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Method to evaluate a client by a physical therapist

  • US 7,862,477 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2007
  • Issued: 01/04/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method to evaluate a client by a physical therapist, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a plurality of evaluation factors, wherein each evaluation factor comprises point ratings from 0 to 5, wherein a higher point rating indicates a higher likelihood that a client should be referred to emergency care;

    providing a plurality of evaluation algorithms, wherein each of said evaluation algorithms comprises two or more of said evaluation factors;

    determining if a client is experiencing distress;

    operative if a client is experiencing distress, selecting an evaluation algorithm responsive to said distress, wherein said selected evaluation algorithm comprises (N) evaluation factors, wherein (N) is greater than 1;

    determining if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor;

    operative if any of said (N) evaluation factors is designated an Emergency Referral evaluation factor, determining if the client'"'"'s reported distress corresponds to a point rating of “

    5”

    for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors;

    operative if the client'"'"'s reported pain corresponds to a point rating of “

    5”

    for any of the Emergency Referral evaluation factors, referring the patent for immediate emergency care.

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