286 results about "Emergency department" patented technology

An apparatus and method for predicting potentially fatal arrhythmias up to twenty four hours in advance of the event by employing formulas indicating either too little or too much heart rate variability. A number of these formulas have both predetermined upper and lower limits, which if exceeded for a period of time are a predictor of a potentially fatal arrhythmia. When a patient's ALARM condition is predicted, whether the patient is indoors or outdoors, conscious or unconscious, a redundant protocol is utilized to relay that ALARM condition to a central monitoring station. The central monitoring station informs the patient's doctor, and then uses what ever means are available to transport the patient to the nearest emergency room for treatment. An apparatus and method for pacing the heart in a natural way, once a potentially fatal arrhythmia has been predicted is also disclosed.

The present invention is directed to the development of a biosensor based on the immuno-chromatographic method that can provide an assay speed and convenience required for point-of-care (the doctor's office and emergency room) testing or home-version diagnosis. Though certain physical symptoms, such as pregnancy and ovulation, or bacterial infection may be identified by a qualitative analysis for the presence of indicating substances, most analytes for clinical investigation demand their concentrations known in specimens. Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have developed a novel biosensor by combining the immuno-chromatographic method and the electric conductivity detection technology so that on-site quantitative determination at the points of care or at home may be carried out.

A system and method for managing work flow in a hospital emergency department providing care for a plurality of patients are disclosed. The system includes a server, one or more portable wireless communication devices and application software that can run on the server. The application software maintains a database or other information storage means having information about the plurality of patients and providing communications with the one or more communication devices. Communications are provided in an automatic, persistant and redundant manner. Metrics and efficiency ratings are also provided.

A medical bracelet, wrist-band device, watch, piece of jewelry, or any other worn item contains a OR code for fast scanning by emergency first responders, ER teams or any other medical personnel. Scanning the QR code with a handheld device like a smartphone results in immediate retrieval of pertinent medical information either directly from the QR code, or from a dedicated website. Further security of medical information can be provided by a numerical or alphanumerical patient ID. and a PIN that can be printed on the device for fast access.

An automated method, as well as computer-implemented systems, apparatus and software products, to predict patient demand in a medical facility. A database contains historical data of patient demand during one or more past time periods. At least two distinguishing characteristics are associated (202) with a specified time period of interest, the first characterising a day within which the time period occurs, and the second characterising a timeframe within which the day occurs. Corresponding historical data is extracted (204) having equivalent distinguishing characteristics. A computational predictive model is applied (206) to the extracted data, to generate a prediction of patient demand. The predicted demand is output (208), for example to a suitable visual display. The invention may be applied, for example, to improve the efficiency of operations in medical facility emergency departments.

A communication and medical care management system using mobile application technology for use within the healthcare industry. The system enables faster, richer, and more direct communication within emergency departments, between departments, and between providers and their patients. It can coordinate busy healthcare resources to efficiently and effectively provide the proper care at the right place in time, resulting in cost savings.

The invention discloses a CPCR rescuing device for the emergency department. The device comprises a treatment table, wherein a boss is arranged at one end of the upper surface of the treatment table, a storage battery and a breathing machine are connected to the lower surface of the treatment table by bolts, an oxygen tank which is connected with the treatment table by a connection block is arranged on one side of the breathing machine, an air outlet of the oxygen tank is connected with an air inlet of the breathing machine by a catheter, the boss can jack up the neck of a patient so as to open the respiratory tract of the patient, the patient can breathe by a breathing mask and the breathing machine so as to recover vital signs, a press head is arranged at the lower end of a connection plate, the press head is pressed electrically by a motor to move up and down, the out-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation function is performed on the patient, the CPCR rescuing device for the emergency department is simple in structure, not only can CPCR be performed on the patient, but also the use is simple and convenient, rescuing time is provided for the doctor, and the device moves conveniently.

An examination unit, which can be used especially in the area of acute and intensive diagnostics in hospitals (e.g. in emergency rooms, intensive care units, operating theaters etc.) or in ambulances is provided. The examination unit which at least has an ultrasonic device, patient monitor, ECG, ventilator and / or resuscitation device for monitoring the vital functions and / or for the immediate medical treatment of emergency patients with symptoms of acute cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, angina, apoplectic stroke, etc. The device furthermore according to the invention includes an integrated mini-laboratory analysis unit for the biochemical and / or cell-biology investigation of blood samples or tissue biopsies.

The invention discloses a clinical examination device for emergency medicine, comprising a base, a brake and a universal wheel are arranged on the lower surface of the base, a first electric telescopic rod is arranged on the upper surface of the base, and a The position of the rear side is provided with a power storage device and a control switch group, the side of the power storage device is provided with a charging jack, the end of the first electric telescopic rod is provided with a reclining board, and one end of the upper surface of the reclining board is provided with a reclining board. With a headrest, the emergency medical clinical examination device has a reasonable structure and strong practicability. The universal wheel and brake are convenient for the movement and braking of the device, and the bite plate and tongue depressor are convenient for medical staff to carry out inspections in the cavity and irradiation. The lamp and the metal snakeskin hose are convenient for irradiating the patient's mouth and eyes at any angle, the first aid box is convenient for placing the medical aids needed for first aid, and the first electric telescopic rod is convenient for adjusting the height of the device, which is suitable for popularization.

The present invention features the use of a complement inhibitor, e.g., a compstatin analog for treating an individual who has suffered a severe injury. In some embodiments, the complement inhibitor may be administered within 24 hours following the injury and optionally also at later time points. The complement inhibitor may, for example, be administered prior to transporting the patient to a health care facility, during transport of the patient to a health care facility, or in the emergency department. Further provided are methods of selecting individuals for such therapy. Further provided are methods of identifying individuals at increased risk of poor outcome following trauma. In certain embodiments the methods comprise determining whether the genotype of the patient includes an allele of a polymorphism in or near a complement-related gene, wherein said allele is associated with risk of poor outcome following trauma.

The disclosed embodiments disclose techniques for optimizing emergency department resource management. During operation, a system receives a set of parameters that is associated with a patient entering an emergency department. The system analyzes the set of parameters in a machine learning module to determine (1) a calculated acuity score that indicates an estimated severity of illness for the patient and (2) a set of workload predictions that predict a set of resources that will be needed to treat the patient in the emergency department. The system then uses the acuity score and the workload predictions to assign a set of predicted tasks that are associated with treating the patient into the work queues of the emergency department.

The invention discloses a wireless emergency communication integrated dispatching system, which includes a master switcher and the first and the second wireless terminal controller connected with the same, wherein: the first and the second wireless terminal controller are separately used for receiving and handling the analog signals from each wireless terminal, and transmitting the obtained data after treatment to the master switcher, and the data treated by the master switcher are separately treated by the first and the second wireless terminal controller, and the analog signals after being treated are separately transmitted by each wireless terminal. The invention has the advantages that the speech communication between wireless or wire communication system user with various technical system can be realized, thereby effectively solving the problem that the un-intercommunication between different communication terminals of every emergency department.

Methods for characterizing the near term risk of experiencing a major adverse cardiac event in a patient presenting with chest pain are provided. In one embodiment the method comprises determining the level of myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in a bodily sample obtained from the patient. In another embodiment, the method comprises determining the level of MPO mass in a bodily sample obtained from the patient. In another embodiment, the method comprises determining the level of one or more select MPO-generated oxidation products in a bodily sample obtained from the patient. The select MPO-generated oxidation products are dityrosine, nitrotyrosine, chlorotyrosine, methionine sulphoxide or an MPO-generated lipid peroxidation product. Levels of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in bodily samples from the test subject are then compared to a control value that is derived from measurements of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in comparable bodily samples obtained from control population. Such comparison can also be used to determine treatment of the patient immediately at presentation in the emergency room.

The invention relates to a cardiac pulmonary cerebral resuscitation rescue device for the emergency department and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. The cardiac pulmonary cerebral resuscitation rescue device comprises a rescue bed. Supporting bed legs are arranged on the lower side of the rescue bed. The lower sides of the supporting bed legs are provided with pulley yoke bearings. The lower sides of the pulley yoke bearings are provided with pulley fixing frames. The lower sides of the pulley fixing frames are provided with movable pulleys. A power line interface is formed in the lower side of the rescue bed. A power line is arranged on the lower side of the power line interface. A three-line plug is arranged on the left side of the power line. A defibrillation control panel is arranged on the front side of the rescue bed. A defibrillation power source switch is arranged on the front side of the defibrillation control panel. A defibrillation display panel is arranged on the right side of the defibrillation power source switch. The cardiac pulmonary cerebral resuscitation rescue device is simple in structure, easy and convenient to operate, and capable of comprehensively and reliably rescuing patients and providing the best rescue function, improves the rescue success probability and reduces the work burden of medical staff.

The invention discloses a medical cardiopulmonary resuscitator for an emergency department. The medical cardiopulmonary resuscitator comprises a U-shaped supporting frame, wherein handles are arranged on two sides of the U-shaped supporting frame; a through groove is formed in the center of the U-shaped supporting frame; a supporting plate is arranged below the through groove; two springs are arranged between two ends of the upper surface of the supporting plate and the lower surface of a transverse plate of the U-shaped supporting frame; a pressing plate is connected to the upper surface of the supporting plate through two supporting columns; a pressing head can be driven to vertically move by a motor, so that patients are treated more conveniently by performing a closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation function on the patients; in addition, the position, away from a bosom of a patient, of the pressing head, can be adjusted by an electric telescopic rod; an inflating pump can be used for inflating a gas-filled bag; the gas-filled bag deflates air for helping patients resuscitating breath. The medical cardiopulmonary resuscitator for the emergency department is simple in structure and operation; by using the medical cardiopulmonary resuscitator, doctors can conveniently move the device, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the patients can be realized by completely relying on a machine, so that the doctors can use the medical cardiopulmonary resuscitator more conveniently.

A multi-functional medical facility permits emergent diagnostic imaging assessment, image guided therapeutic interventions, and open surgical procedures within the complex. The concept of bringing diagnostic and therapeutic imaging and operative equipment to the critically ill patient or the patient undergoing non-emergency, elective surgery, instead of bringing the patient to the equipment is a major clinical advantage that should improve efficiency, outcome and survival. An important economic advantage is that the components can be used separately and independently of each other, thus enabling them to also be used for routine emergency room (ER) work.

The present invention relates to the determination of the level of marker peptides in a sample derived from a bodily fluid of a subject presenting to the emergency department with non-specific complaints.

The invention discloses a manual type closed cardiac massage resuscitation device for an emergency department comprises a first support frame, a second support frame and a third support frame, whereina fixed rack is mounted at the upper end of the left side of the first support frame; an air guiding barrel is mounted at the left end of the fixed rack; a bottom plate is mounted at the bottom end of the air guiding barrel; an oxygen outlet tube is mounted in the middle of the left side of the bottom plate and is connected with an oxygen mask; the oxygen mask comprises a mask body; a piston plate is mounted in the air guiding barrel; a guiding rod is mounted in the middle of the upper end of the piston plate; a guiding plate is mounted at the upper end of the guiding rod; a limiting rack ismounted at the left end of the air guiding barrel; a pressing rod is mounted in the middle of the limiting rack; a limiting plate is mounted on the top of the pressing rod; a fourth support frame is mounted at the upper end of the left side of the limiting rack; and the upper end of the fourth support frame is connected with a lever through a hinged column. By the manual type closed cardiac massage resuscitation device for the emergency department, the closed cardiac massage effect on a patient is achieved, requirements of cardiac massage treatment are met, meanwhile, the respiratory aid effect in a cardiac massage process of the patient can further be achieved, and the treatment effect is improved.

A compact tool that easily fits into the pocket of an emergency responder, such as an emergency room technician, EMT or military medic, for emergency adult percutaneous tracheotomies that contains a stabilizing device, a sharp pointed tip protectively covered when not in use, a bendable tracheostomy tube attachment that has means for sealing the tube around the tracheostomy site and means for attachment to a ventilation means, such as an ambu bag.

The invention discloses a cardiocerebral resuscitation rescuing apparatus for emergency department; the rescuing apparatus comprises a bed body, wherein an infrared soft cushion is arranged on the upper surface of the bed body; a bracket is arranged at the left side of the bed body; the lower end of the bracket is connected to the bed body; a controller is arranged at one side of the bracket; the lower surface of the top of the bracket is connected to one end of an electric telescopic rod; the other end of the electric telescopic rod is connected to the upper surface of a guide plate; two sides of the guide plate and the bracket are arranged in a sliding mode; the lower surface of the guide plate is connected to the upper end of a pressing rod; the lower end of the pressing rod runs through the upper and lower surfaces of a supporting plate; two ends of the supporting plate are fixedly connected to two sides of the bracket; and the pressing rod and the supporting plate are arranged in a sliding mode. The cardiocerebral resuscitation rescuing apparatus for the emergency department provided by the invention is simple in structure and is capable of automatically controlling pressing strength; the rescuing apparatus is low in requirement on the levels of doctors and is capable of reducing the working difficulty of medical personnel; and meanwhile, the rescuing apparatus, in a rescuing process, is capable of conducting brain stimulation, respiration assisting and blood circulation promoting on a patient, so as to bring about benefits for improving a rescuing success rate.

A network-based service whereby hospital Emergency Departments and other acute care, crisis service providers, and insurers may access an up-to-date database listing available inpatient mental health beds satisfying user-selected criteria.

The present invention discloses substantially more efficient and effective methods for delivering healthcare whereby patient care can be coordinated effectively and efficiently through changes in different physical settings and levels of care. Coordinated care helps ensure that patients seeking healthcare, and in particular chronically ill patients, with comorbidities get timely care to avoid unnecessary ER visits and admissions. Through risk and disease stratification, member profiling, inter disciplinary team follow-up and patient education, the methods of the present invention are operative to effectively allocate available resources, formulate and execute individualized care plans and successfully manage high risk members.

A medical bracelet, wrist-band device, watch, piece of jewelry, or any other worn item contains a QR code for fast scanning by emergency first responders, ER teams or any other medical personnel. Scanning the QR code with a handheld device like a smartphone results in immediate retrieval of pertinent medical information either directly from the QR code, or from a dedicated website. Further security of medical information can be provided by a numerical or alphanumerical patient ID. and a PIN that can be printed on the device for fast access.

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user engagement platform to support clinical decisions. The user engagement platform is a point of care decision support platform for inpatients in an emergency department (ED), an intensive care unit (ICU), or other medical care department or facility that services patients with critical care needs. The user engagement platform is configured to receive and process data parameters obtained from a patient electronic health record (EHR), identify abnormalities based on such data parameters, prompt a user (e.g., clinician or other healthcare professional such as a nurse) to consider conditions common in ICU or ED patients that could result in patient death and update the patient EHR based on such user input.

The invention discloses a miniature drug dissolution oscillator for an emergency department. The miniature drug dissolution oscillator comprises an oscillator lower seat and an oscillating disc assembly; the oscillating disc assembly comprises a vibration transition plate and a fixture fixing frame; a multidimensional vibrating rod is arranged between the vibration transition plate and the fixturefixing frame; the fixture fixing frame is internally provided with a dissolution appliance locating plate; the oscillator lower seat is internally provided with a fixed placing plate; the fixed placing plate is provided with an ultrasonic vibration meter; an oscillation spring is arranged between the vibration transition plate and the fixed placing plate; an air supply device is arranged betweenthe fixed placing plate and the oscillator lower seat; the air supply device is connected with an air blowing cleaning part by an air supply pipe; the air blowing cleaning part is provided with an airblowing pipe; and the air blowing pipe fixedly passes through the fixed placing plate and the vibration transition plate. The miniature drug dissolution oscillator is stable in structural connectionand capable of realizing rotary oscillation of drug test tubes, increasing the drug dissolving and mixing efficiencies, cleaning and sterilizing a test tube clamping and fixing plate at regular time,reducing bacterium propagation and preventing a drug from being infected by bacteria.

The invention discloses a cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation rescue device for clinical use in the emergency department. The device comprises a bottom plate, wherein an oxygen tank is arranged onthe upper surface of the bottom plate, the oxygen tank is connected with a breathing machine through a pipeline, and the side surface of the breathing machine is connected with a breathing tube; the side surface of the breathing tube is provided with a control valve, and the end of the breathing tube is provided with a breathing mask; and the upper surface of the bottom plate is provided with a first-aid kit, the upper surface of the first-aid kit is rotatably connected with an upper cover, and the outer surface of the upper cover is provided with a handle and a lock. According to the cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation rescue device for clinical use in the emergency department, the pressing effect on the heart of a patient is good by means of a servo motor, a cam and a spring, the patient can be conveniently fixed through a fixing belt and a hook and loop fastener on the side face of the breathing mask, first-aid medicine and first-aid tools can be conveniently placed through the first-aid kit, an infusion bottle can be conveniently hung through an infusion support, and medical garbage can be conveniently collected through a medical garbage can for centralized treatment. Therefore, the cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation rescue device for clinical use in the emergency department is suitable for popularization and use.

The invention discloses a risk management and control system based on scene recognition driving. The risk management and control system comprises a data resource library, a patrol terminal system, a risk management system and an interface standard specification. The safety production risk grading management and control system is based on a data resource platform. Based on SOA-based architecture design, frontier technologies such as wireless communication, geographic information service, big data analysis and computer network security are fused, system data transmission is achieved through local area network (enterprise intranet) and 4G / WIFI network communication, two functional interfaces of mobile terminal application and platform service application are formed based on application support, a standard multi-level system is adopted, interfaces are strictly defined among all levels, and system seamless integration is achieved through overall design and deployment. The system can be applied to multi-platform equipment such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer and a computer; and the system can be applied to high-risk environments or places, can be used remotely through a public wide area network, can also be used through a local area network, collects dangerous point data through mobile inspection equipment, and uploads the dangerous point data to a database in time, sothat a data resource library can update dangerous information data in time, and an enterprise is helped to dynamically master safety production dynamic information anytime and anywhere. Meanwhile, therisk management system carries out early warning management according to the data of the data resource library, and predicts the risk accident trend by adopting artificial intelligence in combinationwith a data mining analysis method, thereby helping enterprises to make effective decisions. The system can also be applied to the field of fire protection, and help emergency departments to manage and control risks and respond timely.

Systems and methods for automated triage and scheduling in an emergency department are described. An example computer-implemented method of automatically triaging and scheduling patients in an emergency department includes associating a patient with an identification bracelet and processing the patient using a patient evaluation device. The processing includes obtaining patient data with the patient evaluation device and dynamically determining a risk level associated with the patient based on the patient data obtained. The method also includes automatically prioritizing and scheduling the patient with a healthcare practitioner based on the risk level determined.

An Internet based method for assisting in the rapid delivery of medical information direct to the site at which emergency assistance is being performed uses a global database for warehousing patient history information, which is fetched over the Internet on demand. In one embodiment, medical providers use an access code carried by the injured party and without which access is denied. The access code may be carried as a barcode and as an imprinted number on a bracelet or on a card carried by the individual. Patient information is transmitted over a network, either wireline or wireless, the Internet or wide area network, to a computer or personal digital assistant available to emergency personnel. In one embodiment, patient history information access is determined through the use of an access code reader, by entering the patient access code manually or by entering the patient's name as a last resort. Additionally insurance information can be made available to shorten emergency room admission procedures.Lastly, the patient's card or bracelet can allow for patient history to be downloaded and saved. Thus in emergency situations, the information can be uploaded from the card or bracelet to the healthcare providers' viewing screens.

The invention relates to an adsorption drainage device for residual harmful composition after the clearance of intracranial hematoma, which includes a tee body, a drainage catheter and a plurality of adsorbent tubes of different materials. The main body of the tee body is hollow tube shape, the back end of the tee body is provided with internal threads, and a drainage port is arranged on the lateral part of the back end. The drainage catheter is connected with the drainage port of the tee body. The adsorbent tube is arranged in the hollow tube of the main body of the tee body, and the exposing part at the front end of the adsorbent tube is a semicircular sacculus which is loaded with RPPGF polypeptide, complement component monoclonal antibody and ZnPP in a way of mixing. The back end of the absorbent tube is matched with the internal threads at the back end of the tee body by external threads. Therefore, the absorbent tube is fixed in the tee body. The outer diameter of the adsorbent tube is smaller than the inner diameter of the tee body, and a space for liquid to flow to the drainage catheter is arranged between the adsorbent tube and the tee body. The back end of the adsorbent tube is sealed with a cap without a hole. The adsorption drainage device can be used for being matched with a hematoma grinding puncture needle and be used after a minimally invasive hematoma removing operation and provides an instrument which effectively drains the residual harmful compositions for the hemorrhage hematoma clearance operation. The adsorption drainage device is applied to neurology, neurosurgery, emergency department, etc. for the therapy of intracranial hematoma.