First aid kit instructions

• US 20030208357A1
• Filed: 05/06/2002
• Published: 11/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DLM Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: DLM Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Hammond, David A.
• Application Number:
  US10/140,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20030208357A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 17/00 First-aid kits

Abstract

An instructional card for a first aid kit that gives instructions for administering first aid by audio means, visual means, written means, graphical means or a combination of means thereof. The instructional card may be identified as corresponding to a pack of first aid supplies to be used to administer the first aid treatment as instructed by the instructional card. Alternatively, the instructional card may be included inside the pack of first aid supplies that are to be used to administer the first aid treatment described by the instructional card.

Claims

1. A first aid system comprising an instructional card having an audio instruction of a first aid treatment for a particular first aid situation, the audio instruction activated by a switch located in the card.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a pack corresponding to the instructional card, the pack containing first aid supplies required to treat the particular first aid situation instructed by the card.

3. The instructional card of claim 2 wherein the pack and the corresponding instructional card are coordinated by an identification selected from the group consisting of a commonly colored band, a common icon and a common number.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising written descriptions affixed to the card, the written description corresponding to the audio instruction of the card.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising graphical depictions affixed to the card, the graphical depictions corresponding to the audio instruction of the card.

6. A first aid system comprising an instructional card having a video instruction of a first aid treatment for a particular first aid situation, the video instruction activated by a switch located in the card.

7. The system of claim 6 further comprising a pack corresponding to the instructional card, the pack containing first aid supplies required to treat the particular first aid situation instructed by the card.

8. The instructional card of claim 7 wherein the pack and the corresponding instructional card are coordinated by an identification selected from the group consisting of a commonly colored band, a common icon and a common number.

9. The system of claim 6 further comprising written descriptions affixed to the card, the written description corresponding to the video instruction of the card.

10. The system of claim 6 further comprising graphical depictions affixed to the card, the graphical depictions corresponding to the video instruction of the card.

11. A first aid system comprising an instructional card having an audio instruction and a video instruction of first a aid treatment for a particular first aid situation, the audio and video instructions activated by a switch located in the card.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising a pack corresponding to the instructional card, the pack containing first aid supplies required to treat the particular first aid situation instructed by the card.

13. The instructional card of claim 12 wherein the pack and the corresponding instructional card are coordinated by an identification selected from the group consisting of a commonly colored band, a common icon and a common number.

14. The system of claim 11 further comprising written descriptions affixed to the card, the written description corresponds to the audio and video instructions of the card.

15. The system of claim 11 further comprising graphical depictions affixed to the card, the graphical depictions correspond to the audio and video instructions of the card.

16. A first aid kit comprising an instructional card having an audio instruction of a first aid treatment for a particular first aid situation.

17. The first aid kit of claim 16 further comprising a pack corresponding to the instructional card, the pack containing first aid supplies required to treat the particular first aid situation instructed by the card.

18. The instructional card of claim 17 wherein the pack and the corresponding instructional card are coordinated by an identification selected from the group consisting of a commonly colored band, a common icon and a common number.

19. A first aid kit comprising an instructional card having a video instruction of a first aid treatment for a particular first aid situation.

20. The first aid kit of claim 19, further comprising a pack corresponding to the instructional card, the pack containing first aid supplies required to treat the particular first aid situation instructed by the card.

21. The first aid kit of claim 20 wherein the pack and the corresponding instructional card are coordinated by an identification selected from the group consisting of a commonly colored band, a common icon and a common number.

22. A first aid kit comprising an instructional card having an audio instruction and a video instruction for a first aid treatment of a particular first aid situation.

23. The first aid kit of claim 22 further comprising a pack corresponding to the instructional card, the pack containing first aid supplies required to treat the particular first aid situation instructed by the card.

24. The first aid kit of claim 23 wherein the pack and the corresponding instructional card are coordinated by an identification selected from the group consisting of a commonly colored band, a common icon and a common number.

25. A method for imparting instructions for the treatment of a first aid situation during an emergency, the method comprising:

obtaining first aid supplies and an instructional card;

activating a switch on the instructional card; and

receiving instruction on the use of the supplies from the instructional card by listening to an audio instructional or by viewing a video instruction.