Transportation mode determination in non-mass casualty triage
First Claim
1. A method of transportation mode determination in non-mass casualty triage, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, from incident personnel at a casualty scene, a casualty severity score for a victim at a casualty scene;
assigning, or separately establishing, a survival probability for the casualty severity score based upon at least one characteristic of the respective victim or of an incident responsible for the victim;
assigning, or separately establishing, a casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate based upon at least one characteristic of an availability of state-of-the art, or lesser levels of treatment;
a type of anatomic injury incurred by the victim;
an age of the victim;
a mechanism of injury;
treatment available at the casualty scene;
treatment available at other facilities;
distances to the other facilities; and
facilities or equipment available for performance of care;
inputting at least the survival probability and the casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate into a computer; and
determining by a computer implemented decision logic victim eligibility for Medevac transport, wherein the determination logically factors the survival probability and the casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate.
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Abstract
Transportation mode determination in non-mass casualty triage is provided and involves receiving, from incident personnel at a casualty scene, patient screening information for a victim or victims at the casualty scene. Location screening information for the victim or victims is also established and received. Victim eligibility for Medevac transport is determined by logically factoring the patient screening information and the location screening information. The determination can be performed by computer implemented decision logic. In addition to determining eligibility of the victim or victims for Medevac transport, transportation mode determination (e.g., what type of transportation) can be established for those determined eligible, determination of whether to transport to a trauma center or care facility, determination/selection of a specific trauma center or care facility for treatment, and/or a determination of an order of treatment, or transport for treatment, for each of the victims.
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1. A method of transportation mode determination in non-mass casualty triage, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from incident personnel at a casualty scene, a casualty severity score for a victim at a casualty scene; assigning, or separately establishing, a survival probability for the casualty severity score based upon at least one characteristic of the respective victim or of an incident responsible for the victim; assigning, or separately establishing, a casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate based upon at least one characteristic of an availability of state-of-the art, or lesser levels of treatment;
a type of anatomic injury incurred by the victim;
an age of the victim;
a mechanism of injury;
treatment available at the casualty scene;
treatment available at other facilities;
distances to the other facilities; and
facilities or equipment available for performance of care;inputting at least the survival probability and the casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate into a computer; and determining by a computer implemented decision logic victim eligibility for Medevac transport, wherein the determination logically factors the survival probability and the casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of transportation mode determination in non-mass casualty triage, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from incident personnel at a casualty scene, or separately establishing, patient screening information for a victim at a casualty scene, wherein the patient screening information includes or factors a casualty severity score of the victim, a survival probability for the victim based upon the casualty severity score, and a casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate; inputting, as necessary, the patient screening information for the victim into a computer; receiving location screening information for the victim at the casualty scene; inputting the location screening information for the victim into a computer; and determining by a computer implemented decision logic victim eligibility for the Medevac transport, wherein the determination logically factors the patient screening information and the location screening information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of transportation mode determination in non-mass casualty triage, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from incident personnel at a casualty scene, one or more physiological characteristics of a victim at the casualty scene; receiving from the incident personnel, or separately establishing, a casualty severity score for the victim based upon the physiological characteristics of the victim; assigning, or separately establishing, a survival probability for the victim from the casualty severity score; assigning, or separately establishing, a casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate based upon one or more of the physiological characteristics of the victim, a type of anatomic injury incurred by the victim;
an age of the victim;
a mechanism of injury;
a type of trauma, and ground transport time parameters;inputting at least the survival probability and the casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate into a computer; and determining by a computer implemented decision logic victim eligibility for Medevac transport, wherein the determination logically factors the survival probability and the casualty severity score deterioration-with-time rate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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