JP5132389B2 - In-hospital patient identification information assignment method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, in the hospital, to hospital in identification information assignment method patient for identifying the patient.

  In medical sites such as hospitals, medical accidents that occur when a patient is mistaken for another patient, such as mistaking a surgical patient for another patient or transfused with a wrong patient's blood type, have occurred frequently. In order to prevent such a medical accident due to patient misidentification, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a system for managing a patient with a wristband is used.

The wristband is printed with specific information such as the patient's name, blood type, and barcode. By checking this wristband, doctors and nurses can make mistakes in the blood type of the patient and patient. I am trying not to.
JP 2003-193308 A

  However, in a system for identifying a patient using a conventional wristband, the patient wears a wristband on which predetermined items such as a name and blood type are printed. Personal information will be disclosed, and there is a problem that it causes uncomfortable feelings and stress for the patients themselves.

  In addition, in the conventional system, it takes time and effort to attach the wristband to the patient, and when the patient wearing the wristband acts in the hospital, the worn wristband is caught on the in-hospital projections, etc. There was a risk of injury.

The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing, without disclosing personal information to others except during necessary in hospital, not feel a sense of attachment, the hospital in a patient that can safely identify the patient without stress An object is to provide a method for providing identification information.

The method of the present invention is an identification information providing method for identifying an in-hospital patient, and includes a fluorescent material that is not identifiable in the visible light range but can be identified by ultraviolet irradiation on the seal surface of the patient identification information providing device , and is visualized by the ultraviolet irradiation. By applying the invisible ink to be applied and imprinting on the body surface of the patient , the patient identification information formed by the invisible ink is directly given to each patient . The patient identification information may include at least one of a patient name, a blood type, and a contraindicated drug name for the patient.

  According to the present invention, a patient in the hospital is not allowed to disclose the patient's information to other people except when necessary, and the patient can be safely identified without causing stress without causing the patient to feel a wearing feeling. can do.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a patient identification information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and patient identification information provided by the patient identification information providing apparatus.

  The patient identification information 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a stamp 10 stamped on the body surface 21 of the patient (including the examinee) 20 by the patient identification information providing device 100 using invisible ink.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a stamp. The stamp shown in FIG. 2 is shown in a state where the stamp given to the patient in FIG. 1 is visualized.

  This stamp 10 has information on a patient who has been stamped (hereinafter referred to as “patient information”). Specifically, the patient information includes information such as the patient's name, blood type, and contraindicated drugs for the patient. It is. The stamp 10 may include information such as the date of birth of the patient and the ward.

  This stamp 10 is given to the patient (including the examinee) by the patient identification information giving device 100.

  A patient identification information adding device 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a patient information giving unit 110 that gives patient identification information (stamp) 10 formed using invisible ink visualized by ultraviolet irradiation for each patient.

  The patient information assigning unit 110 includes a name, blood type, and contraindicated medicine columns, and a character placement unit 112 in which prints of characters corresponding to the names, blood types, and contraindications can be selected. Here, invisible ink is applied to the surface of the patient information formed by the character placement unit 112 and transferred to the object to be applied to form a stamp (imprint) 10 with the invisible ink on the object.

  The character arrangement unit 112 has an opening into which a printed body of a predetermined character indicating a name, blood type, and contraindicated medicine is inserted. A printed body is inserted into the opening corresponding to the patient, and the printed body May be formed on the print surface. In addition, a printing belt that can be rotated in the opening and has a printing body such as a name (for example, hiragana or katakana), a blood type (alphabet), and incompatible drugs is contacted with and separated from the printing surface. You may arrange | position so that movement is possible. In this case, by rotating these print belts and setting a predetermined print body at a position separated from the opening, and moving it to the printing surface position, the print body is arranged in the opening of the character placement section 112, and the patient Information is formed.

  The invisible ink contains a fluorescent material that cannot be identified in the visible light range but can be identified by ultraviolet irradiation, and is obtained by dissolving or dispersing the fluorescent material in a resin solution dissolved or dispersed in water. Examples of the fluorescent material include conventionally known fluorescent dyes and fluorescent pigments, which absorb radiation in the ultraviolet region (wavelength 250 to 380 nm) of the spectrum and are highly advanced in the blue to white (wavelength 400 to 500 nm) region of the spectrum. A fluorescent compound that emits a fluorescent radiation of which is almost indistinguishable by the naked eye is used. Examples of the fluorescent compound include diphenylethylene, oxazole, thiazole, imidazole, triazole, pyrazole, furan, thiophene, peridicarboxylic acid amide, and coumarin compounds.

  Here, the invisible ink is water-based, and the stamp applied to the patient can be easily erased as needed by rinsing with water.

  In addition, this patient identification information provision apparatus 100 may be configured in any manner as long as the patient identification information is provided to the patient with invisible ink. For example, the patient identification information providing apparatus includes a control unit including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, an information storage unit in which information for each patient in the hospital is stored, an addition information creation unit, an invisible ink printing unit, and the like. The configuration. In this configuration, when the identification information is given to the patient, the control unit reads out the patient information of the patient to be given from the information storage unit and outputs the patient information to the grant information creation unit. The given information creation unit arranges the input information, creates patient information having a predetermined layout (see, for example, FIG. 2), and outputs the data to the invisible ink printing unit. The invisible ink printing unit prints information input from the provision information creating unit on the patient's skin (for example, the body surface of the upper arm) using invisible ink.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the stamp including such patient information is visualized only by the black light 300, and is illuminated by weak fluorescence when the ultraviolet light of the black light 300 is applied.

  The black light 300 is a lamp that efficiently emits near-ultraviolet rays that are invisible to the eyes. When this light beam is applied to a stamp fluorescent paint or a white paint, it is reflected as visible light, so it appears brightly in the dark.

  A patient identification method using such a patient identification information providing apparatus will be described.

  First, the patient identification information provision apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 assigns a stamp 10 in which patient information corresponding to the patient is described for each patient in the hospital.

  Before entering the operating room or before blood transfusion, the part 21 on the body surface of the patient to which the preset stamp 10 is applied is irradiated with the black light 300.

  Thereby, the doctor or the nurse can visually recognize the patient information, and can perform an optimal treatment for the patient without misidentifying the patient himself as another patient.

  In the present embodiment, patient identification information (stamp) 10 is given by invisible ink that is visualized by irradiation of the black light 300. Therefore, in normal conditions, the patient's name, blood type, etc. Personal information is not visually recognized (see FIG. 1).

  Therefore, in-hospital patients are not stressed due to the discomfort in which personal information is always disclosed, unlike the conventional case. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, unlike the conventional case, the wristband is not worn by the patient in order to identify the patient. Thus, the patient is given patient identification information without wearing the wristband, so there is no discomfort due to the wearing feeling of the wristband, and even when acting in the hospital, the worn wristband is not in the hospital. It will not get caught on the protrusion.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, for the patient in the hospital, the information for identifying the patient himself / herself is not disclosed to other people except when necessary, and without feeling of wearing, The patient can be safely identified because it is applied without stress.

  Here, in the patient identification information (stamp) 10 written with invisible ink on the patient's upper arm or the like, the blood type and contraindicated drug names are written in addition to the patient's name. For this reason, a doctor or a nurse irradiates a black light 300 on a portion (for example, a patient's upper arm) to which identification information is given to a patient who enters an operating room or a patient who is on an operating table. The patient, the blood type of the patient, and contraindicated drugs that cannot be administered to the patient can be confirmed.

  Therefore, the doctor or nurse will not mistakenly administer contraindicated drugs to the patient, and will not mistakenly administer contraindicated drugs to the patient. It is possible to prevent medical accidents caused by misidentifying information.

  Since the stamp 10 uses water-based invisible ink, it can be easily erased from the body surface by rinsing with water when identification is unnecessary.

  In the present embodiment, the patient identification information providing device is a stamp on which patient identification information is printed on the body surface of the patient. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a seal on which patient information is printed with invisible ink may be used. In this case, a patient information storage unit in which patient information is registered, a control unit, and a printing unit are provided. The information in the patient information storage unit is read via the control unit, and patient information for each patient is generated and connected. For example, a configuration for outputting to the printed portion. In the printing unit, the inputted patient information is printed on the seal base material, and the printed seal base material is attached to the patient.

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FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating a modified example of the patient identification information providing device.

  4 includes an input device 210 that inputs patient information, an identification information control device 220, and a seal substrate on which the patient identification information is printed as patient identification information that is directly applied to the patient's body surface. Is provided to the patient's body surface.

  The input device 210 is a keyboard, a touch panel, a barcode reader that reads a two-dimensional barcode as patient information, and the like, and outputs patient information to the identification information control device 220.

  The identification information control device 220 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a control program, and the like, performs data processing according to a predetermined control program, generates print control data (including control commands) and print data, and stores these data. The seal applying device 230 is controlled by outputting.

  The identification information control device 220 prints predetermined patient information on the sticker with invisible ink by transmitting print control data and print data to the sticker attaching device 230, and causes the sticker to be attached to the body surface of the patient.

  Specifically, the identification information control device 220 acquires the patient's personal medical information from the input patient's personal medical information or a database or the like, and prints the patient information for each patient (see FIG. 2). Data is generated, and the seal applying device 230 is controlled to print the invisible ink on the seal substrate and apply it to the patient's body as patient identification information.

  The identification information control device 220 includes a control unit 222, an identification information acquisition unit 223, and a print data creation unit 224.

  The control unit 222 controls the overall operation of the identification information control device 220. The identification information acquisition unit 223 acquires patient information to be printed on the seal base material based on data input by the input device 210 via the control unit 222. The identification information acquisition unit 223 outputs the acquired information to the print data creation unit 224.

  The print data creation unit 224 generates print data and control data for printing on the seal substrate based on the patient information for each individual patient input from the identification information acquisition unit 223 and transmits the print data and control data to the seal applying device 230. To do.

  The identification information control device 220 is configured to include a communication control unit that can access a patient information database in a hospital so that patient information input via the input device 210 is readable and writable in the patient information database. It may be. In the case of this configuration, the identification information acquisition unit 223 is made to acquire necessary patient information for each patient from the patient information database for each patient via the communication control unit. The patient information database is configured to be connected to other hospitals that treat patients to be identified, pharmacies that provide patients with drugs, inspection centers that have previously examined patients, etc. via communication lines, and from other facilities. Patient information may be acquired.

  In accordance with the print data and the control command transmitted from the identification information control device 220, the seal applying device 230 performs printing on the seal base material by the printing unit 232. Examples of the printing unit include a mechanism (not shown) including a print head, an ink tank, and a motor that moves the print head relative to a seal substrate, which is a printing medium, in the case of an inkjet system.

  The seal application device 230 is of a thermal transfer type, and includes a communication unit 233 that performs data communication with the identification information control device 220, a control unit 234 that controls the entire printing device, a printing unit 232, a seal transport unit 235, and a sticker. Part 236.

  The print unit 232 includes a print control unit 232a, a print buffer (“buffer” shown in FIG. 4) 232b, a thermal print head (“print head” shown in FIG. 4) 232c, and a thermal transfer type invisible ink ribbon on the thermal print head 232c. It has a ribbon transport unit 232d for transporting. The seal conveyance unit 235 conveys the seal base material to a transfer position by the print head 232c of the print unit 232, and after transfer, conveys the seal base material to the adhesion position of the seal adhesion unit 236. The seal sticking unit 236 sticks the seal with identification information transported by the seal transport unit 235 to the body surface of the patient disposed at the sticking position.

  As described above, in the seal applying device 230, the print data and the print command transmitted from the identification information control device 220 are input to the control unit 234 via the communication unit 233. The print data and the print command are input to the print control unit 232a, and the transfer control command is input to the seal transfer unit 235. The print data is expanded into dot pattern data to be printed and stored in the print buffer 232b. In printing, each dot of the print head 232c is driven to generate heat according to the dot pattern stored in the print buffer 232b, thereby melting the ink of the thermal transfer invisible ink ribbon transported by the ribbon transport unit 232d, It is executed by transferring onto the seal substrate conveyed to the transfer position by the seal conveyance unit 235.

  The seal base material to which the non-permitted ink is transferred is attached to the patient's body surface corresponding to the patient information printed on the seal base material by the seal attachment unit 236 controlled by the control unit 234.

  In addition, by providing the control unit 234 of the seal applying device 230 with the function of the identification information control device 220, a seal as patient identification information can be created only by the seal applying device 230 and can be applied to the corresponding patient. May be.

  The patient identification information integrated with the seal attached to the patient and given to the patient is visible only by the irradiation of the black light 300. In addition, since the position of the patient identification information is the seal position affixed to the patient's body surface, the irradiation position of the black light can be easily confirmed by attaching a color that is easier to confirm than the body surface color to the seal. It becomes.

  The patient identification information may be colored in different colors such as red, blue, and yellow for each ward where the patient sleeps when visualized by irradiation with black light.

  In addition, in a plurality of patient information on the stamp, only contraindicated drugs may be clearly distinguished from other information as a color different from other information.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. The above description is an illustration of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the description of the configuration of each device and the operation during use of each device is an example, and it is obvious that various modifications and additions to these examples are possible within the scope of the present invention.

The figure which shows the patient identification information provided by the patient identification information provision apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention Illustration showing a visualized stamp A figure used for explanation of patient identification using a given stamp The functional block diagram which shows the modification of the patient information provision apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

10 Stamp (patient identification information)
100, 200 Patient identification information giving device 110 Patient information giving unit 230 Seal giving device 300 Black light

Claims (2)

An identification information providing method for identifying a patient in a hospital,
By applying an invisible ink that includes a fluorescent material that cannot be identified in the visible light range and can be identified by ultraviolet irradiation, and is visualized by the ultraviolet irradiation , and stamped on the body surface of the patient , Providing patient identification information formed with the invisible ink directly for each patient ;
A method for providing identification information for in-hospital patients. The patient identification information includes at least one of a patient name, a blood type, and a contraindicated drug name given to the patient;
The method for giving in-hospital patient identification information according to claim 1.

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