KR20070079886A - System and method for transmitting a emergency information during transfer of a emergency patient - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for transmitting emergency information during transfer of an emergency patient are provided to effectively cure the emergency patient by exchanging the information between an ambulance and a hospital during the transfer of the emergency patient through the wireless network. A monitor(200) obtains various kinds of real-time state information from the emergency patient in the ambulance. An ambulance terminal(210) transmits data received from the monitor in the ambulance through the wireless network(110). An emergency room terminal(220) monitors a current state of the emergency patient by receiving the real-time state information of the emergency patient from the ambulance terminal. The ambulance terminal includes an interface for receiving the real-time state information from the monitor, a wireless transmitter, an image display part displaying the collected state information of the emergency patient, and a voice processor outputting voice information for emergency treatment information received from the emergency room terminal.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A EMERGENCY INFORMATION DURING TRANSFER OF A EMERGENCY PATIENT}

1 is a view showing the concept of emergency information transmission during transport for the emergency patient according to the present invention.

2 is a view showing an emergency information transmission system during transport for an emergency patient according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of an ambulance terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing a detailed structure of the emergency room terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an emergency information transmission procedure during transport for an emergency patient according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: ambulance vehicle 110: wireless network

120: hospital 200: monitoring device

210: ambulance terminal 220: emergency room terminal

230: monitor device 300: speaker

310: voice processing unit 320: display unit

330: Image processing unit 340, 440: Input unit

350, 420: control unit 360: storage unit

370: wireless processing unit 380, 410: interface unit

390: antenna 400: wireless processing unit

430: information analysis unit 450: emergency information database

The present invention relates to an emergency information transmission system for an emergency patient, and more particularly to a system and method for transmitting emergency information for the emergency patient during the transport of the emergency patient through an ambulance.

In general, in order to receive medical services, a patient must visit a hospital or a public health center where a medical service is performed. Most of the patients who receive such medical services are basically patients, and nowadays, the use of specialized medical institutions for beauty is increasing. This is a phenomenon that has emerged as a common phenomenon as skin care or obesity management are often made through professional medical practice.

In addition, patients who receive medical services can be divided into patients who need hospital treatment, patients who require probation and patients who need hospitalization. Patients in need of outpatient treatment may be examined and provided with a medical service by an institution that regularly performs medical services while performing daily life. And those who require probation need hospitalization or hospitalization, depending on the condition. And patients who require hospitalization are those who are seriously ill and need continuous observation.

With the convenience of society and the development of science, there is a growing interest in telemedicine. Accordingly, methods for partially performing remote medical care have been developed by adding a diagnostic module to a mobile phone or PDA.

In general, when an emergency patient occurs, the patient is transferred to a medical institution for treatment by an emergency mobile service such as 119, MediTaxi, or an ambulance of a nearby medical institution.

However, if the location of the emergency patient and the location of nearby medical institutions (i.e. hospitals) are significantly spaced apart, the time required to transfer the patient to the hospital is considerable. As a result, many life-threatening emergency patients often die during the transfer, and may have fatal consequences due to immaturity of the emergency measures during the transfer.

In addition, in recent years, the congestion of the downtown area is so severe that it may take a considerable time to reach the hospital even in the case of patient transport through the ambulance. In addition, even after arriving in the hospital, it is not easy to take the best measures because the time from the status of the patient to the emergency treatment is delayed to some extent.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a method for acquiring various information so as to take appropriate measures in a hospital even when a patient is transferred according to an emergency patient occurrence.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an emergency information transmission system and method during an emergency for an emergency patient that can take effective measures for an emergency patient by exchanging information through wireless communication between an ambulance and a hospital during an emergency patient's transport.

In addition, an object of the present invention is an emergency information transmission system during the emergency for the emergency patient to transfer the patient status information through the wireless communication from the ambulance to the hospital during the transfer of the emergency patient to take a quick action for the patient after the hospital transfer and In providing a method.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an emergency information transmission system and method for an emergency patient to provide an emergency action information for the patient to the ambulance in the hospital during the transportation of the emergency patient to take effective measures for the patient during the transportation In providing.

The system of the present invention for achieving the above object, the monitoring device is installed in the ambulance vehicle, and obtains a variety of real-time status information from the emergency patient; An ambulance terminal installed in the ambulance vehicle and receiving data from the monitoring device and transmitting the data through a wireless network; And an emergency room terminal for monitoring the current state of the patient by receiving state information on the patient in real time from the ambulance terminal.

The method of the present invention for achieving the above object, the step of collecting the state information for the emergency patient in the ambulance terminal installed in the ambulance vehicle; Transmitting, by the ambulance terminal, the collected emergency patient status information to an emergency room terminal installed in a hospital emergency room through a wireless network; Receiving in real time the status information of the transmitted patient from the emergency room terminal; And displaying the state information of the emergency patient received from the emergency room terminal through a monitor device connected to the emergency room terminal.

Meanwhile, the information on the method of transmitting emergency information during the transfer to the emergency patient may be stored in a recording medium readable by a server computer. Such recording media includes all kinds of recording media on which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), Compact Disk (CD), Digital Video Disk (DVD) -ROM, Magnetic Tape, Floppy Disk, Optical Data Storage, etc. It also includes implementations in the form of (eg, transmission over the Internet). In addition, these recording media can be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

1 is a view showing the concept of emergency information transmission during transport for the emergency patient according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, when an emergency patient occurs, the ambulance vehicle may take effective emergency measures even during the transportation of the emergency patient through the ambulance vehicle 100, and take quick measures even when the emergency patient is transferred to a hospital. Patient information is exchanged between the 100 and the hospital 120.

That is, a terminal capable of wireless communication is installed in the ambulance vehicle 100, and a terminal capable of wireless communication is installed in the hospital emergency room 120, thereby providing an emergency patient for the emergency patient between the two terminals. By exchanging information, prompt and effective actions for emergency patients are possible.

In this case, the ambulance terminal installed in the ambulance vehicle 100 receives various information about the emergency patient from the monitoring device installed in the ambulance vehicle 100 or receives it through a separate input means. The information on the emergency patient inputted and transmitted through the ambulance terminal includes information such as pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature, and consciousness level indicating the patient's life indicator, ECG information of the patient, and basic medical history information of the patient. . Information such as pulse rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, electrocardiogram and the like is obtained through a monitoring device separately installed in the ambulance vehicle 100, and the monitoring device is an ambulance terminal and interfacing means provided according to the present invention. The data is transmitted through. In addition, information such as body temperature, consciousness level, medical history, etc. is input through the input means provided in the ambulance terminal. Information of the emergency patient input to the ambulance terminal as described above is transmitted to the terminal provided in the hospital emergency room 120 through a wireless communication means.

The hospital emergency room 120 receives the information on the transmitted emergency patient, and outputs the information to a separate monitor device. Accordingly, in the hospital emergency room, it is possible to perform appropriate preparation for patient treatment in advance. In addition, by transmitting an instruction message for emergency measures for the emergency patient through the terminal provided in the hospital emergency room 120 to the terminal of the ambulance vehicle 100, effective and professional in the ambulance vehicle 100 You can take action.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted when it is determined that the detailed descriptions of the known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

2 is a view showing an emergency information transmission system during transport for an emergency patient according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the ambulance vehicle 100 according to the present invention includes an ambulance terminal 210 linked to a monitoring device 200 for acquiring various state information of an emergency patient, and a hospital emergency room 120. An emergency room terminal 220 capable of performing wireless communication with the ambulance terminal 210 and a monitor device 230 for displaying information received from the emergency room terminal 220 are provided therein.

As described above, the ambulance terminal 210 installed in the ambulance vehicle 100 receives data from the monitoring device 200 or receives real-time state information of the patient by inputting user information through an input means. .

The received real-time state information of the patient is transmitted to the emergency room terminal 220 provided in the hospital emergency room 120 through the wireless network (110). The emergency room terminal 220 receives the real-time status information about the patient from the ambulance terminal 210 and outputs it to the monitor device 230 to monitor the current state of the patient and take appropriate precautions. In addition, the hospital emergency room 120 may instruct an appropriate emergency action command through the emergency room terminal 220 according to the monitored patient state. In this case, the emergency response command may be a text message or a voice message, and is transmitted from the emergency room terminal 220 to the ambulance terminal 210 through the wireless network 110.

Therefore, in the ambulance terminal 210, by receiving an emergency response command transmitted from the hospital emergency room 120 and taking appropriate measures, more professional and effective emergency measures are possible. In addition, by having a means for forming a voice call channel between the ambulance terminal 210 and the emergency room terminal 220, it is possible to make a call between the ambulance vehicle 100 and the hospital emergency room 120 through the terminals.

Hereinafter, detailed structures of the ambulance terminal 210 and the emergency room terminal 220 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of an ambulance terminal 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the ambulance terminal 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a microphone 300, a voice processor 310, a display unit 320, an image processor 330, an input unit 340, and a controller 350. ), The storage 360, the wireless processor 370, the interface 380, and the antenna 390. Meanwhile, only the minimum components of the control unit 350, the storage unit 360, the wireless processing unit 370, the interface unit 380, and the antenna 390 may be provided only to implement the basic functions of the present invention.

First, when the interface unit 380 receives the real-time state information of the patient from the monitoring device 200, the received real-time state information of the patient is transmitted to the control unit 350, through the wireless processor 370 The radio is processed and then transmitted to the antenna 390. The real-time patient information transmitted through the antenna 390 is transmitted to the emergency room terminal 220 provided in the hospital emergency room 120 through the wireless network 110 as described above.

On the other hand, not the information received from the monitoring device 200, the status information of the patient input via the input unit 340 is also transmitted to the control unit 350 in the same manner as described above, the wireless processing through the wireless processing unit 370 Then transmitted to antenna 390.

In this case, the collected patient state information may be displayed on the display unit 320 through the image processor 330 in the control unit 350. In addition, various emergency patient action information transmitted from the hospital emergency room terminal 220 is received through the antenna 390, is wirelessly processed through the wireless processor 370, and transmitted to the controller 350. The controller 350 outputs a voice through the microphone 300 after voice processing through the voice processor 310 when the action information on the emergency patient received from the emergency room terminal 220 is voice information. On the other hand, when the action information on the emergency patient received from the emergency room terminal 220 is text or image information, the image is processed through the image processor 330 and then the audio is output through the display unit 320.

In addition, the real-time state information or the received action information for the emergency patient may be stored in the storage unit 360 from the control unit 350. Accordingly, when a problem about the post-emergency emergency is raised, the patient's state and emergency response information stored in the storage unit 360 may be checked.

On the other hand, the patient information that can be obtained in the ambulance vehicle 100, as described above, the patient's life indicators such as pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature consciousness level, the patient's electrocardiogram, trauma or disease, drug addiction and It can be the same basic troop information. In this case, measured numerical information such as pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, etc. among the life indicators of the patient may be automatically obtained from the monitoring device 200, and information such as body temperature and consciousness level may be directly measured by an emergency personnel. It can be input through the input means. In addition, after the ECG information of the patient is transmitted to the emergency room terminal 220 as described above, it can be implemented to be automatically posted in real time to the monitor device 230.

In addition, the basic medical history information may be input through the input means of the ambulance terminal 210 after grasping from the guardian of the patient, when the basic information of the patient is transmitted to the emergency room terminal 220, the emergency room terminal 220 Can be provided by searching the database of the hospital.

4 is a view showing a detailed structure of the emergency room terminal 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the emergency room terminal 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless processor 400, an interface unit 410, a controller 420, an information analyzer 430, an input unit 440, and an emergency. Information database 450 or the like.

As described above with reference to FIG. 3, the basic information or real time status information of the emergency patient transmitted from the ambulance terminal 210 is wirelessly processed through the wireless processing unit 400 of the emergency room terminal 220, and then the control unit 420. Is sent to. The controller 420 transmits the received patient information to the monitor device 230 through the interface unit 410 to monitor the real-time status of the patient being transferred in the emergency room.

On the other hand, the control unit 420 transmits the information transmitted from the ambulance terminal 210 to the information analysis unit 430, the information analysis unit 430 analyzes the received information, the normal ambulance vehicle 100 Determine whether the information is transmitted from or information transmitted from the ambulance vehicle 100. In addition, when the received information is the initial message signal for communication between the emergency room terminal 220 and the ambulance terminal 210, assigns an event number for the emergency room terminal 220, and subsequently received according to the case number Manage information.

In addition, the information received from the ambulance terminal 210 is stored in the emergency information database 450 along with the assigned case number. Then, by checking the information stored in the emergency information database 450 it is possible to determine the status of the emergency patient and the status of the action.

Meanwhile, as described above, after confirming the real-time state information of the patient, the ambulance terminal 210 may send an instruction related to professional emergency measures. In this case, the instruction message may be input through the input unit 440, and the input instruction message is transmitted to the ambulance terminal 210 through the controller 420 and the wireless processor 400.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an emergency information transmission procedure during transport for an emergency patient according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, when an emergency patient occurs, an ambulance terminal 210 installed in an ambulance vehicle 100 according to the present invention first sends a call message to the emergency room terminal 220 of a hospital emergency room in order to start communication with the emergency room terminal ( 220 is transmitted (S501). The transmitted call message is transmitted to the emergency room terminal 220 through the wireless network 110 (S502). In this case, basic information about the emergency patient may be transmitted together with the call message.

The emergency room terminal 220 receiving the call message allocates an event ID to the ambulance terminal 210, and transmits and receives all data transmitted and received to the ambulance terminal 210 to the assigned event ID until the end of the incident. It is managed by.

Accordingly, the emergency room terminal 220 transmits a response message to the ambulance terminal 210 through the wireless network 110 (S503 and S504), thereby communicating between the emergency room terminal 220 and the ambulance terminal 210. Is performed.

Then, the ambulance terminal 210 collects various state information about the emergency patient according to the methods described above (S505) and transmits to the emergency room terminal 220 (S506).

The emergency room terminal 220 receives the transmitted patient status information in real time, and displays the received emergency patient status information in real time through the monitor device 230 (S507).

In the emergency room that checks the state of the patient through the monitor device 230, the emergency room terminal 220 transmits an instruction message for appropriate emergency measures to the ambulance terminal 210 (S508, S509). The ambulance terminal 210 receiving the instruction message outputs the received instruction message through an output means (S510).

Meanwhile, the hospital emergency room that receives the patient's status information from the ambulance terminal 210 may take premeasures before arrival of the patient according to the received patient's status information.

For example, if the patient's condition is traumatic, the trauma specialist team will be waiting for you and prepare a radiation (CT, etc.) operating room and wait for emergency personnel (transportation team, radiographer, clinical pathologist) in the hospital to enable rapid response. .

In addition, when ECG abnormalities are observed in the patient's condition, a circulatory disease specialist team (a surgeon of a circulatory physician, a thoracic surgeon, and a circulatory center) will be waiting, and if the patient's condition is lowered in consciousness, he or she will be specialized in a stroke. The radiation interventional team, the neurologist, and the neurosurgeon are available and can contact the radiation intervention office to arrange for intervention and to prepare the operating room.

On the other hand, if the patient is a drug addicted to prepare gastric lavage and activated charcoal and contact with the internal medicine to check whether hemodialysis is possible. In addition, if the patient is briquette gas poisoning, direct the transfer to a hospital equipped with a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and if the patient can hear the medical history, contact the emergency center specialist to prepare for the treatment of the estimated disease according to the history (e.g. diabetes, High blood pressure, mental illness, etc.).

In addition, according to the present invention, the patient's vital indicators and electrocardiograms are reported to the hospital emergency room in real time when the patient is transferred, thereby enabling medical guidance appropriate to the situation. In addition, the emergency medical doctor can instruct the first aid personnel in the ambulance vehicle 100 according to the state reported above.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the appended claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the effective measures can be taken for the emergency patient by exchanging information through wireless communication between the ambulance and the hospital during the transportation of the emergency patient.

In addition, by transmitting the patient status information through the wireless communication from the ambulance to the hospital during the transfer of the emergency patient has the advantage that it can take a quick action for the patient after the hospital transfer.

In addition, there is an advantage that it is possible to take effective measures for the patient during the transfer by providing emergency action information for the patient in the ambulance in the hospital during the transfer of the emergency patient.

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A monitoring device installed in the ambulance vehicle and obtaining various real-time state information from the emergency patient; An ambulance terminal installed in the ambulance vehicle and receiving data from the monitoring device and transmitting the data through a wireless network; And And emergency room terminal for monitoring the current state of the patient by receiving state information on the patient in real time from the ambulance terminal. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is Monitor system for receiving and displaying the status information of the patient in real time from the emergency room terminal; Emergency information transmission system during the transfer to the emergency patient further comprising. The method of claim 1, wherein the state information of the emergency patient, Emergency information transmission system during transportation for emergency patients, characterized in that any one or more selected from the pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, temperature, consciousness level, electrocardiogram, trauma, disease and drug addiction. The method of claim 1, wherein the ambulance terminal, An interface unit for providing an interfacing means for receiving real-time state information of the patient from the monitoring device; And And a wireless processor configured to wirelessly process and transmit the received real-time state information of the patient. The method of claim 4, wherein the ambulance terminal, The image processing unit for displaying the collected patient status information; Emergency information transmission system during the transfer to the emergency patient further comprises. The method of claim 4, wherein the ambulance terminal, Receiving emergency patient action information from the hospital emergency room terminal, and if the received action information on the emergency patient is voice information, a voice processing unit for voice processing to output; further comprising the transfer during the emergency patient Emergency Information Transmission System. The method of claim 4, wherein the ambulance terminal, Emergency information transmission system during the transfer to the emergency patient, characterized in that it further comprises a storage unit for storing the real-time state information for the emergency patient. According to claim 1, The emergency room terminal, A wireless processor configured to receive and wirelessly process real-time state information of the emergency patient transmitted from the ambulance terminal; An interface unit for providing an interfacing means with the monitor device to transmit the received patient information to the monitor device; And And an information analysis unit for analyzing the received information of the ambulance terminal and confirming whether the information is transmitted from a normal ambulance vehicle. According to claim 8, The emergency room terminal, And an input unit for inputting instructions related to professional emergency measures to the ambulance terminal after checking the real time state information of the patient. Collecting status information on the emergency patient in an ambulance terminal installed in the ambulance vehicle; Transmitting, by the ambulance terminal, the collected emergency patient status information to an emergency room terminal installed in a hospital emergency room through a wireless network; Receiving in real time the status information of the transmitted patient from the emergency room terminal; And And displaying the status information of the emergency patient received by the emergency room terminal through a monitor device connected to the emergency room terminal. The method of claim 10, wherein the state information of the emergency patient, Transmitting emergency information to an emergency patient, characterized in that any one or more selected from the pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, body temperature, consciousness level, electrocardiogram, trauma, disease and drug addiction. The method of claim 10, wherein prior to said sending step: Transmitting, by the ambulance terminal, a call message to the emergency room terminal to start communication with the emergency room terminal; Allocating an event ID to the ambulance terminal in the emergency room terminal receiving the call message; And And transmitting a response message from the emergency room terminal to the ambulance terminal through the wireless network. The method of claim 10, wherein after the displaying step, Transmitting an instruction message for emergency measures through the emergency room terminal to the ambulance terminal in the emergency room that has confirmed the state of the patient through the monitor device; And And outputting the received indication message from an ambulance terminal that has received the indication message.

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