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QUANTIFICATION OF RESPONSES RECEIVED DURING MEDICAL TRIAGE

  • US 20100250286A1
  • Filed: 05/17/2010
  • Published: 09/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining a medical triage disposition for a person, comprising:

  • (a) providing, by a computer, to a triage operator through a graphical user interface (GUI) of the computer;

    (i) a plurality of triage categories comprising symptoms and injuries, wherein each of the plurality of triage categories comprises a plurality of yes/no questions grouped into a plurality of tiers that are ranked according to urgency, and wherein each of the plurality of tiers corresponds to a triage disposition;

    (ii) a selection of a relevant triage category from the plurality of triage categories based on an answer received from the person in response to an initial inquiry into a medical condition of the person;

    (iii) a quantification tool comprising follow-up questions related to one or more selected from the group consisting of symptoms, observations, and injury mechanisms, to enable the triage operator to quantify a level of severity of a symptom or injury related to yes/no questions of a subjective nature;

    (b) wherein the triage operator determines a triage disposition for the person by providing triage to the person comprising;

    (i) asking, sequentially, the yes/no questions for the relevant triage category as displayed in the GUI; and

    (ii) asking follow-up questions from the quantification tool to determine whether a response to a yes/no question is properly considered “

    yes”

    or “

    no,”

    as stated in a response by the person.

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