Method and system for giving remote emergency medical counsel to choking patients
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for giving remote emergency medical counsel to choking victims, comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing instructions to an emergency medical dispatcher, including instructions to inquire for specific information, including inquiring if the victim can breathe;
inquiring if the victim can talk; and
inquiring if the victim is alert, to receive response information, and to use said response information to determine a degree of criticality, wherein said determined degree of criticality is used by said emergency medical dispatcher to appropriately dispatch an emergency medical response, and dispatching said emergency medical response to the victim;
(B) inquiring if the victim can breathe now;
(C) inquiring if an object is obstructing the breathing of the victim, and if an object is obstructing the breathing of the victim providing an instruction on clearing the object and testing again if the victim can breathe now;
(D) instructing that if said discovered object is cleared and still the victim cannot breathe, to maintain the victim'"'"'s airway; and
(E) giving remote emergency medical counsel by providing instructions for performing the Heimlich maneuver.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing emergency medical counseling to choking patients remotely is described. A consistent, standard and systematic process is provided which in combination with adequate training, supervision and quality assurance serves to provide a method for gathering emergency medical information regarding providing emergency medical dispatch services to choking victims, categorizing such information into various determinant levels for appropriate response, and for giving qualified emergency medical information to callers thereby permitting "zero time" response by those at the scene. By using this invention properly a dispatcher is guided through the interrogation of callers concerned with choking victims injuries, gathering critical information and giving the appropriate guidance to the caller. This invention specifically guides the dispatcher through the steps of the procedure for giving remote emergency medical counsel to choking victims, thereby providing the "zero time" response by utilizing those at the scene of the emergency.
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1. A method for giving remote emergency medical counsel to choking victims, comprising the steps of:
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(A) providing instructions to an emergency medical dispatcher, including instructions to inquire for specific information, including inquiring if the victim can breathe;
inquiring if the victim can talk; and
inquiring if the victim is alert, to receive response information, and to use said response information to determine a degree of criticality, wherein said determined degree of criticality is used by said emergency medical dispatcher to appropriately dispatch an emergency medical response, and dispatching said emergency medical response to the victim;(B) inquiring if the victim can breathe now; (C) inquiring if an object is obstructing the breathing of the victim, and if an object is obstructing the breathing of the victim providing an instruction on clearing the object and testing again if the victim can breathe now; (D) instructing that if said discovered object is cleared and still the victim cannot breathe, to maintain the victim'"'"'s airway; and (E) giving remote emergency medical counsel by providing instructions for performing the Heimlich maneuver.
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2. A system for managing the process of responding to related medical injuries relating to choking victims, the system comprising:
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(A) a set of instructions for use by an emergency medical dispatcher, including instructions to inquire for specific information, including inquiring if the victim can breathe;
inquiring if the victim can talk; and
inquiring if the victim is alert, to receive response information, and to use said response information to determine a degree of criticality, wherein said determined degree of criticality is used by said emergency medical dispatcher to appropriately dispatch an emergency medical response, and to dispatch said emergency medical response to the victim;(B) a first inquiry as to whether the victim can breathe now; (C) a second inquiry as to whether an object is obstructing the victim'"'"'s breathing, and if an object is obstructing the breathing of the victim an instruction on clearing the object and testing again if the victim can breath now; (D) a third inquiry as to whether said discovered object is cleared and if the victim cannot breathe, an instruction on maintaining the victim'"'"'s airway; and (E) an instruction on performing the Heimlich maneuver.
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3. A method for managing the process for responding to an emergency medical call relating to a choking victim in general purpose computer system comprising:
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a central processing unit; dynamic memory, static memory, a display device, an input device, an output device, a mass storage device which contains a number of emergency medical instruction records, a number of medical information records, a grouping of determinant codes, a number of emergency medical inquiry reports, the method comprising the steps of; (A) displaying on said display device instructions to an emergency medical dispatcher, including instructions to inquire for specific information, said specific information including whether the victim can breathe, whether the victim can talk, and whether the victim is alert, to input into said general purpose computer using said input device responses to said inquiries, to process in said general purpose computer said input responses and compute a degree of criticality, wherein said degree of criticality is used to select an appropriate emergency medical response; (B) receiving on said input device data indicating whether the victim can breathe now; (C) displaying on said display device an instruction that if an object is discovered obstructing the breathing of the victim, to clear the object and to test again if the victim can breathe now; (D) displaying on said display device an instruction that if said discovered object is cleared and still the victim cannot breathe, that the victim'"'"'s airway is to be maintained; and (E) displaying on said display device instructions on performing the Heimlich maneuver.
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4. A method for giving remote emergency medical counsel to choking victims, comprising the steps of:
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(A) providing instructions to an emergency medical dispatcher, including instructions to inquire for specific information, including whether the victim can breathe, can talk or is alert, to receive response information, and to use such response information to generate a determinant of a degree of criticality, wherein said determinant of degree of criticality is used by said emergency medical dispatcher to dispatch an appropriate emergency medical response; (B) inquiring whether the victim can breathe now; (C) if an object is discovered obstructing the breathing of the victim, instructing on clearing the object and testing again if the victim can breathe now; (D) if said discovered object is cleared and still the victim cannot breathe, instructing on maintaining the victim'"'"'s airway; and (E) giving remote emergency medical counsel by providing instructions for giving chest thrusts.
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