Brain injury diagnostic system
First Claim
1. A brain injury diagnostic system for providing a brain injury diagnosis prior to admission of a patient to an emergency room based upon data accumulated from an accident site, comprising the steps of:
- (a) acquiring accident data;
(b) entering said accident data into a first computer;
(c) transferring said accident data from said first computer to a central computing facility;
(d) analyzing said accident data;
(e) developing a brain injury diagnosis based upon said accident data;
(f) transferring said brain injury diagnosis to a second computer located within the emergency room.
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Abstract
A brain injury diagnostic system for providing a quick and accurate assessment of various accident scenarios for providing an accurate brain injury diagnosis. The invention includes the process of collecting data at the accident site or from an emergency room, entering the collected data into a computer, transferring the collected data to a central computing facility through a communication system, conducting a biomechanical analysis of the collected data at the central computing facility, determining the results of the biomechanical analysis, transferring the results to the computer, and displaying the results upon a computer monitor of the computer preferably prior to the patient'"'"'s arrival at the emergency room. Based upon the displayed results, health care providers can then make an informed decision regarding the proper treatment for the patient.
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1. A brain injury diagnostic system for providing a brain injury diagnosis prior to admission of a patient to an emergency room based upon data accumulated from an accident site, comprising the steps of:
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(a) acquiring accident data;
(b) entering said accident data into a first computer;
(c) transferring said accident data from said first computer to a central computing facility;
(d) analyzing said accident data;
(e) developing a brain injury diagnosis based upon said accident data;
(f) transferring said brain injury diagnosis to a second computer located within the emergency room. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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