur, and knowing the importance of putting the patient's name on the test result media, hospital staff may be required to write the patient's name on the test result media. Is carried out carefully and carefully, but still has the problem that mistakes cannot be completely eliminated because it is done by human beings, and the task of making sure that the names of others are filled in while conducting examinations is a task for hospital staff. This is a heavy burden on the public. In addition, there is a problem that the conventional method of writing the patient's name on the test result medium each time is troublesome. Furthermore, since many patients have the same name, there is also a fundamental problem that the name of the patient alone is not enough information to identify the individual of the patient. Furthermore, since it is impossible to completely and accurately recognize a handwritten name by using character recognition software or the like, an analyzer for analyzing test results is automated, and the analysis result is stored in electronic data. There is also a problem that it cannot be directly applied to such a system. The above-mentioned problem is not limited to the identification of the test result medium, but the same can be said for various other recording media that deal with information on the patient in the medical field. The present invention solves the conventional problems described above,
An object of the present invention is to provide a patient identification band that can accurately attach patient identification information to various recording media that handle information about a patient at a medical site without complicated work.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a patient identification band according to the present invention is used to specify a mount that can be worn on a patient's body in the form of a band and a specific patient individual. And at least two patient identification sheets on which patient identification information is printed, wherein at least one of the patient identification sheets is formed in the form of a seal that can be peeled off from the mount. It should be noted that the patient identification sheet formed in the form of a seal that can be peeled off from the mount as described above can be naturally attached to another desired recording medium after peeling off from the mount. The patient identification paper is not always configured to be peelable from the backing paper,
The patient identification information may be printed directly on the mount, and the mount may be used as one of the patient identification sheets. Further, the patient identification paper may be entirely formed in the form of a seal. It is preferable that the number of patient identification sheets is equal to or greater than the number of types of test result media generated by the test. If the number of patient identification papers is adjusted to the number of types of test result media generated by the test and all patient identification papers are formed in the form of peelable seals, the patient can
Whenever a test result medium is generated, not only can the patient identification sheet be peeled off from the backing sheet and attached to the test result medium, but also the number of remaining test items can be determined from the number of patient identification sheets remaining on the backing sheet. In addition, by increasing the number of patient identification papers over the number of types of test result media generated by the test, the band-type Since the paper remains, the patient can be collated based on the patient identification sheet in various situations such as during the examination, as well as during the examination after examination, settlement, or reservation of the next examination. Become like Also, a plurality of patient identification sheets are provided in the form of a peelable seal on an auxiliary sheet separate from the band-type sheet, and the auxiliary sheet is formed on the band-type sheet in the form of a peelable seal as one patient identification sheet. It may be provided. In the case of a urinalysis, the patient puts urine in a urine collection cup, but at the time of analysis, urine is further dispensed from the urine collection cup to a spitt for analysis. As described above, the test result medium may be dispensed into another container at the time of analysis, but as described above, a plurality of patient identification sheets are provided on the auxiliary mount in the form of a seal, and the patient identification sheet is attached to one patient. If it is provided on the band-type backing paper in the form of a peelable seal as identification paper, it is attached to the urine collection cup as the test result medium together with the auxiliary backing paper, and when dispensing to other containers, the patient will use The identification sheet can be peeled off and attached to another container to be dispensed. Further, the mount is in the form of a band, and
It may be configured so that it can be wound around and worn on the patient's body. With this configuration, the patient identification band can be manufactured by a general-purpose printer. Further, the patient identification information may be printed with a barcode. By printing the patient identification information in a barcode, the patient identification information can be automatically read by an existing barcode reader.If all post-test analysis is automated, the analysis system Thus, it is possible to fully automatically read the patient identification information and associate and store the analysis result with the patient identification information. In addition, by printing the patient identification information in a barcode, even if the patient identification band is used for patient verification, patient verification can be performed easily and accurately using the existing barcode reader. Will be able to do it.
Specifically, for example, in the case of a health examination, before the patient starts the diagnosis, the patient peels off one sheet of patient identification paper from the patient band, pastes it on a general-purpose recording sheet, and then
It can be used to record test results such as height, weight, eyesight, hearing, etc. on the recording paper, but since height, weight, eyesight, hearing, etc. are often performed by separate hospital staff, hospital staff must Before each test, it is necessary to check whether the recording paper at hand is the recording paper of the patient to be tested each time. In such a case, if the patient identification information is printed as a barcode, the same barcode should be printed on the recording paper and on the patient identification band worn by the patient. The barcode on the recording sheet and the barcode on the patient identification band are read by a barcode reader, and the patient can be collated based on whether the results match. As a result, the comparison can be performed easily and accurately as compared with the comparison based on the information exchanged orally between the patient and the hospital staff. It should be noted that printing the patient identification information in a barcode is an example, and using the existing character recognition technology, even if the patient identification information is printed in characters, is almost the same as the case in which the patient identification information is printed in the above barcode. Of course, the effect of
Other readable recording formats other than barcodes and letters,
For example, it is needless to say that a recording format of a wireless tag or a magnetic medium may be used.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a patient identification band according to the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing one embodiment of a patient identification band. As shown in the drawing, this patient identification band is provided with three seal-shaped patient identification sheets 2a, 2b, and 2c on a band-shaped backing sheet 1, and all the patient identification sheets are provided with individual patient identification sheets. Is identified by a bar code.

[0007] Here, the "patient specifying information" is information that can specify a patient individually, and specifically includes, for example, a patient ID number set for each hospital. Note that the “patient identification information” is not limited to the patient ID number, and may be any information as long as it can identify an individual patient. It goes without saying that some information on the patient such as "patient's name, date of birth, address, etc." may be combined into "patient specific information", and the date when the patient identification band was issued and the serial number. Of course, a combination of

Further, as shown in the drawing, a patient identification form 2
Reference numbers a and 2b are printed with reference numbers (indicated as “XX” in the drawings) in addition to the barcodes. Depending on the type of test, after taking the test result medium from the patient, depending on the type of test, there is no need to check the test result medium with the patient itself, and it is necessary to frequently check the test result medium with the patient itself There are things. Specifically, in the case of urine collection or blood collection, a test result medium (a urine collection cup or a blood collection tube) collected from a patient is not collated again with the patient after collection. However, the measurement of height, weight, visual acuity, hearing ability, and the like is performed on one test result medium (one recording sheet), despite the fact that the measurement place and the measurer are different. In this case, the recording paper is exchanged between the measurers, the patient is waiting in the waiting room, the measurer calls the patient corresponding to the recording paper, collates the patient with the recording paper, performs measurement, and measures the recording paper. You will fill in the results. Therefore, when used in this manner, it is necessary to frequently collate the recording paper, which is the test result medium, with the patient. Therefore, the patient identification sheet 2 on which the serial number is printed
If one of a and 2b is affixed to the recording paper and the other is left as it is on the patient identification band, the measurer can use the patient identification paper 2a (or 2b) affixed to the recording paper.
The patient can be called based on the serial number printed on the patient, and the patient can always check his or her own serial number with the patient identification band worn on the body, so the patient can be referred by name Compared to calling, the probability that the wrong patient will come when the operator calls the patient can be significantly reduced, and the same barcode will be printed on both the recording paper and the patient identification band. Therefore, if a device configured to read both barcodes with a predetermined barcode reader and display the identity of the patient only when they match, it is possible to easily and accurately record the patient. Another advantage is that the collation between the paper and the patient can be performed. Furthermore,
As shown in the drawing, in addition to the barcode and reference number described above, a patient ID number, a patient's name, a patient's gender, and a reception date are printed on the patient identification sheets 2a and 2b. It is used as patient identification information when patient identification information cannot be read from the barcode due to an error or the like. Also, the patient name and gender are used when the patient receives the wristband to confirm that the wristband is definitely his / her own.
Further, the reception date is used as patient identification information when the patient identification information cannot be read from the barcode, in combination with the serial number as described above. The information that can be printed on the patient identification paper is not limited to this embodiment, and any information may be used as long as it is information used for patient identification or information used to maintain consistency between the wristband and the patient. Information may be used, and in addition to these information, arbitrary information such as information indicating an inspection item may be added as needed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the band-shaped backing paper 1 is provided with one seal 3 on which no patient identification information is printed. The seal 3 is used to stop the end of the band-shaped backing sheet 1 in a state where the band-shaped backing sheet 1 is wound around an appropriate part such as a patient's arm or foot. With this configuration, the band-shaped mount 1 can be easily formed into a band without performing any special processing on the mount 1. Incidentally, the configuration in which the backing sheet 1 is formed in a band shape is not limited to this embodiment, but may be any configuration. In this manner, by forming the band-shaped backing sheet 1 into a band shape later, the backing sheet 1 can be created by an existing printer.

In the above embodiment, three patient identification sheets 2a to 2c are provided on the backing sheet 1. However, the number of patient identification sheets is not limited to this embodiment, and the number of necessary examinations is not limited. The number of items, the number of types of inspection result media generated by inspection,
Alternatively, it can be arbitrarily determined according to the conditions of the facility to be used. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the patient identification paper is formed entirely in a seal shape. However, the patient identification information may be printed directly on the mount 1, and the mount 1 may be used as one of the patient identification paper. In this case, the patient identification information is printed first on the backing sheet 1, and the patient-specific identification sheets 2 a to 2 c are provided thereon, and when any of the patient identification sheets 2 a to 2 c is peeled off, the printing is performed directly on the backing sheet 1. If the patient identification information is configured to be visible, the mount 1 can also be used as one of the patient identification sheets without increasing the size of the patient identification band.

[0011]

As described above, the patient identification band according to the present invention is printed with a mount that can be worn on the patient's body in the form of a band and patient identification information that can identify a specific patient. And at least one patient identification sheet formed in the form of a seal that can be peeled off from the backing sheet, so that information about the patient at the medical site can be obtained without any troublesome work. There is an effect that the patient identification information can be accurately attached to various recording media handled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a patient identification band according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 backing paper 2a-2c patient identification paper 3 backing sticker

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Koichi Sato 5-5-1 Nakamachidai, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Technomedica Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] An at least one patient identification sheet printed with banding-like mounts that can be attached to a patient's body, and at least two patient identification sheets on which patient identification information capable of identifying an individual of a predetermined patient is printed. A patient identification band in which a patient identification sheet is formed in the form of a seal that can be peeled off from the backing sheet. 2. The patient identification band according to claim 1, wherein the patient identification information is printed directly on the mount, and the mount functions as one of the patient identification sheets. 3. The patient identification band according to claim 1, wherein all of the patient identification sheets are in the form of a seal. 4. The patient identification band according to claim 1, wherein the mount is in the form of a band, and is configured to be wound around a patient's body and can be worn. . 5. The patient identification band according to claim 1, wherein the patient identification information is printed in a bar code.