WO2003054762A1

WO2003054762A1 - Urgent medical care providing method

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Publication number: WO2003054762A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/013352
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hikaru Ishii
Original assignee: Hikaru Ishii
Priority date: 2001-12-20
Filing date: 2002-12-20
Publication date: 2003-07-03
Also published as: JP2003187003A; AU2002354258A1

Abstract

A database stores in advance medical information useful for diagnosing and curing patients. When a person gets ill and it is reported via communication means (10), this urgent report is accepted by a transmission/reception unit (14). The patient individual information is detected in an ID detection unit (16) and the information is input to a control unit (20). The control unit (20) acquires medical information of the patient from the database (22) according to the patient individual information and transmits it to a hospital (24) curing the patient. Thus, even when a person gets ill at a place remote from home, rapid and appropriate diagnosis and curing can be performed.

Description

Description How to provide emergency medical care

"Technical field"

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for providing emergency medical care capable of providing a rapid and appropriate medical service to a patient who suddenly becomes ill at a place of stay or the like.

"Background technology"

In the current medical service delivery system, if you get sick, you are usually treated by your doctor or a specialist near your home. In the event of an emergency such as a sudden onset of disease, an ambulance can be arranged to respond.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional medical service provision system, unless the medical information of the patient is sufficiently grasped by the attending physician, personal information such as the health condition of the patient and medical history is performed. There was a problem that rapid diagnosis, treatment, etc. could be hindered because they were not available to a doctor.

In addition, especially when the patient suddenly becomes ill when staying in a place remote from home, not only the physician who performs the medical treatment but also the patient himself cannot properly complain and explain the symptoms. However, it is highly likely that the situation will be extremely confusing. This is especially true if you are abroad.

"Disclosure of the invention"

An object of the present invention is to realize an emergency medical service providing method capable of providing an appropriate medical service promptly even when the patient suddenly becomes ill while staying in a place remote from home. The present invention relates to a method for providing emergency medical care, in which medical information of a patient is stored in a database, and when a suddenly ill patient receives an emergency call, personal identification information of the patient is detected from the emergency call signal, The medical information of the patient is acquired from the database using the personal identification information, and the medical information is transmitted to a medical institution for treating the patient. It is possible to respond.

Therefore, for a patient who suddenly becomes ill while staying in a place remote from home, it is possible to transmit medical information necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of the patient to the medical institution that actually performs the treatment. This will enable the treating physician to respond promptly and appropriately.

Further, in the emergency medical service providing method, when an emergency call is made, it is preferable that the current position of the patient is detected from the emergency call signal and the position of the nearest medical institution is transmitted to the patient.

Therefore, the nearest medical institution from the patient's current location can be transmitted to the patient, and the patient can easily go to the medical institution, and appropriate measures can be taken.

Further, in the emergency medical service providing method, it is preferable that the database store specialized medical subject information of the medical institution to which the medical information is transmitted, and select an optimal medical institution based on the patient's medical information.

According to this, it is possible to select the most appropriate medical institution for the patient from the information on the specialized medical subjects of the medical institution.

Further, in the emergency medical service providing method, when an emergency call is made, it is preferable to detect the current position of the patient from the emergency call signal and arrange an ambulance at the current position of the patient.

According to this, it is possible to easily and appropriately arrange an ambulance because the current position of the patient is known.

In addition, the present invention relates to such an emergency medical care provision device and a portable terminal therefor.

"Brief description of the drawings"

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration example for implementing the method for providing emergency medical care according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an emergency medical service system to which the emergency medical service providing method according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 shows an emergency medical service system to which the emergency medical service providing method according to the present invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of.

"Best mode for carrying out the invention"

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

FIG. 1 shows an example of a configuration for implementing the method for providing emergency medical care according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a registered patient who suddenly became ill at a place of stay or the like can use the present invention by a communication means 10 such as a mobile phone. When an emergency call is sent to the transmission / reception unit 14 of the emergency medical provision system 12 according to the above, personal identification information (ID) is detected by the ID detection unit 16 from the emergency call signal. For this reason, the communication means 10 for making an emergency call from a patient is configured to carry personal identification information for identifying the patient in the emergency call signal. For this purpose, for example, a mobile phone is provided with an SOS button for an emergency call, and when an emergency call is made using this button, the emergency telephone system 12 must be notified of its own phone number. If this is the case, it will be possible to identify the patient who made the emergency call from the telephone number. That is, the telephone number of the emergency medical service providing system 12 is stored in the communication means 10 such as a mobile phone, and automatically stored in the stored emergency medical service providing system 12 when the SOS button is pressed. It may be configured to make a call and automatically notify the user's own phone number.

Alternatively, the ID number unique to the patient may be determined in advance, and the communication means 10 may notify the emergency medical service system 12 of the ID number without fail. For example, it is preferable that a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory is provided in the communication means 10 and that a patient ID number to be transmitted according to the S0S button is stored in the non-volatile memory. Then, if the data transfer according to the SOS button is performed by e-mail of the mobile phone, the patient ID number and the like can be transmitted without adding difficult functions. That is, when the S〇S button is pressed, the e-mail transmission function is automatically activated, and it is preferable to e-mail the occurrence of an emergency and the patient ID to be treated.

In addition, the communication means 10 is equipped with a GPS function to grasp its current position by communicating with satellites and to include information on this current position in the emergency call signal. It is preferred to do so. As described above, when the emergency notification signal includes the information on the current position of the patient, the emergency medical service system 12 detects the current position of the patient by the position detection unit 18. Although the communication means 10 has been described with an example in which a GPS function is installed, the present invention is not limited to this, and any configuration may be used as long as the current position of the patient can be detected.

Note that the position of a mobile phone can be specified within a range of about 5 km from the terrestrial base station with which it communicates, and the position of a mobile phone can be specified within a range of about 10 Om. Therefore, the position of the patient may be specified using such a position specifying method. The communication of the location data can be performed in the same manner as the identification of the patient.

As described above, the ID of the patient and the current position information are detected from the emergency notification signal transmitted from the communication means 10, and these informations are input to the control unit 20.

In addition, the emergency medical service system 12 is also equipped with a data base 22. The database 22 stores medical information of a plurality of patients registered in advance for each person. Such medical information is composed of data on periodic medical examinations that each person has undergone and past medical treatment and treatment. Therefore, such medical information includes information on the individual's pre-existing illnesses, illnesses currently being treated, other illnesses requiring special attention, and physical characteristics. This is medically useful data. As described above, this medical information is stored in the database 22 for each person, and can be searched by their own ID.

It is also preferable to store the mobile phone number of the patient in the database 22 so that the patient's medical information can be searched directly by the mobile phone number. It also stores information on medical institutions such as hospitals in various locations. This information includes information on the location of the medical institution and information on specialized medical subjects such as specialized medical subjects of the medical institution.

With the above-described configuration, the control unit 20 can acquire medical information of the patient from the database 22 based on the ID of the patient.

The medical information on the patient who made the emergency call obtained as described above is transmitted by the control unit 20 to the medical institution that treats the patient via the transmitting / receiving unit 14. Such medical institutions are the hospitals 24 and the like shown in Fig. 1, Based on the position, the control unit 20 selects the nearest hospital from the location information of the hospital and the like stored in the database 22. The position of the nearest hospital is transmitted to the communication means 10 of the patient via the transmission / reception section 14 by the control section 20. This allows the patient to be diagnosed and treated at the nearest hospital where he / she is staying. In addition, even if the patient is the first patient for a hospital to be diagnosed and treated, prompt and appropriate measures can be taken based on the medical information. As described above, even if the patient suddenly becomes ill in a place remote from home, the nearest hospital where the patient is staying can receive prompt and appropriate diagnosis and treatment.

If the emergency notification signal transmitted by the patient through the communication means 10 includes the current position information, an ambulance 25 may be arranged for the current position of the patient detected by the position detection section 18. It is possible. In other words, the control unit 20 of the emergency medical care providing system 12 informs the organization operating the ambulance of the current position of the patient via the transmission / reception unit 14 and requests that the ambulance be directed to that position. Further, in this case, it is also preferable to select an optimal medical institution based on the medical treatment information of the patient transported by the ambulance and to inform the operating organization of the ambulance accordingly. In this case, based on the a specialized medical subjects information and patient medical information described above stored in the database ₂ 2, the control section 2 0 selects the optimum medical institutions. According to such a configuration, the patient can be transported to the optimal hospital 24 without giving detailed explanation of the symptoms, the course of treatment to date, and the like, and the patient is not confused.

FIG. 2 shows an application example of the method for providing emergency medical care according to the present invention. A call center 26 equipped with the above-mentioned emergency medical service system 12 has been set up, and the emergency medical service system 12 has a schedule 22 in which the above-mentioned medical information, medical institution location information, and specialized medical services are provided. Subject information and the like are stored in advance. If such a call is received from a registered patient who is staying at a remote place from home, such as overseas, and an emergency call is made using the S0S button or other means of communication, the patient's symptoms are mild. However, if the patient is able to explain the symptoms on his / her own, a physician residing at Cole Sen 26 should provide appropriate advice to the patient and have the patient take appropriate action. Becomes g.

If the patient's condition is severe, the emergency medical service system 12 The above-mentioned medical information will be provided to emergency hospitals, etc., which arrange ambulances and are selected as the optimal medical institutions. If necessary, it is also appropriate to arrange a person from the call center 26 to look after the patient except for treatment. Furthermore, it is possible to contact the local physician who treats a patient transported by ambulance and a physician near the patient's home near the patient's home from the call center 26 to discuss the treatment of the patient. It is also preferable to make it.

FIG. 3 shows another application example of the present invention. In this example, in the emergency medical service system 12, the use of this system for storing medical records and the like is limited to only members. The results of regular medical check-ups (for example, annual medical checkups) for members and other various medical data are sent to the emergency medical service system 12 and stored in the database. It is preferable that the transfer of these data be automatically performed by indicating to the medical institution the membership such as the member number.

For example, if you are injured in an outdoor accident or suddenly get sick, the member presses the SOS button on the mobile phone with the SOS button. As a result, a call will be made to Kohlsen 26, where information about the location of the member and medical conditions will be transmitted. Here, as for the position information, it is preferable that the GPS is installed in the mobile phone and the detected position is automatically transmitted.

Colesen Yuichi 26 will contact the critical care physician at the critical care center and report the identified member location, medical condition, and member phone number. In mild cases, the critical care physician calls the member's phone and gives appropriate advice. In particular, since the patient's medical information is provided, a critical care physician can respond appropriately to telephone calls. It is also possible for a doctor in the call center 26 to answer the phone, as described above.

If an ambulance needs to be dispatched, a call center 26 or an emergency physician may make this request.However, if possible, a member should call 11 and make an immediate emergency request. Is preferred. This allows the situation to be communicated directly when an ambulance is requested.

Then, an ambulance is dispatched and the members are transported to a nearby on-site emergency medical center. Association If a member is transported, at least one of the member, the rescue squad, and the rescue and rescue team will provide transport information to Kohl Sen 26, and the member's various medical information will be rescued on-site accordingly. The first aid is provided at Sen-ichi. The provision of this medical information may be provided directly by the collegiate, or by a critical care specialist at the critical care center.

With the above configuration, rapid and appropriate medical treatment and treatment can be performed for patients who suddenly become ill in remote areas. Especially in Japan, telephone contact and various arrangements can be made without any problems.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. The patient's medical information is stored on a daily basis, and when an emergency report is received from a patient who suddenly becomes ill, the patient's personal identification information is detected from the emergency report signal, and the patient's personal identification information is detected based on this personal identification information. A method for providing emergency medical care, characterized by acquiring medical information of the patient from the evening base, transmitting the medical information to a medical institution for treating the patient, and enabling a doctor to respond.

2. The method for providing emergency medical care according to claim 1, wherein, when the emergency call is made, the current position of the patient is detected from the emergency call signal, and the position of the nearest medical institution is transmitted to the patient. How to provide emergency medical care. .

3. The method for providing emergency medical care according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the database stores specialized medical subject information of a medical institution to which medical information is transmitted, based on the medical information of the patient. A method for providing emergency medical care, characterized by selecting an optimal medical institution.

4. The emergency medical service providing method according to claim 1, wherein when the emergency call is made, the current position of the patient is detected from the emergency call signal, and an ambulance is arranged at the current position of the patient. Delivery method.

5. A database that stores the patient's medical information, detection means that detects the patient's personal identification information from the emergency notification signal when a patient makes an emergency call, and Emergency medical service, comprising: acquiring means for acquiring medical information of a patient; and transmitting means for transmitting the acquired medical information to a medical institution for treating the patient, thereby enabling a doctor to respond. apparatus.

6. The emergency medical device according to claim 5, wherein, when the emergency call is made, the current position of the patient is detected from the emergency call signal, and the position of the nearest medical institution is transmitted to the patient. Emergency medical equipment.

7. The emergency medical provision device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the database stores specialized medical subject information of a medical institution to which medical information is transmitted, and the medical device provides information based on the medical information of the patient. An emergency medical care providing device characterized by selecting an optimal medical institution.

8. The emergency medical service device according to claim 5, wherein when the emergency call is made, a process for detecting a current position of the patient from the emergency call signal and arranging an ambulance at the current position of the patient is performed. Characteristic emergency medical provision device.

9. A mobile terminal having an SOS button, an emergency call destination storing a patient medical care database, and emergency call data storage means for storing emergency call data including personal identification information, wherein the SOS button is provided. Is pressed, the patient's personal information is reported to the emergency report destination, the emergency report destination obtains the medical information of the patient from the database, and the medical information for treating the patient is used as the medical information. A portable terminal device that communicates to institutions and enables doctors to respond.