Methods and systems for real time response to medical emergencies
First Claim
1. An emergency medical station comprising:
- a controller;
a video camera communicatively coupled to the controller;
a communication module communicatively coupled to the controller, the communication module being operable to transmit real time video data from the video camera to an operations center, to receive real time video data from the operations center and to receive a release signal from the operations center;
a display screen communicatively coupled to the controller, the display screen being operable to display the received real time video data; and
a medical device compartment with a locking mechanism communicatively coupled to the controller, the locking mechanism being operable to unlock the medical device compartment responsive to the release signal.
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Abstract
An emergency medical system, computer readable mediums with a computer programs for and methods for responding to an emergency in real time are disclosed. The emergency medical systems includes a emergency medical station and an operations center. The emergency medical station includes a controller, a video camera, a communication module, a display screen and a medical device compartment with a locking mechanism. Real time video data is transmitted from the emergency medical station to the operations center and real time video data is received from the operations center at the emergency medical station. A determination is made regarding whether the medical device compartment should be unlocked based on the real time two-way video data exchange between the emergency medical station and the operations center. The locking mechanism of the medical device compartment is unlocked based on the determination. In non-emergency situations, user interest data may be shown on the display screen for viewing. Users may interact with some forms of user interest data via a user interface.
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72 Claims
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1. An emergency medical station comprising:
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a controller;
a video camera communicatively coupled to the controller;
a communication module communicatively coupled to the controller, the communication module being operable to transmit real time video data from the video camera to an operations center, to receive real time video data from the operations center and to receive a release signal from the operations center;
a display screen communicatively coupled to the controller, the display screen being operable to display the received real time video data; and
a medical device compartment with a locking mechanism communicatively coupled to the controller, the locking mechanism being operable to unlock the medical device compartment responsive to the release signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of responding to an emergency situation, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication link between an emergency medical station and an operations center;
transmitting real time video data from the emergency medical station to the operations center;
receiving real time video data from the operations center at the emergency medical station;
determining whether a medical device compartment locking mechanism should be unlocked based on the real time video data exchange between the emergency medical station and the operations center; and
unlocking the locking mechanism based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for responding to an emergency situation, the computer program comprising:
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computer readable code for establishing a communication link between an emergency medical station and an operations center;
computer readable code for transmitting real time video data from the emergency medical station to the operations center;
computer readable code for receiving real time video data from the operations center at the emergency medical station; and
computer readable code unlocking a locking mechanism of a medical device compartment responsive to a release signal received from the operations center wherein, the release signal is generated from the operations center based on an assessment of the real time video data exchanged between emergency medical station and the operations center. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An emergency medical station comprising:
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a controller operable to place the emergency medical station in one of a non-emergency mode and an emergency mode;
a video camera communicatively coupled to the controller;
a communication module communicatively coupled to the controller, the communication module being operable to transmit real time video data from the video camera to an operations center in emergency mode and to receive real time video data from the operations center in emergency mode; and
a display screen communicatively coupled to the controller and operable to display user interest data in non-emergency mode and operable to display the real time video data received from the operations center in emergency mode. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method of responding to an emergency situation, the method comprising:
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providing an emergency medical station having a default non-emergency mode wherein user interest data is displayed on a display screen in non-emergency mode;
placing the emergency medical station in emergency mode responsive to activation of an emergency switch;
transmitting real time video data from the emergency medical station to the operations center in emergency mode;
receiving real time video data from an operations center at the emergency medical station in emergency mode; and
displaying the real time video received from the operations center on the display screen in emergency mode. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for responding to an emergency, the computer program comprising:
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computer readable code for placing an emergency medical station in a default non-emergency mode and for placing the emergency medical station in emergency mode responsive to an emergency signal;
computer readable code for displaying user interest data on a display screen in non-emergency mode;
computer readable code for transmitting real time video data from the emergency medical station to the operations center in emergency mode;
computer readable code for receiving real time video data from the operations center at the emergency medical station in emergency mode; and
computer readable code for displaying the real time video data received from the operations center on the display screen in emergency mode. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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