Web-Based Emergency Protocol Database System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current paper-based Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocol Reference Systems (EMDPRS) are inflexible and difficult to update, especially during emergencies like pandemics, leading to outdated protocols that can compromise patient care and response efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A web-based system with a database that allows for timely, uniform, and organized updates of EMDPRS, enabling real-time modifications and dissemination of emergency protocols to various devices, including mobile devices, ensuring consistency with national and local standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If paper-based hard card systems are used for EMDPRS, then protocols are stable and easy to store, but updates are difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses electronic copies of protocols stored in a database rather than physical hard cards. This allows instantaneous replication of updated protocols to multiple dispatchers simultaneously, eliminating the time-consuming process of physically distributing updated hard cards while maintaining protocol stability through controlled database updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical paper-based hard card system with an electronic database system. This substitution enables automated protocol updates through software, eliminating the manual physical update process and reducing update time from days to minutes while maintaining reliability through systematic database management.
2Ease of manufacture
If hard card systems are used for EMDPRS, then implementation is simple, but scalability and flexibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic database system that allows protocols to be updated in real-time based on changing emergency response needs. This dynamic structure provides flexibility for adapting protocols to new situations (such as pandemics) while maintaining the simplicity of electronic implementation through standardized database queries and retrieval mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal electronic protocol system that can serve multiple functions: storing protocols, updating protocols, distributing updates to multiple dispatchers simultaneously, and adapting to different emergency scenarios. This multi-functional system maintains implementation simplicity through a unified database architecture while providing extensive adaptability.
3Device complexity
If manual updating of hard cards is performed, then control over updates is straightforward, but consistency and timeliness are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where protocol updates are automatically tracked and distributed to all dispatchers. The system provides feedback on which protocols have been updated and ensures all dispatchers receive the latest versions, maintaining consistency across the board while simplifying control through automated update tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the system to self-manage protocol distribution and updates automatically. When a protocol is updated in the database, the system automatically identifies affected dispatchers and distributes updates without manual intervention, ensuring consistency while maintaining simple control through automated self-service mechanisms.
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AI summary
An automated emergency response method and system to remotely and timely update emergency response protocols, such as Emergency Medical Dispatch Protocol Reference Systems (EMDPRS), is provided. A method and system to remotely and timely update the EMDPRS in a controlled, consistent and timely manner is also provided. A method that can provide accurate, up-to-date and consistent EMDPRS provides the advantage of increasing operator readiness and efficiency in responding to an emergency, and increases the chances of success in dealing with the emergency.