EXPEDITED DISPATCH PROTOCOL SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A computer system to perform a method to assist a dispatcher in responding to an information provider requesting an emergency medical response for a patient of a medical emergency, comprising:
- a processor;
an input device in electrical communication with the processor;
an output device in electrical communication with the processor; and
a memory in electrical communication with the processor, and having stored thereon;
an expedited dispatch protocol to receive information as pre-scripted inputs provided by the information provider without the dispatcher prompting the information provider, the expedited dispatch protocol to determine the nature of the medical emergency based on the pre-scripted inputs; and
a determinant calculator to automatically generate a determinant code from one of a plurality of pre-established determinant codes, the determinant code indicating a priority of the emergency medical response based on the information provided by the information provider, the computer system providing, responsive to an input to the computer system from the dispatcher, the determinant code to a computer aided dispatch system to generate an emergency dispatch response.
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Abstract
A dispatch center utilizes an expedited dispatch protocol for an information provider who is a trained first responder to communicate with the dispatch center and provide patient information with little or no prompting from a dispatcher. The expedited dispatch protocol provides expedited processing of the patient information and generates a determinant code which indicates the priority of the emergency. The expedited dispatch protocol provides a uniform, consistent result to objectively select priority and generate an appropriate emergency response.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer system to perform a method to assist a dispatcher in responding to an information provider requesting an emergency medical response for a patient of a medical emergency, comprising:
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a processor; an input device in electrical communication with the processor; an output device in electrical communication with the processor; and a memory in electrical communication with the processor, and having stored thereon; an expedited dispatch protocol to receive information as pre-scripted inputs provided by the information provider without the dispatcher prompting the information provider, the expedited dispatch protocol to determine the nature of the medical emergency based on the pre-scripted inputs; and a determinant calculator to automatically generate a determinant code from one of a plurality of pre-established determinant codes, the determinant code indicating a priority of the emergency medical response based on the information provided by the information provider, the computer system providing, responsive to an input to the computer system from the dispatcher, the determinant code to a computer aided dispatch system to generate an emergency dispatch response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium comprising computer readable instruction code to perform a method to assist a dispatcher in responding to an information provider requesting an emergency medical response for a patient of a medical emergency, the method comprising:
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receiving pre-scripted inputs from a first responder information provider without the dispatcher prompting the first responder information provider; determining the nature of the medical emergency based on the pre-scripted inputs; automatically generating a determinant code, from one of a plurality of pre-established determinant codes, the determinant code indicating a priority of the emergency medical response based on the pre-scripted inputs; and providing, responsive to an input to a computer from the dispatcher, the determinant code to a computer aided dispatch system to generate an emergency dispatch response. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for responding to an information provider requesting an emergency medical response for a patient of a medical emergency, the method comprising:
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receiving pre-scripted inputs from an information provider without a dispatcher prompting the information provider; determining the nature of the medical emergency based on the pre-scripted inputs; automatically generating a determinant code, from one of a plurality of pre-established determinant codes, the determinant code indicating a priority of the emergency medical response based on the pre-scripted inputs; and providing the determinant code to a computer aided dispatch system to generate an emergency dispatch response. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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