SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTION, ORGANIZATION AND DISPLAY OF EMS INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A system for collecting and displaying emergency medical services information, the system comprising:
- an information system located in an emergency response vehicle, the information system comprising at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one database, wherein the information system is configured to maintain an encounter record for a particular patient transported by the emergency response vehicle;
a bar code scanner communicably coupled to the information system;
wherein the processor is configured to receive bar code information from the bar code scanner, and update the encounter record based on the bar code information.
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Abstract
A system for collecting and displaying emergency medical services information according to embodiments of the present invention includes a patient monitoring device configured to monitor a patient, a navigation device, a patient charting device, a database, a display device, and a processor communicably coupled to the defibrillator, the navigation device, the patient charting device, the database, and the display device. According to embodiments of the present invention, the processor is configured to receive emergency medical services information from the defibrillator device, the navigation device, and the patient charting device, store the emergency medical services information in the database, and display the emergency medical services information on the display device according to an information template. According to some embodiments, aggregated data feeds from one or more such processors are stored in a remote server and available to remote enterprise users via a secure web interface.
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1. A system for collecting and displaying emergency medical services information, the system comprising:
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an information system located in an emergency response vehicle, the information system comprising at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one database, wherein the information system is configured to maintain an encounter record for a particular patient transported by the emergency response vehicle; a bar code scanner communicably coupled to the information system; wherein the processor is configured to receive bar code information from the bar code scanner, and update the encounter record based on the bar code information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for collecting and displaying emergency medical services information, the method comprising:
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mounting an information system in an emergency response vehicle, the information system comprising at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one database; maintaining an encounter record for a particular patient transported by the emergency response vehicle; communicably coupling a bar code scanner to the information system; receiving bar code information from the bar code scanner; and updating the encounter record based on the bar code information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for collecting and displaying emergency medical services information, the system comprising:
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an information system located in an emergency response vehicle, the information system comprising at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one database, wherein the information system is configured to maintain an active crew list for a particular emergency response vehicle; an identification reader communicably coupled to the information system, wherein the identification reader is configured to automatically sense the presence of a crew identification device; wherein the processor is configured to receive crew identification information from the identification reader in the presence of the crew identification device, and automatically update the active crew list based on the crew identification information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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