EMS Communication Interface for Role-Based Patient Data Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing patient monitoring devices in emergency medical services face limitations in communication capabilities and data retrieval efficiency, often requiring costly hardware or software retrofits and inefficient data transfer processes.
Innovation Solution
A system with an interface device that enhances communication by formatting patient monitoring information into data objects, storing them in a memory device, and transmitting them via a wireless transceiver, allowing selective data retrieval and display on a BOA device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users retrieve the entire content of the device's memory card, then all patient monitoring information is obtained, but the time necessary for data transfer and sorting increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and transmits only the specific subset of patient monitoring information that is relevant to the current incident, rather than transferring the entire memory card content. This selective data extraction reduces transfer time and eliminates the need for extensive sorting while ensuring all necessary information is captured.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments patient monitoring information into incident-specific subsets, organizing data by incident ID, timestamp, and type. This segmentation allows the system to retrieve and transmit only the relevant portion of data associated with a particular incident, rather than handling the complete memory card contents.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing hardware or software of the device is changed through retrofit, then communications capabilities may be improved, but the cost and time to implement are almost as high as device replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a universal interface device that can work with multiple different patient monitoring devices and defibrillators. This multi-functional interface provides enhanced communication capabilities across various device types without requiring device-specific retrofits, reducing both cost and implementation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary interface device that sits between the patient monitoring device and the user system. This mediator handles the complex communication protocols and data formatting, allowing existing monitoring devices to gain enhanced communications capabilities without direct modification to their hardware or software.
3Reliability
If patient monitoring devices are made complex and expensive with advanced features, then they serve their important purpose better, but their communications capabilities remain limited by hardware
Solution Approach 1:
The system adds a new dimension to patient monitoring by separating the monitoring function from the communication function. The monitoring device maintains its reliability-focused hardware while the interface device provides enhanced communication capabilities through software-based data objects and wireless transmission, effectively adding communication versatility without compromising monitoring reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for providing role-based data feeds for a plurality of patient caregivers includes a portable central device and a patient data display screen. The central device is configured to obtain the medical data via one or more sensors and/or electrodes configured to couple to the patient and provide the medical data to mobile devices, optionally as multiple role-based data feeds. The central device may include software and hardware configured to feed the medical data to the mobile devices via multiple role-based data feeds. The patient data display screen is configured to display the medical data. Each mobile device may identify an associated type of medical data by displaying a screen enabling a caregiver to select the associated type of medical data based on their role, or may receive a respective role-based data feed from the central device. Each mobile device is configured to display the received medical data.