JP2002342477A - Method and system for supporting medical treatment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a patient misidentification accident in a medical field. SOLUTION: When a person in charge of a medical treatment identifies a patient, i.e., when it is confirmed whether the patient to be operated, etc., is the correct patient or not in the case of the operation, giving medicines or a medical inspection, the bracelet 117 of the patient is inserted into a magnetic field generated by an IC card reader/writer 113. The IC card reader/writer 113 reads information which is recorded on a card and transmits it to a PDA 111. The PDA 111 displays the contents of the received data, that is, information such as the name, age, sex and blood type of the patient in a display device such as a display. It is confirmed whether the patient with the bracelet 117 is the correct patient to be operated, etc., by referring to the data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical support method and a medical support system, and more particularly, to a medical support method and a medical support system for supporting a medical practice by preventing a medical accident based on misidentification of a patient.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, medical accidents based on misidentification of patients, such as accidents that mistake surgical patients in hospitals, have become a social problem. Nursing reviews and possible risks have been taken up again, and studies to prevent accidents have been made. Is being done. here,
Misidentification of a patient means that the patient is mistakenly recognized as the person himself, not the patient himself.

[0003] The occurrence of an accident based on a patient misidentification is caused by a human error or a rule violation, and it is difficult to prevent it. Human error refers to human error in general, and mistake, that is, an error that consciously selects an inappropriate goal, and slip, that is, an action that is different from the goal that occurred unconsciously in the process of shifting the goal into action. There is. In particular, the cause of a medical error may be an error that is erroneously recognized, an error due to a rule violation that neglected to confirm or did not follow the procedure, or a combination thereof.

[0004] According to past cases, medical accidents based on misidentification of patients, in addition to the above-mentioned misinterpretation of surgical patients, include (1) infusion bottles, blood collection, examination, medication, X-ray photography, etc. Accidents caused by misidentification, (2) Accidents caused by misrecognition of medical records due to differences in patient's first and last names, same names and gender, and (3) Misidentification of meaning written on medical records etc. Accidents that have occurred.

[0005] Many misidentifications are due to lack of attention,
Or it is caused by rule violation. Therefore, as basic measures for preventing a medical accident based on such a patient misidentification, for example, thorough confirmation of three times, confirmation of a pointing out loud, correction of a rule violation, etc., need to be performed.

[0006]

If the above basic precautions are followed, no accident based on patient misidentification should occur. However, there has been a problem that the principle of accident avoidance cannot be observed due to the rubbish of work, the decrease in safety awareness, and the excessive self-confidence of medical personnel, and the surrounding medical personnel may overlook this.

On the other hand, when examining an actual case of an accident based on a patient misidentification, information on a patient in a hospital, information on a drug to be administered to the patient, and a document such as a chart, a test result, a medication, and an operation on the patient are given. Alternatively, folders are not managed in close association. For example, when a patient with the same family name is hospitalized in a hospital, the patient to whom the medicine is to be administered cannot be clearly identified from the medicine in which the family name is described. The management of such dissipated information has a problem that an accident based on patient misidentification is likely to occur.

Further, by knowing where medical personnel such as patients, doctors, nurses and pharmacists are currently located,
There has been a problem that it is necessary to make it possible to promptly inquire of a patient's person in charge, not only to prevent erroneous recognition of the patient, but also to facilitate medical practice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to prevent inconsistency between a patient and data of medical practice, thereby preventing misidentification of a patient. A medical support method and a medical support system are provided.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a medical support method and a medical support system which prevent a patient from being erroneously recognized despite confirmation with the patient.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a medical support method and a medical support system that facilitate communication among doctors, nurses, examiners, pharmacists, and the like.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a medical support method for supporting a medical practice by managing patient information relating to a patient. A first step of recording the patient information on a non-contact IC card, and a second step of reading the patient information recorded on the non-contact IC card by a non-contact IC card reader / writer and transmitting the information to an information terminal And a third step of displaying the patient information received by the information terminal on a display device of the information terminal.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an accident such as a mistake of a patient during an operation.

Further, the invention described in claim 2 is the same as the invention described in claim 1.
Wherein the patient information includes image data of a photograph of the patient.

Therefore, even if a patient with the same name and the same name is hospitalized in the same hospital, the patient can be confirmed on the basis of the photograph, and the patient can be visually prevented from being misidentified. Becomes

[0016] The invention according to claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 1.
Or the medical support method according to 2, wherein the non-contact IC
The card is attached to a medical device for the patient or is carried by the patient.

[0017] Therefore, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of an accident that occurs due to a wrong medicine for a patient.

The invention described in claim 4 is the same as the invention described in claim 3.
3. The medical support method according to item 1, wherein the medical device is a syringe, a blood container for transfusion, or a container for anesthesia.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an accident based on patient misidentification not only in medicine but also in blood transfusion and the like.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medical support method for supporting a medical practice by managing a document relating to a patient, wherein a receiving unit is installed in each of a plurality of storage locations for storing the document. A second step of attaching a non-contact IC card recording patient information relating to the patient to a document relating to the patient and storing the document in one of the storage locations; and recording the non-contact IC card in the non-contact IC card. Receiving the received patient information by the receiving unit installed in the first step, and transmitting the received patient information to a database; and storing the received patient information in the database based on the patient information received by the database. And updating the information of the storage location of the document that has been stored. .

Therefore, it is possible to prevent a necessary document from being mixed up, and to quickly find the document.

The invention described in claim 6 is the same as the invention in claim 5
In the medical support method according to the above, the document,
It is a document relating to the chart relating to the patient, processing describing the results of the examination of the patient, medication to the patient, or surgery on the patient.

Accordingly, it becomes possible to centrally manage various kinds of paper medium documents relating to the patient, and it becomes possible to search the storage position of the document based on the patient's name.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medical support method for supporting a medical practice by managing a room of a medical staff or a patient in a hospital, wherein the plurality of specific areas in the hospital are provided. A first step of installing a receiving unit in each of the above, and a second step of recording identification information about the medical personnel or the patient on a non-contact IC card carried by the medical personnel or the patient, A third step of receiving the identification information recorded inside the non-contact IC card passing through the specific area by the receiving unit and transmitting the identification information to a database, and based on the identification information received by the database. Updating the living room status of the medical personnel or the patient stored in the database. That.

Therefore, it is possible to obtain information about where the medical staff or the patient is currently located, and for example, it is possible to quickly find a medical staff who needs an inquiry.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is a medical support system, comprising: a database for storing patient information relating to a patient; and recording the patient information stored in the database on a non-contact IC card. And an information terminal having an IC card reader / writer for reading the information recorded on the first non-contact IC card and a display device for displaying the information read by the IC card reader / writer. Features.

The invention according to claim 9 is the same as the invention according to claim 8.
In the medical support system according to the above, the patient information,
It is characterized by including image data of a photograph of the patient.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the medical support system according to the eighth or ninth aspect, the non-contact IC card is mounted on a medical instrument relating to the patient or is carried by the patient. It is characterized by the following.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the medical support system according to the tenth aspect, the medical instrument is a syringe, a blood container for transfusion, or a container for anesthesia. .

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medical support system, comprising: a database for storing a document relating to a patient and information on a storage location of the document; and information relating to the patient stored in the database. An IC card reader / writer that records on a non-contact IC card mounted on the document and reads the information recorded on the non-contact IC card;
It is installed at one or more storage locations for storing documents relating to the patient, detects the presence of the non-contact IC card, and reads the information recorded on the non-contact IC card via the IC card reader / writer. One or more receiving units for transmitting to the database, and a channel switching unit for switching the channel according to a channel used by the one or more receiving units, wherein the database is transmitted from the receiving unit The storage location information is updated based on the information.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the medical support system according to the twelfth aspect, the document is a medical chart relating to the patient, a process describing a result of an examination of the patient, and a process for giving the patient a result. The document may be a drug or a document related to the operation of the patient.

Further, the invention according to claim 14 is a medical support system, wherein a database for storing information on medical personnel or patients and the living room status of the medical personnel or patients is stored in the database. An IC card reader / writer that records information related to the medical personnel or the patient on a non-contact IC card carried by the medical personnel or the patient and reads the information recorded on the non-contact IC card One which is installed in a specific area in a hospital, detects the presence of the non-contact IC card, and transmits the information recorded on the non-contact IC card to a database via the IC card reader / writer. A receiver for switching the channels according to the channels used by the one or more receivers. And a tunnel switching unit, wherein the database and updates the room status on the basis of the information transmitted from the receiving unit.

Therefore, it is possible to obtain information on where the medical staff or the patient is currently located, and for example, it is possible to quickly find a medical staff who needs an inquiry.

[0034]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a system for providing a medical support method according to the present embodiment. Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) built in the hospital
Is a patient data storage Web for storing information about a patient.
A server 101 and a document management database (DB) 103 for managing documents related to patients.
And a room management database 105 for managing the state of the room for medical personnel or patients, and a HUB 107 as a line concentrator for collecting information on patients.

The document management database 103 stores documents on patients and information on storage locations of the documents. Specifically, information indicating the storage location of the document corresponding to the name of the document such as the patient's chart or examination result is stored. The room management database 105 stores information on medical personnel or patients and information on the room status of the medical personnel or patients. Specifically, information on the room where the person is currently stored is stored in association with the name of the medical person or the patient.

As each server 101, 103 or 105, a general-purpose server, that is, a commercially available computer having a communication circuit such as a keyboard, a display, a hard disk, a system memory, a CPU, and a modem is used. HUB1
Reference numeral 07 is connected by a cable to an access point (AP) 109 for bridging a wired network and a wireless network. The access point 109 receives a radio wave transmitted from the patient identification function 127 or the drug administration identification function 129, transmits information to each server via the HUB 107, or converts information transmitted from each server into a radio signal. It is configured to be converted and transmitted to the patient identification function 127 or the medicine administration function 129.

The patient identification function 127 includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) 111 for transmitting a radio signal to the access point 109 and an IC card reader / writer (RW) 11 connected to the PDA 111 via a cable.
And a non-contact IC card 125 in which information is written and read by the IC card reader / writer 113
-A wearing a bracelet 117.

The PDA 111 is an information terminal having a communication function and the like, and is constituted by a portable information terminal such as a palmtop computer. The IC card reader / writer 113 remotely reads information input to the non-contact IC card 125-a, or writes information to the non-contact IC card 125-a using radio waves without contact.

The non-contact IC card 125-a is a label using a wireless communication technology, and is composed of, for example, an S-label (product name) of Nippon Information (company name). Non-contact IC card 125-
An antenna coil is provided inside a. When the antenna coil enters a magnetic field emitted from the IC card reader / writer 113, the antenna coil captures energy and excites an internal IC. Thereby, each server 101, 103
Alternatively, data recorded in the memory in the card can be transmitted and received according to an instruction from the PDA 111 or 105. The other non-contact IC card 12 shown in FIG.
5-b, 125-c, and 125-d are also configured by labels using a communication technique, similarly to 125-a.

The non-contact IC card 125-a stores patient information such as a patient's name, age, gender, blood type, affiliation, or ward name, and a patient data storage Web in which information about the patient is stored. URL of server 107
(Uniform Resource Locator), that is, the address name of the Web server.

The information on the patient is acquired when the patient comes to the hospital, and is stored in the patient database stored in the patient data storage server 101. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the patient database. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the URL, name, age, sex,
Items such as blood type are defined, and information for each patient corresponding to each item is stored.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, image data of a face photograph is stored for each patient. This image data is printed out and pasted on a document such as a medical chart, and is used when visually identifying a patient.

The bracelet 117 to which the non-contact IC card on which the above-described information is recorded is provided with a detachable tape or the like so that it can be wound around the arm of the patient.

The medication identification function 129 includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) 111 for transmitting a radio signal to the access point 109 and an IC card read / writer (RW) 1 connected to the PDA 111 via a cable.
13 and a medicine container 119 equipped with a non-contact IC card 125-b for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the IC card read / writer 113.

The non-contact IC card 125-b stores the above-mentioned data relating to the patient, that is, information such as the patient's name and the like.
Patient data storage We that stores information about the patient
The URL of the server 101 is recorded.

The medicine container 119 includes a syringe, blood for transfusion, medicine, an anesthesia container, and the like. For example, when the container 119 is in the form of a wide-mouth bottle, the card-type non-contact IC card 125-b is attached to a string, and the string is attached to the mouth of the bottle.

Further, the wireless LAN in the hospital according to the present embodiment has various document identification functions 131 for identifying document information relating to the patient, the state of the medical staff or the patient, that is, whether the patient is in a specific room. Each of the servers 101, 103 or 105, or the PDA 11 managed by the hospital is connected to a living room management function 133 for managing information for determining whether or not the server is connected by a cable.
1 can be transmitted and received.

The various document identification functions 131 are IC
A card reader / writer 113, a channel switching unit 115 that switches channels according to each of a plurality of antennas functioning as a receiving unit of the present invention, and a plurality of antennas 118-a attached to a library are connected to a cable. , Non-contact IC card 125-c and each server 101, 1
It is configured to transmit and receive information to and from the terminal 03 or 105.

The channel switching unit 115 has a function of switching channels corresponding to channels used by individual antennas, and transmits the information of the non-contact IC card 125-c received by the antenna 118-a to the reader / writer 113. Hand over or contactless IC card 125-
The information to be transmitted to c is passed to the antenna 118-a.

The non-contact IC card 125-c stores information on the above-mentioned patient, and is pasted on a document or a folder about the patient's chart, test results, medication, surgery, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of various document identification functions. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the spine of the folder stored in the archive (storage)
The non-contact IC card 125-c is attached. As the non-contact IC card 125-c, a seal type is preferably used. One of the antennas 118-a is mounted on the upper part of the library, and is connected to the wireless LAN via the channel switching unit 115 and the reader / writer 113 by a cable. The channel switching unit 115 can connect a plurality of antennas, and the other antennas are installed in another library.

The room management function 133 includes the IC card reader / writer 113 and the channel switching unit 1 for switching channels according to each of the plurality of antennas 118-b.
15 and an antenna 1 which is attached to a specific area of a hospital such as an entrance to a hospital room or an operating room and functions as a receiving unit of the present invention.
18-b is connected to the cable, and the non-contact IC card 1
25-d and each server 101, 103 or 105 is configured to transmit and receive information. The information regarding the above-mentioned patient is stored in the non-contact IC card 125-d.

By adopting such a configuration, each server can use each contactless IC card 125 included in each function.
(125-a, 125-b, 125-c, 125-d)
By reading out the information and storing and managing the information, the information is transmitted from the server, and the information is written into each non-contact IC card 125.
Register, update and delete information.

Further, various document identification functions and living room management functions are performed by the server reading information from the non-contact IC card approaching one of the antennas or transmitting information transmitted by the server to the non-contact IC card. It becomes possible to write.

Each non-contact IC card may store information other than information on the patient. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information to be recorded on a non-contact type IC card, and circles indicate defined items. As shown in FIG. 5, the document name is recorded on the non-contact IC card attached to the document, and the name of the content is recorded on the injection. By performing such processing, it is possible to search for information not only by the patient's name or the like but also by the document name or the like as an index.

Hereinafter, the operation of the system for providing a service according to the present embodiment will be specifically described.

First, information on the above-mentioned patient is obtained from the patient who has visited the hospital and registered in the patient data storage Web server 101. Further, additional information such as information on the medicine to be administered to the patient is additionally registered by a medical staff.

Next, a predetermined program of the Web server 101 is started, and the registered information is written into the non-contact IC card. The registered information is transmitted to the IC card reader / writer 113 via the HUB 107 or the like by this program, and is recorded on the non-contact IC card 125-a. Other non-contact IC cards 125-b, 125
Information is recorded in the same manner for -c and 125-d.

When a medical person identifies a patient, that is, when confirming whether or not the patient who performs the operation or the like is the patient himself or herself at the time of surgery, medication, or examination, the IC card reader / writer 113 is used. The patient's bracelet 117 in the generated magnetic field
Insert For example, when a proximity type (ISO / IEC15693) non-contact IC card is mounted on a wristband, if the IC card exists within a range of about 1 m from the IC card reader / writer 113, the information in the non-contact IC card is read. It is possible.

The IC card reader / writer 113 reads out information recorded on the card, and transmits the information to the PDA 111. The PDA 111 displays the content of the received data on a display device such as a display, that is, information such as a patient's name, age, gender, and blood type. By referring to this data, it is possible to confirm whether the patient wearing the wristband 117 is the patient who performs surgery or the like.

When identifying a medicine or the like, a medicine container to be identified is placed in a magnetic field generated by the reader / writer 113, and information on a non-contact IC card attached to the container is read. The information read by the reader / writer 113 is passed to the PDA 111 and the PDA 111
Displays the contents of the received data, that is, the patient data on the display.

Next, document management will be described. When the document is moved from one library to another, the antenna 118-a installed in the destination library detects the presence of the non-contact IC card 125-c attached to the document, and the information is transmitted. Is transmitted to the document management database 103 via the channel switching unit 115 and the IC card reader / writer 113.
The document management database 103 determines the storage location of the document based on the received information, and updates the name of the storage location of the document stored in the database. Specifically, the data indicating the storage location of the document is obtained from the name of the archive that existed before, by the antenna 118 that has detected the presence of the non-contact IC card.
Perform a process of rewriting the name of the storage location where -a is installed.

As described above, in the document management database 103, every time a document moves, information on the location of the document is rewritten in real time. Therefore, medical personnel can search for documents such as medical records, test results, medications, and operations of specific patients by referring to the document management database 103.

Next, the management of the living room status of the medical staff or the patient will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the management of the living room status of medical personnel or patients. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the state of the living room in a hospital, and each (circle) 301 shows a medical staff or a patient. In the example shown in FIG.
Nurse B and Doctor C are in the operating room. The room status in the hospital is managed by the room management database 105 as follows.

When a medical person or a patient with a name tag embedded with a non-contact IC card passes through an entrance of each room, an antenna 117-d installed at the entrance is
The presence of the non-contact IC card is detected, and the information on the patient recorded in the non-contact IC card 125-d is transmitted to the channel switching unit 115 and the IC card reader / writer 1
13 to the room management database 105. The room management database 105 updates the room status based on the information.

When the person carrying the non-contact IC card 125-d passes through the entrance, it is determined whether the person has entered the room or has left the room by the number of times the person has passed the gate, that is, The number can be determined by the number of times the installed antenna detects the non-contact IC card 125-d.

Thus, the non-contact IC card 125
Every time a person with a name tag embedded with -d passes through the doorway, the room management database 105 updates the database based on the information of the non-contact IC card. In this situation, when the medical staff refers to the room status using the room status management database 105,
The table shown in (b) will be displayed on the display. (B) is a diagram showing an example of a table displayed when referring to the room status in the state of (a).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of a table displayed by the display device of the room management database 105 in this embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 4, information indicating when and to which room a specific patient has entered or left has been displayed. For example, if the number of times of entering or leaving the room has been measured since the patient was hospitalized, it can be determined that the room has been detected if the number of detections by the antenna is an odd number, and that the room has been left if the number of detections is even.

In this way, for example, when a medical person searches for a patient, the patient can be quickly found by referring to the room status at the latest time of the desired patient.

[0072]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A medical support method for supporting medical practice by managing patient information relating to a patient, comprising: a first step of recording the patient information on a non-contact IC card; and a step of recording the patient on the non-contact IC card. A second step of reading information by a non-contact IC card reader / writer and transmitting the information to an information terminal; and a third step of displaying the patient information received by the information terminal on a display device of the information terminal.
Since the steps (1) and (2) are provided, it is possible to avoid a misidentification accident that occurs due to a wrong patient.

Further, since the patient information includes image data of a photograph of the patient, the patient information can be confirmed with the image of the patient.

Further, it is possible to confirm the room of the medical staff or the patient, and it is possible to promptly make an inquiry to the medical staff.

Further, since the system uses a non-contact IC card, it is possible to support a medical practice by a low-cost wireless LAN by mass production effect with a simple configuration including an antenna and a one-chip.

Further, according to the present invention, data can be written in a non-contact manner at any place by using the same device as that for reading data.

Further, since the IC card is used in a non-contact manner, the possibility that the IC card is worn or damaged is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a system for providing a medical support method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of various document identification functions.

3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining the management of the living room status of a medical staff or a patient, where FIG. 3A shows an example of the living room status in a hospital, and FIG. 3B shows the living room status in the state shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a table displayed when “” is referred to.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of a table displayed by the room management database in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information recorded on a non-contact type IC card.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a patient database.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 Patient Data Storage Web Server 103 Document Management Database 105 Room Management Database 107 HUB 109 Access Point (AP) 111 Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) 113 IC Card Reader / Writer 115 Channel Switching Unit 117 Bracelets 118-a, 118-b Antenna 119 Container 121 Document 123 Name card 125-a, 125-b, 125-c, 125-d Non-contact IC card 127 Patient identification function 129 Drug administration function 131 Various document identification function 133 Room management function

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A medical support method for supporting a medical practice by managing patient information on a patient, comprising: a first step of recording the patient information on a non-contact IC card; A second step of reading out the recorded patient information by a non-contact IC card reader / writer and transmitting it to an information terminal; and a third step of displaying the patient information received by the information terminal on a display device of the information terminal. And a medical support method. 2. The medical support method according to claim 1, wherein the patient information includes image data of a photograph of the patient. 3. The medical support method according to claim 1, wherein the non-contact IC card is mounted on a medical device relating to the patient or is carried by the patient. 4. The medical support method according to claim 3, wherein the medical device is a syringe, a blood container for transfusion, or an anesthesia container. 5. A medical support method for supporting a medical practice by managing a document related to a patient, comprising: a first step of installing a receiving unit at each of a plurality of storage locations for storing the document; A second step of attaching a non-contact IC card recorded with patient information relating to the patient to a document relating to the patient and storing the patient information in one of the storage locations; A third step of receiving by the receiving unit installed in step 1 and transmitting the received information to a database; and a storage location of the document stored in the database based on the patient information received by the database. And a fourth step of updating information. 6. The document according to claim 5, wherein the document is a document related to a chart relating to the patient, a process describing a result of the examination of the patient, medication to the patient, or surgery on the patient. The medical support method described. 7. A medical support method for supporting a medical practice by managing the status of medical personnel or patients living in a hospital, wherein a receiving unit is installed in each of a plurality of specific areas in the hospital. A contactless IC carried by the medical personnel or the patient, the identification information relating to the medical personnel or the patient;
A second step of recording on the card; a third step of receiving the identification information recorded inside the non-contact IC card passing through the specific area by the receiving unit and transmitting the identification information to a database; And a fourth step of updating the living room status of the medical personnel or the patient stored in the database based on the identification information received by the medical support method. 8. A database for storing patient information relating to a patient, the patient information stored in the database being recorded on a non-contact IC card, and the information being recorded on the first non-contact IC card A medical support system comprising: an IC card reader / writer for reading information; and an information terminal having a display device for displaying information read by the IC card reader / writer. 9. The medical support system according to claim 8, wherein the patient information includes image data of a photograph of the patient. 10. The medical support system according to claim 8, wherein the non-contact IC card is mounted on a medical device relating to the patient or is carried by the patient. 11. The medical support system according to claim 10, wherein the medical device is a syringe, a blood container for transfusion, or an anesthesia container. 12. A database for storing a document relating to a patient and information on a storage location of the document, recording the information relating to the patient stored in the database on a non-contact IC card attached to the document, and An IC card reader / writer for reading the information recorded on the non-contact IC card; and an IC card reader / writer installed at one or more storage locations for storing documents related to the patient, detecting the presence of the non-contact IC card, One or more receiving units for transmitting the information recorded on the contact IC card to a database via the IC card reader / writer; and a channel for the channel used by the one or more receiving units. A channel switching unit for performing switching, wherein the database includes the receiving unit. The information of the storage location is updated based on the information transmitted from the medical support system. 13. The document according to claim 12, wherein the document is a document relating to a chart relating to the patient, a process describing the results of the examination of the patient, medication to the patient, or surgery on the patient. Medical support system as described. 14. A database for storing information on medical personnel or patients and the room status of the medical personnel or patients, and information on the medical personnel or patients stored in the database, IC that records on a non-contact IC card carried by a person or the patient and reads out the information recorded on the non-contact IC card
A card reader / writer, installed in a specific area in a hospital, detecting the presence of the non-contact IC card, and transmitting the information recorded on the non-contact IC card to a database via the IC card reader / writer And a channel switching unit for switching the channel according to a channel used by the one or more receiving units, wherein the database stores the information transmitted from the receiving unit. A medical support system, wherein the living room status is updated based on the status.