Emergency medical treatment providing method

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [Detailed description of the invention]

【0001】

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

The present invention relates to an emergency medical care providing method capable of promptly and appropriately providing medical services to a patient who suddenly becomes ill at a place of stay or the like.

【0002】

[Conventional technology]

In the current medical service provision system, when a person gets sick, he / she receives medical treatment from his / her family doctor or a specialist near his / her home. In addition, in the event of an emergency such as a sudden onset of illness, ambulances are arranged and dealt with.

【0003】

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional medical service providing system, unless the medical information of the patient is sufficiently grasped by the family doctor, the doctor who provides medical treatment with personal information such as the patient's health condition and pre-existing illness. There was a problem that there was a possibility that prompt diagnosis, treatment, etc. would be hindered.

【0004】

In addition, especially when the patient suddenly becomes ill, especially when he / she is staying in a remote place from his / her home, not only the doctor who provides medical care but also the patient himself / herself cannot properly complain and explain the symptoms, which is extremely confusing. There is a high possibility that this will happen. Such a situation becomes especially serious when staying in a foreign country.

【0005】

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide emergency medical services capable of promptly providing appropriate medical services even for sudden onset of illness while staying in a remote place from home. It is to realize the method.

【0006】

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an emergency medical care providing method, in which medical information of a patient is stored in a database, and when an emergency call is made from a suddenly ill patient, the patient's medical information is transmitted from the emergency call signal. It is characterized by detecting personal identification information, acquiring medical information of the patient from the database by this personal identification information, transmitting this medical information to the medical institution that treats the patient, and enabling the doctor to respond. To do.

【0007】

According to the above configuration, the medical treatment information of the suddenly ill patient can be easily obtained by the treating doctor, and it is possible to respond promptly and appropriately to an emergency situation.

【0008】

Further, in the above-mentioned emergency medical care providing method, when an emergency call is made, the current position of the patient is detected from the emergency call signal, and the position of the nearest medical institution is transmitted to the patient.

【0009】

According to the above configuration, the nearest medical institution from the patient's current position can be transmitted to the patient, and the patient can be easily diagnosed and treated at the medical institution.

【0010】

Further, in the above-mentioned emergency medical care providing method, the database stores the specialized medical care subject information of the medical institution to which the medical care information is transmitted, and is characterized in that the optimum medical institution is selected based on the medical care information of the patient.

【0011】

According to the above configuration, it is possible to select the most suitable medical institution for the patient from the specialized medical care subject information of the medical institution.

【0012】

Further, in the above-mentioned emergency medical care providing method, when an emergency call is made, the current position of the patient is detected from the emergency call signal, and an ambulance is arranged at the current position of the patient.

【0013】

According to the above configuration, it is possible to easily and appropriately arrange an ambulance.

【0014】

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

【0015】

FIG. 1 shows a configuration example for implementing the emergency medical care providing method according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, when a registered patient who suddenly becomes ill at a place of stay or the like makes an emergency call to the transmission / reception unit 14 of the emergency medical care provision system 12 according to the present invention by means of a communication means 10 such as a mobile phone, this emergency call signal. The personal identification information (ID) is detected by the ID detection unit 16. Therefore, the communication means 10 for making an emergency call from a patient is configured to be capable of carrying personal identification information for identifying the patient on the emergency call signal. For this purpose, for example, an SOS button for emergency call is provided on the mobile phone, and when making an emergency call using this button, the emergency medical care provision system 12 must be notified of its own telephone number. For example, it is possible to identify who made the emergency call from the telephone number. Alternatively, the patient-specific ID number may be determined in advance, and the communication means 10 may be configured to notify the emergency medical care provision system 12 of the ID number.

【0016】

Further, it is preferable that the communication means 10 is equipped with a GPS function, grasps its own current position by communicating with a satellite, and includes information on this current position in the emergency call signal. In this way, when the emergency call signal includes information on the current position of the patient, the emergency medical care providing system 12 detects the current position of the patient by the position detection unit 18. Although the example in which the GPS function is installed has been described in the communication means 10, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and any configuration may be used as long as it can detect the current position of the patient.

【0017】

As described above, the patient ID and the current position information are detected from the emergency call signal sent from the communication means 10, and these information are input to the control unit 20.

【0018】

The emergency medical care provision system 12 also includes a database 22. In this database 22, medical information of a plurality of patients registered in advance is stored for each person. Such medical information is composed of data on regular medical examinations received by each person and data on various medical treatments and treatments in the past. Therefore, such medical information includes each person's pre-existing illness, illness currently being treated, other illnesses that require attention, physical characteristics, etc., and is medical for the doctor who diagnoses and treats the patient for the first time. It will be useful data. As described above, this medical information is stored in the database 22 for each person, and can be searched by each person's ID.

【0019】

Further, the database 22 also stores information on medical institutions such as hospitals in each region. This information includes information on the location of the medical institution, information on specialized medical treatment subjects such as specialized medical treatment subjects of the medical institution, and the like.

【0020】

With the above configuration, the control unit 20 can acquire the medical information of the patient from the database 22 by the ID of the patient.

【0021】

The medical information about the patient who made the emergency call obtained as described above is transmitted by the control unit 20 to the medical institution that treats the patient via the transmission / reception unit 14. Such a medical institution is a hospital 24 or the like shown in FIG. 1, and the control unit 20 selects the nearest hospital from the location information of the hospital or the like stored in the database 22 based on the above-mentioned current position of the patient. .. The location of this nearest hospital is transmitted by the control unit 20 to the patient's communication means 10 via the transmission / reception unit 14. As a result, the patient can be diagnosed and treated at the hospital closest to the place of stay. In addition, even if the patient is the first patient in a hospital to be diagnosed and treated, it is possible to take prompt and appropriate measures based on the above medical information. From the above, even if the patient suddenly becomes ill in a place remote from his / her home, he / she can receive prompt and appropriate diagnosis and treatment from the hospital closest to the place of stay.

【0022】

Further, when the emergency call signal transmitted by the patient by the communication means 10 includes the current position information, it is possible to arrange the ambulance 25 for the patient's current position detected by the position detection unit 18. .. That is, the control unit 20 of the emergency medical care provision system 12 notifies the institution that operates the ambulance via the transmission / reception unit 14 of the current position of the patient, and requests the institution to direct the ambulance to that position. Further, in this case, it is also preferable to select the most suitable medical institution based on the medical information of the patient transported by the ambulance and to contact the operating institution of the ambulance to that effect. In this case, the control unit 20 selects the most suitable medical institution based on the above-mentioned specialized medical care subject information and the patient's medical care information stored in the database 22. According to such a configuration, the patient can be transported to the optimal hospital 24 without having to explain the symptoms and the course of treatment up to the present in detail, and the patient will not be confused.

【0023】

FIG. 2 shows an application example of the emergency medical care providing method according to the present invention. A call center 26 equipped with the above-mentioned emergency medical care provision system 12 is provided, and the above-mentioned medical care information, medical institution location information, specialized medical care subject information, etc. are stored in advance in the database 22 of the emergency medical care provision system 12. .. When an emergency call is made to such a call center 26 from a registered patient who is staying in a remote place from home such as overseas by using the SOS button of the communication means, the patient's symptom is mild and the patient himself / herself. If the symptoms can be explained, the doctor resident at the call center 26 can give appropriate advice to the patient, and the patient can take appropriate actions.

【0024】

In addition, when the patient's symptom is severe, an ambulance is arranged by the emergency medical care provision system 12, and the above-mentioned medical care information is provided to the emergency hospital or the like selected as the most suitable medical institution. If necessary, it is also preferable to arrange a person in charge from the call center 26 to see the troubles other than the treatment from the patient. In addition, the call center 26 will contact the local doctor who treats the patient transported by ambulance and the doctor who the patient usually has, near the patient's home, so that the patient can be consulted on how to deal with it. It is also preferable to do so.

【0025】

With the above configuration, it is possible to promptly and appropriately provide medical treatment and treatment to a patient who suddenly becomes ill in a remote place.

【0026】

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, according to the present invention, for a patient who suddenly becomes ill while staying in a remote place from his / her home, medical treatment that actually treats the medical information necessary for diagnosis and treatment of the patient. It can be communicated to the institution and enable the doctor who treats the patient to respond promptly and appropriately.

【0027】

In addition, since the nearest medical institution can be transmitted to the patient from the current position of the patient, the patient can easily go to the medical institution, and an appropriate response can be made.

【0028】

In addition, since the specialized medical care subject information of each medical institution is stored in the database in advance, it is possible to select the most suitable medical institution for the patient.

【0029】

Also, since the patient's current location is known, it is possible to arrange an ambulance at that location.

[Simple explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1]

It is explanatory drawing of the structural example for carrying out the emergency medical care provision method which concerns on this invention.

[Figure 2]

It is explanatory drawing of the emergency medical service system which applied the emergency medical care provision method which concerns on this invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 means of communication, 12 emergency medical care delivery system, 14 transmitter / receiver, 16 ID detector, 18 location detector, 20 control unit, 22 database, 24 hospitals, 25 ambulances, 26 call centers.