Patient condition and pain location and intensity communication apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A patient condition communication apparatus comprising:
- a) a graphic display medium including;
i) a first display area on a bottom portion of said display medium including at least one graphic image representing at least a portion of a human body;
ii) a second display area on a top portion of said display medium including a plurality of icons representing particular patient conditions, said icons being movable from said second display area to said first display area such that they can be positioned on said body graphic image to indicate patient conditions, said second display area being foldable over said first display area to thereby provide confidentiality for said patient condition communication apparatus.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a preprinted chart, or, in the case of software, a programmed screen display, on which is displayed front and back silhouettes of a patient. Alongside the silhouettes are provided a number of series of icons which illustrate various patient conditions, such as burn, cut, bruise, etc. with at least some of the icon series being color coded to indicate pain intensity. The icons can be moved to the silhouettes. In an alternative version, the chart can be folded in half with the bottom half inserted into a transparent plastic sleeve and the top half folded over the bottom half to provide confidentiality. Other chart embodiments include a small, portable patient dietary guideline chart, a tactile pain communicator with touch coded pain intensity indicators and a group therapy emotional pain communicator.
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28 Claims
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1. A patient condition communication apparatus comprising:
a) a graphic display medium including; i) a first display area on a bottom portion of said display medium including at least one graphic image representing at least a portion of a human body; ii) a second display area on a top portion of said display medium including a plurality of icons representing particular patient conditions, said icons being movable from said second display area to said first display area such that they can be positioned on said body graphic image to indicate patient conditions, said second display area being foldable over said first display area to thereby provide confidentiality for said patient condition communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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12. A patient condition communication apparatus comprising:
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a) a graphic display medium including; i) a first display area on a bottom portion of said display medium including at least one graphic image representing at least a portion of a human body; ii) a second display area on a top portion of said display medium including a plurality of icons representing particular patient conditions, said icons being movable from said second display area to said first display area such that they can be positioned on said body graphic image to indicate patient conditions, said second display area being foldable over said first display area to thereby provide confidentiality for said patient condition communication apparatus; b) a sleeve with a back panel and a transparent front panel; c) a space between said sleeve back panel and front panel sized to receive said bottom display portion of said graphic display medium wherein said bottom display portion of said graphic display medium is covered by said front display panel and said top display portion of said graphic display medium can be folded over to conceal said transparent front panel and said bottom portion of said graphic display medium. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. A patient condition communication apparatus comprising a folding portable chart with first and second legs, each having an outer surface and an inner surface and including:
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a) a first display area on at least one of said outer surfaces with an area sized to accommodate a plurality of icons indicating dietary conditions and/or restrictions for a particular patient; and b) a second display area on at least one of said inner surfaces including a plurality of icons representing patient dietary conditions and restrictions, said icons being selectively movable from said second display area to said first display area such that the apparatus can be customized for a particular patient and placed on an eating surface near the patient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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- 23. A tactile patient condition communication apparatus comprising a chart with a plurality of pain intensity indicating areas, each of said areas being coded to indicate a different respective pain intensity condition, all of said indicating areas being included in an area small enough such that a patient can select any one of the areas by pointing to it with a finger to indicate their particular pain condition to an observer.
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26. A group therapy communication apparatus comprising a portable chart including:
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a) a first display area with a plurality of removable icons indicating different respective emotions and/or emotional intensity levels; and b) a second display area with a plurality of transparent windows, each of which can be designated to represent a different participant in a group therapy session, wherein c) participants in the group therapy session can selectively remove icons from said first area and affix them to selected window(s) on said second display area to indicate emotional response levels associated with that participant. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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Specification