JPH1133001A - Emergency medical system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transfer data collected by a paramedic to medical facilities in the form of electronic data by collecting organism data of a patient by means of an ambulance terminal, recording the data in a medium of an external storage unit after editing the data in the form of a predetermined format, and providing an external storage unit in a hospital data processor. SOLUTION: A camera unit 1 on an ambulance side takes an image of a patient, a first storage unit 2 stores the collected data, and a first editing unit 3 applies different codes to the respective collected data, arranges the data according to the order of their codes, for example, and stores them in a file. A measurement unit 4 is provided with various kinds of measurement apparatus such as a sphygmomanometer, an electrocardiograph, and a thermometer, while a first external storage unit 8, which is provided with a detachable recording medium, is constructed of a storage device which storing the file in its medium. A second external storage unit 18, which is provided with a detachable recording medium, on the hospital side is constructed of the same kind of storage-device with that in the first external storage unit 8 or constructed of a storage device provided with compatibility at least.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ambulance terminal mounted on an ambulance for collecting measurement data and outputting the measurement data via a recording medium, a hospital data processing apparatus installed in a hospital and receiving the recording medium. An emergency medical system consisting of:

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an ambulance crew using an ambulance has played a major role in the initial medical care of emergency patients. The rescue squad will determine the condition and condition of the patient and will transfer the patient to the most appropriate medical facility in a short time. When the patient is handed over to a medical institution, the patient is handed over or given a paper memo that describes the patient's condition and the measurement data and findings collected during the transfer. In addition, it will contact the medical institution during the transfer using a radio telephone and report the patient's condition and the like.

In a medical institution that accepts a patient, various data are collected while looking at the patient's condition. For example, blood pressure, pulse, electrocardiogram, etc. are measured as appropriate.

[0004] Conventionally, various data provided by rescue crews are verbal communication or paper memos (medical certificates, etc.). Therefore, medical institutions rewrite various data with ununiform data formats. It takes time and effort,
It was difficult to use. Therefore, there has been a tendency for data to be collected again in a chart format used by the medical institution so that the data can be easily used in the medical institution. In other words, there was a problem that precious data collected by the rescue squad at an early time was difficult to use as it was.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an emergency medical system in which data collected by an emergency rescue squad is delivered to a medical institution as electronic data. .

[0006]

To achieve the above object, an ambulance terminal mounted on an ambulance and collecting measurement data, and a hospital data processing device installed in a hospital and receiving and processing measurement data from the ambulance terminal In the emergency medical system comprising: the emergency terminal, a measurement unit that collects the patient's biological data as electronic data, an editing unit that edits the electronic data in a predetermined format, and a medium that records the data. And a hospital data processing apparatus having an external storage unit that is at least compatible with the external storage unit from which the medium can be taken out.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With the above configuration, electronic data based on measurement data collected by an emergency terminal is recorded on a medium, and the medium is relayed to the hospital data processing device to deliver the electronic data.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an emergency medical system according to the present invention will be described in detail using the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an emergency medical system according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a camera unit that captures an image of a patient. Reference numeral 2 denotes a first storage unit that stores collected data and the like. Reference numeral 3 denotes a first editing unit that attaches a different code to each sampled data and arranges the codes in ascending order, for example, and stores the codes in a file in a predetermined format. Reference numeral 4 denotes a measuring unit including various measuring devices, for example, a sphygmomanometer, an electrocardiograph, a thermometer, and the like. Reference numeral 5 denotes a first printing unit for printing data or a file. Reference numeral 6 denotes a first input unit for inputting a command instruction or data. Reference numeral 7 denotes a first display unit for displaying collected data or files. Reference numeral 8 denotes a first external storage unit including a recording medium that can be taken out, and a storage device that records the file on the medium. Reference numeral 9 denotes a first control unit that controls each unit. An emergency terminal is configured by the above units.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a second storage unit for storing the received file. A second editing unit 13 edits the received file in a chart format. Reference numeral 15 denotes a second printing unit that prints a file. Reference numeral 16 denotes a second input unit for inputting a command instruction or data. Reference numeral 17 denotes a second display unit for displaying a file. 18 comprises a removable recording medium,
The second external storage unit is configured by a storage device of the same type as the first external storage unit 8 or at least compatible with the first external storage unit 8. 1
Reference numeral 9 denotes a second control unit that controls each unit. The above components constitute a hospital data processing device.

The operation of the emergency medical system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of data editing performed by the first editing unit of the emergency medical system according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the second editing unit of the emergency medical system according to the present invention edits various data in a chart format, and includes a character file (a) and a file in which characters and images are mixed ( B). First, the operation of the emergency terminal will be described. By inputting a required command from a keyboard provided in the first input unit 6 in the ambulance to which the patient is being transferred, various measuring devices provided in the measuring unit 5, for example, a thermometer, a sphygmomanometer, an electrocardiograph,. Select one from among others, collect the patient's biometric data, and output it as digital data. As shown in FIG. 2, the first editing unit 3 attaches a different code to the digital data for each corresponding measurement item. For example, the first editing unit 3 arranges the digital data in ascending order of the codes, and stores the first storage via the first control unit 9. It is stored in the unit 2. More specifically, the body temperature is assigned a code “0001”, the blood pressure is assigned a code “0010”, the pulse is assigned a code “0100”, and the like. When the body temperature is measured twice, for example, the first time: code “0001-1” and the second time: code “0001-”
2 ", ..., etc.

As described above, the collection of the biometric data by the measuring section 5 is repeatedly and sequentially performed, and after the completion of the biometric data collection, the biometric data is stored in a predetermined file. Also, for example, a CCD color camera of the camera unit 1,
Image data is obtained by photographing the appearance such as the state of the wound, and the first editing unit 3 attaches an appropriate code to this image data and stores it in an image file, as in the case of the biometric data.

Further, by inputting necessary commands and data from the keyboard, the image file is annotated, for example, a shooting date.

These files are stored in a medium corresponding to a device constituting the first external storage unit 8. Specifically, when the first external storage unit 8 is configured by a semiconductor recording device, the medium is, for example, an IC memory card.
When the first external storage unit 8 is configured by a magnetic recording device, the medium is, for example, a floppy disk. When the first external storage unit 8 is configured by an optical recording device, the medium is, for example, a CD-R (compact disc that can be written only once), a CD-WR (compact rewritable disc), or the like. When the first external storage unit 8 is configured by a magneto-optical recording device, the medium is, for example, an MO disk (Magneto-Optical disk).

These files and data are printed by the first printing unit 5 or displayed on the display of the first display unit 7 for confirmation.

Next, the operation of the hospital data processing device will be described. Referring to FIG. 1, a required command is input from a keyboard or the like of the second input unit 16, and a file and an image file are read from the second external storage unit 18 to which a medium is mounted from the emergency terminal side. 12 is stored. Then, the second editing unit 13 rearranges the data in the chart format shown in FIG. Since the various data handled in the present invention have a unique code on the emergency terminal side, the second editing unit 13 specifies the position in the chart format for each data with this unique code, Automatically generate hospital charts.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a hospital chart format.
FIG. 3A is an example of a character file in which measurement data is described with a header, for example, date, number, patient name,..., And FIG. 3B is a header, for example,
This is an embodiment of a file in which a character and an image in which a date, a number, a patient's name, a color image 1,... These files are
For example, it can be easily realized using a commercially available word profile. The shooting date and time written on the edge of the color image 1 or the like may be inserted by the camera unit 1 or may be superimposed on the image file by the first input unit 6 as image data.

[0017]

As described above, the present invention provides an emergency medical system in which data collected by a rescue crew is delivered to a medical institution as electronic data. Conventionally, various data from rescue crews are verbal communication or paper memos (medical certificates, etc.). However, for example, a file stored in an IC memory card or the like is read by a hospital data processing device of a medical institution,
There is an advantage that it can be easily used because it can be automatically converted to the chart format used by the medical institution.

The emergency medical system can also add data collected at a medical institution, so that the data can be stored in chronological order and can be used as a medical record database.
It can also contribute to the unification of medical data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an emergency medical system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of data editing performed by a first editing unit of the emergency medical system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the second editing unit of the emergency medical system according to the present invention edits various data in a chart format, and includes a character file (a) and a file in which characters and images are mixed (b) ).

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 camera unit 2 first storage unit 3 first editing unit 4 measuring unit 5 first printing unit 6 first input unit 7 first display unit 8 first external storage unit 9 first control unit 12 second storage unit 13 second Editing unit 15 Second printing unit 16 Second input unit 17 Second display unit 18 Second external storage unit 19 Second control unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An emergency medical system comprising: an emergency terminal mounted on an ambulance and collecting measurement data; and a hospital data processing device installed in a hospital and receiving and processing the measurement data from the emergency terminal. A measuring unit that collects the patient's biological data as electronic data, an editing unit that edits the electronic data in a predetermined format, and an external storage unit that can take out a recording medium on which the data is recorded, An emergency medical system, wherein the hospital data processing device includes an external storage unit that is at least compatible with an external storage unit from which the recording medium can be taken out. 2. The emergency medical system according to claim 1, wherein said emergency terminal includes a camera unit for taking an image. 3. The emergency medical system according to claim 1, wherein said external storage section is constituted by a semiconductor storage device. 4. The emergency medical system according to claim 1, wherein said external storage section is constituted by a magnetic recording device. 5. The emergency medical system according to claim 1, wherein said external storage section is constituted by an optical recording device. 6. The emergency medical system according to claim 1, wherein said external storage unit is constituted by a magneto-optical recording device. 7. The emergency medical system according to claim 1, wherein the hospital data processing device includes an editing unit that edits electronic data of a predetermined format into electronic data of another format.