135 results about "Emergency medical care" patented technology

The present invention provides a system for detecting an event within a premises and providing data such as live or recorded video and audio regarding that event to a web site. The event may be an unauthorized entry to the premises, a fire, or a maintenance malfunction within the premises. The web site may be accessed by a variety of authorized users including the owner or manager of the premises, a central monitor, local police, fire, or emergency medical personnel, or other entities specified by the owner or manager of the premises. The system permits authorized users to view the event in real time or as recorded on the web site after the event has occurred to determine the type of event and an appropriate course of action to rectify it.

An apparatus for capturing and storing medical emergency information under the adverse circumstances of the emergency scene, without relying on multiple computers and remote communications for support during use. To accomplish data capture and storage, use of a single ruggedized hand held computer with a graphical user interface employing a touch sensitive display screen, and pen stylus for simplifying documentation of patient demographic, history and medications data, focal patient complaints and problems, vital signs, physical exam findings, medication administration, routes and quantities, motorized vehicle crash history, case disposition, emergency crew, and case review and notes. Collection of focal patient complaints and problems is simplified through a body graphical user interface. Easily accessed reference databases for drugs and protocols support the emergency medical technician. Handwriting recognition, signature capture and numerical data entry enable obtaining of necessary crew and patient signatures and other data, including patient refusal of care. Through the use of a variety of secure communication interfaces, printing or transfer of all data collected is provided to other systems. Full compliance with NHTSA and Utstein minimal data reporting set requirements.

A portable emergency medical device capable of communicating with a remote location preferably as a cellular telephone that can measure one or more human vital parameters such as pulse rate, body temperature, skin moisture, blood pressure, ECG or blood chemistry and can receive symptoms from a user either by voice recognition or by keypad and can provide an expert medical diagnosis. The device can store a complete medical history for one or more users and can use an expert system to make the diagnosis. The device can make an emergency medical call either on command or automatically requesting help and optionally supplying medical information and / or GPS location information.

A basic life support system (BLSS) includes a processing element and an output element, such as a display screen or an audio output element, for providing an individual with real-time instructions on providing emergency medical care to a patient until paramedics or other healthcare professionals arrive to take over care for the patient. The instructions may be provided as graphics, including animations, as text, audibly, or as a combination of visible and audible elements. The BLSS may be configured for providing emergency medical care to individuals who have suffered from ventricular fibrillation. Accordingly, the BLSS may also include a defibrillation apparatus, an air or oxygen supply, a respiratory interface, one or more sensors, or a combination thereof.

A device adapted for implantation into or onto a human person, the implant comprising a transponder and a memory means for electronically storing and updating information, wherein the information is for critical and / or emergency medical decisions. The device may also include a dental appliqué bonded to a tooth.

An apparatus and method for the early detection of a subject in a drowning or in a near-drowning situation in a body of water, such as a swimming pool, are disclosed. When the drowning or near-drowning situation is identified the apparatus issues an alarm signal that, in order to promote early rescue, attracts the relative, guest, friend or any other person. Following the identification of the alarm signal the potential rescuer is capable of initiating an immediate rescue operation and consequently requisite emergency medical procedures.

A basic life support system (BLSS) includes a processing element and an output element, such as a display screen or an audio output element, for providing an individual with real-time instructions on providing emergency medical care to a patient until paramedics or other healthcare professionals arrive to take over care for the patient. The instructions may be provided as graphics, including animations, as text, audibly, or as a combination of visible and audible elements. The BLSS may be configured for providing emergency medical care to individuals who have suffered from ventricular fibrillation. Accordingly, the BLSS may also include a defibrillation apparatus, an air or oxygen supply, a respiratory interface, one or more sensors, or a combination thereof.

An interface between a computer aided dispatch system and an emergency medical dispatch protocol is provided. Able to operate in either a resident or a non-resident mode, this invention coordinates the transfer of control and information between the computer aided dispatch system and the emergency medical dispatch protocol to improve the efficiency of emergency medical response resources while maintaining the certainty of the use of an established medical response and instruction protocol.

A system and method to generate a Universal Identification Number (UIN) for every human being on the planet, and its RFID application to uniquely verify the identity, and apparatus for biosensor integrated device receiving GPS or cellular signals to determine location, and transmitting data through radio signals to identify, track, monitor, and rescue humans. UIN database comprising of public, health, and confidential data, protects privacy by hiding the sensitive information and providing the required information only to authorized agencies on ‘need to know’ basis, like medical emergency data to authorized hospitals for advance preparedness to save lives or to law enforcement agencies when authorized under specific circumstances. UIN secures credit, debit and ATM card transactions through additional code verification and fulfills a pending need for technological system to eliminate child abduction, identity fraud, credit card theft, terrorism, and helps in saving lives of people.

An example system includes a virtual emergency medical record (vEMR) to be dynamically generated for a patient encountered by emergency medical services personnel, the vEMR created to store and organize patient information obtained from the patient at an emergency site to be transferred to an electronic medical record for the patient at a healthcare facility. The example system includes an image recognition and search service to identify the patient based on one or more obtained images and to provide information to the vEMR. The example system includes a prior history service to search for prior clinical information for the patient and to provide information to the vEMR. The example system includes triage decision support to process patient information and prior clinical information via the vEMR to provide a) at least one of a treatment guideline and a diagnosis protocol and b) an instruction for transfer priority to a healthcare facility.

A multi-screen emergency medical station and methods for responding to an emergency in real time are disclosed. The multi-screen emergency medical station includes a controller, a video camera, a communication module, a first display screen, and a second display screen. The multi-screen emergency medical station is placed in one of a non-emergency mode and an emergency mode. Real time video data is transmitted from the multi-screen emergency medical station to an operations center in emergency mode. Real time video data is received from the operations center at the multi-screen emergency medical station in emergency mode. User interest data is displayed on a first screen in the non-emergency mode and in the emergency mode. The user interest data is displayed on a second screen in the non-emergency mode and the real time video data received from the operations center is displayed on the second screen in the emergency mode.

There is provided a simulator for CPR and defibrillator training, which may perform training and evaluation of CPR and a defibrillator so that when there is a patient in an emergency situation, effective first aid can be provided to the patient. Through the simulator for CPR and defibrillator training, CPR and the use of the defibrillator for emergency medical technicians such as a doctor, a nurse and an emergency medical technician can be systematically and repetitively trained, and a person in charge of training can identify whether or not the education is performed effectively by recording and evaluating a training situation. Also, through the simulator, the education of CPR and defibrillator training is possible so that not only the emergency medical technicians but also general people can perform emergency treatment effectively.

An identification system and method by which an electronic identification transponder is attached to a dental structure within the oral cavity of a human to provide a unique personalized identification system for rapid, secure access to clinically-relevant individual-authorized emergency medical and health information records from a secure database. The transponder is adapted to be interrogated by, to be written to, and to communicate with a reader unit, and the transponder and the reader unit are adapted to communicate over a distance limited to less than ten centimeters.

A medical information device (1) and two dimensional bar code (2) for storing an individual's emergency medical information on and / or providing remote access to the medical information. The medical information device may be updated by an individual over the Internet by sending updated information to a central location that updates the information in a central database. The medical information device is capable of storing medical information directly therein and / or of providing remote access to medical information stored in a central database. This is accomplished by using a two-dimensional barcode 2, such as a Quick Response Code (“QR code”) (3) or other matrix barcode, that is capable of storing text and / or URL information that may be opened by an electronic device or other imaging device, such as a smart phone.

A device for emergency transport of pediatric patients that safely and efficiently transports a pediatric patient to a medical facility is described. The device facilitates a variety of rapid attachment mechanisms to support emergency medical personnel's ongoing need to quickly transport pediatric patients despite continuously, significantly changing specifications for conventional stretchers. Additionally, the device provides for safer, more stable transport of infants and more effective treatment of children with severe temperature imbalances.

Described herein are systems, devices, methods, and media for connecting a user for providing emergency response assistance to victims and emergency service providers. In some embodiments, a method for automatically populating an incident report includes the steps of: generating a victim code for display at a first electronic device; receiving an emergency data request comprising the victim code from a second electronic device associated with an emergency service provider (ESP) personnel; gathering emergency data associated with the victim code; transmitting the emergency data associated with the victim code to the second electronic device associated with the ESP personnel; and automatically populating, at the second electronic device associated with the ESP personnel, one or more fields of an incident report using the emergency data associated with the victim code.

A casualty simulation and training tool for emergency medical response training, includes a simulated-blood pumping system contained within a backpack that supplies simulated blood to wound appliances worn by the injured person that provide realistic simulations of actual wounds. The wound appliances “bleed” upon activation of the system by the injured person or a remote operator, and provide a realistic simulation of injuries for emergency medical response training.

A universal personal emergency medical information retrieval system, wherein a unique identification number is written onto a barcode that is affixed to a carrier element, such as the back of the user's driver's license, passport, national identity card, school identification card, other form of identification, cell phone, or bracelet. Medical personnel are alerted to the presence of the system by a universally accepted system identifier affixed to the carrier element. The emergency medical personnel can then download the user's identification number using an optical barcode scanner that is connected to a computer or computer network to automatically retrieve medical information from an encrypted, password protected central database. This information can then be used appropriately for proper diagnosis and treatment.

The invention provides a unified emergency response system, mainly comprising a car-mounted front-end system, a strategy control and dispatching system, a session system and a control system. The system has the following advantages: the system begins recording the patient information in the whole course on receiving the emergency call, notifies the emergency doctors and the medical specialists of waiting on order, publishes the information such as the advices of the doctors on the electronic medical records of the patients, simultaneously can add relevant doctors to the session platform aiming at medical diagnosis, and transfers the patient information and the acquired data to the hospital via the ambulance client after the patients are transferred to the ambulance, at the moment, the session begins to discuss the emergency treatment scheme, the generated information is stored, and the patients can directly undergo triage and treatment after being transported to the hospital, without wasting time consulting and then determining the treatment scheme, thus not only saving the precious rescue time, but also storing complete data in the whole course of emergency treatment and providing reliable guarantees for patient treatment and for the doctors to obtain complete patient information.

A computer-implemented system and method of triaging a health-related inquiry includes receiving an input of at least one symptom of a patient into a virtual consultation application. The patient is asked at least one question relating to the at least one input symptom. A probability condition report having at least one probable condition of the patient is made based on the at least one symptom and an answer to the at least one question. A triaged recommendation to the patient is made based on the at least one probable condition, wherein the triaged recommendation instructs the patient to do at least one of: review existing information in a medical knowledge database; ask a question to a network of healthcare professionals; initiate a text-based electronic message or video chat communication with a healthcare professional; seek advice of a referral healthcare professional; and seek emergency medical care.

An integrated medical database system for the emergency medical transportation business. In one aspect of the invention, the system includes a dispatch and demographic module, a clinical module, an administration module and a billing module. Each module may communicate data with one or more of the other modules to form a system incorporating data sharing, thus achieving an end-to-end automation of emergency medical care accounting. Internal consistency checks using specific libraries of modifiable data rules are performed by the system to ensure that proper treatments are performed according to a chosen diagnosis. The system includes a compliance audit module operating on data from the dispatch module and clinical module. The compliance audit module checks to ensure that data is consistent with high risk compliance areas. The results of the compliance audit module are forwarded to the billing module.

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to devices and methods for sterilizing equipment. More particularly, one or more embodiments described in the present disclosure are directed to portable devices for sterilizing medical equipment in emergency situations. The sterilization devices and method of the present disclosure address an unmet need for sterilizing surgical equipment in a manner that is not only effective and time-efficient, but is also portable and reliable enough to use in emergency medical situations in remote locations where modern sterilization equipment is not available.

A system for rendering delivery services is provided which includes a portable data collection device. The portable data collection device includes an integrated location determination system. A trip schedule for an individual or item including a pickup location and a drop off location is provided to the portable data collection device. A respective location identifier is associated with the pickup and drop off locations. The location determination system of the portable data collection device provides a location of the portable data collection device at the occurrence of a pickup or dropoff. The location identifiers associated with the pickup and drop off locations are compared with the location of the portable data collection device at the pickup and drop off locations.

The Tactical Combat Casualty Care Trainer For Hyper-Realistic™ Emergency Medical Training (“TCCC”) of the present invention includes a tactical combat training device for the purpose of providing an emergency medical services provider hands-on training. The TCCC includes an artificial human skeleton having specific anatomical features which provide the trainee or provider with appropriate tactile response analogous to a real human patient, thereby increasing the fidelity of training and improving the skills necessary to conduct procedures such as cricothyrotomy, intrasosseous infusion, CPR and other medical services to human patients. The skeleton is covered by a realistic coating that simulates human skin, which adds to the TCCC's training value. The TCCC also includes a removable trachea module and training pucks located at the sternum as well as the left and right proximal humeral heads to simulate the use of infusion-type devices.

A system and method are provided for establishing and administering an online secure data sharing network for use in emergency situations wherein a patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate. The network enables first responders to identify victims and reach next-of-kin, and to provide emergency medical data at the crash scene, the emergency data having previously been authorized for access by the patient. The network includes an emergency medical data registry in which a person can elect to participate, by validating and authenticating their identity and consenting to securely provide emergency medical data on themselves and, if applicable, their children. The emergency medical data can only be viewed by a licensed emergency healthcare worker.

A device for emergency transport of pediatric patients that safely and efficiently transports a pediatric patient to a medical facility is described. The device facilitates a variety of rapid attachment mechanisms to support emergency medical personnel's ongoing need to quickly transport pediatric patients despite continuously, significantly changing specifications for conventional stretchers. Additionally, the device provides for safer, more stable transport of infants and more effective treatment of children with severe temperature imbalances.

A system and retrieval of an emergency medical record of a patient comprising the step of receiving the emergency medical record of the patient and an online database. The system further comprises the step of storing the emergency medical record in the online database and providing access to the online database by using a communications network. Access to the network is provided by entering a member number and a unique user defined validation code to maximize privacy and security. The system further comprises the step of retrieving the emergency medical record at the online database. The system comprises the final step of providing the emergency medical record to a requestor by one of the following methods: viewing the online display, printing the online display, faxing the emergency medical record to a requester, and e-mailing the emergency medical record to a requestor. The method may further comprise the step of entering the record delivery information including the fax number and at least one of the following: the facility name, the requestor name, and the facility phone number.