INTERACTIVE FIRST AID INFORMATION SYSTEM
In general, the invention is directed to techniques for determining appropriate first aid and applying first aid that is appropriate. A first aid system receives patient status information from an input device or a sensor, and presents first aid information as a function of the received patient status information. The first aid system may be incorporated with an external defibrillator. The first aid system may acquire patient status information through an interaction with an operator, in which the first aid system asks the operator to supply patient status information. In one embodiment of the invention, the operator may supply patient status information by touching a diagram representing at least a portion of a human body.
1 . A method for a station, comprising:
receiving a first aid procedure;
storing the first aid procedure in a memory of the station; and
presenting, at the station, first aid information as a function of the first aid procedure.
2 . The method of claim 1 , in which the first aid procedure is received via a network.
3 . The method of claim 1 , in which the first aid procedure is an updated first aid procedure, the method further comprising replacing a first aid procedure previously stored in the memory with the updated first aid procedure.
4 . The method of claim 1 , in which the first aid procedure is an updated first aid sub-procedure, the method further comprising adding the first aid sub-procedure to an older first aid procedure stored in the memory.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating an interrogation as a function of the first aid procedure;
receiving a response to the interrogation; and
presenting, at the station, the first aid information as a function of the response.
6 . The method of claim 1 , in which the first aid information comprises at least one of a presumptive first aid diagnosis, an instruction that directs a use of a first aid supply, and an instruction that directs an application of a first aid technique.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a diagram representing at least a portion of a human body as a function of the first aid procedure;
receiving a selection of a part of the displayed human body; and
presenting, at the station, first aid information as a function of the selection.
8 . The method of claim 7 , in which the portion of the human body is a first potion, the method further comprising displaying a second portion of the human body as a function of the selection, in which the second portion depicts a more specific region of the body than the first portion.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting a menu of patient conditions as a function of the first aid procedure;
receiving with a selection from the menu; and
presenting, at the station, first aid information as a function of the selection.
10 . The method of claim 9 , in which the selection comprises first patient status information, the method further comprising:
receiving second patient status information from an input device; and
presenting, at the station, the first aid information as a function of the second patient status information.
11 . A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
receive a first aid procedure;
store the first aid procedure in a memory; and
present first aid information as a function of the first aid procedure.
12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the first aid procedure is received via a network.
13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the first aid procedure is an updated first aid procedure, the instructions further causing the processor to replace a first aid procedure previously stored in the memory with the updated first aid procedure.
14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the first aid procedure is an updated first aid sub-procedure, the instructions further causing the processor to add the first aid sub-procedure to an older first aid procedure stored in the memory.
15 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , the instructions further causing the processor to:
generate an interrogation as a function of the first aid procedure;
receive a response to the interrogation; and
present the first aid information as a function of the response.
16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the first aid information comprises at least one of a presumptive first aid diagnosis, an instruction that directs a use of a first aid supply, and an instruction that directs an application of a first aid technique.
17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , the instructions further causing the processor to:
display a diagram representing at least a portion of a human body as a function of the first aid procedure;
receive a selection of a part of the displayed human body; and
present first aid information as a function of the selection and of the first aid procedure.
18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , in which the portion of the human body is a first potion, the instructions further causing the processor to display a second portion of the human body as a function of the selection, in which the second portion depicts a more specific region of the body than the first portion.
19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , the instructions further causing the processor to:
present a menu of patient conditions as a function of the first aid procedure;
receive with a selection from the menu; and
present first aid information as a function of the selection.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , in which the selection comprises first patient status information, the instructions further causing the processor to:
receive second patient status information from an input device; and
present the first aid information as a function of the second patient status information.