| 摘要 |
Embodiments of the invention provide a uniquely accountable mechanism to provide emergency responders with accurate and verifiable data regarding the location and operational readiness of emergency equipment immediately upon notification of an emergency. The invention tracks, records, and establishes workflows to maintain emergency medical equipment, such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs), by non-technical, non-healthcare providers for use by emergency responders in pre-hospital, pre-EMS medical emergencies. The unique and verifiable data obtained from this process is used as part of an emergency notification system that provides emergency responders, such as sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) responders, in an organizational setting, with immediate and accurate information identifying the nearest operationally ready medical device at the time of the emergency, which information has heretofore never been available to emergency responders such as SCA responders. |
| 主权项 |
1. A computer implemented method for establishing and maintaining an emergency services management system, comprising:
providing a processor-implemented mobile app in communication with said emergency services management system; said mobile app performing the steps of: tracking emergency medical equipment located within a facility comprising a given site, said emergency medical equipment comprising equipment provided for use in pre-hospital, pre-EMS medical emergencies; tracking said emergency medical equipment operational status,
informing users of said operational status,receiving maintenance results from said users regarding said emergency medical equipment, andcommunicating said maintenance results back to said emergency services management system to confirm on a regular basis that said emergency medical equipment is physically inspected and properly maintained; said mobile app in communication with a processor-implemented emergency notification application; said mobile app automatically linking information regarding emergency medical equipment location, maintenance results, and operational status to said emergency notification application; said emergency notification application receiving said information regarding emergency medical equipment location, maintenance results, and operational status; said emergency notification application receiving an input signal comprising an initial notification transmitted by a bystander at an emergency within said facility and indicating that there is an emergency; said emergency notification application receiving said input signal and extracting therefrom content from said bystander comprising identification of a specific location of said emergency and identification of said emergency type; said emergency notification application automatically selecting laypersons comprising individuals who are regularly present within said facility in a capacity unrelated to emergency medical response and who are trained as responders and said emergency notification application automatically selecting emergency medical equipment within said facility, said selecting of responders and emergency medical equipment based on the type of emergency, the role of the responder, the quality of said responders' training and preparation, actions specified by an organization's emergency response plan, proximity to the emergency, and an operationally/clinically appropriate period of response time; said emergency notification application automatically selecting both a nearest responder proximate to said emergency medical equipment, and said emergency equipment, based upon known clinical outcomes of a particular emergency type in view of a response time determined by calculating a time equivalent distance between the bystander and the responder and by calculating the time equivalent distance between the bystander and the emergency medical equipment, wherein the distance for the responder to retrieve the emergency medical equipment must be less than a pre-determined maximum time allowed for the response, if the response is to be clinically efficacious, and wherein responders who do not meet the time equivalent distance criteria are not selected; and during an emergency, said emergency notification application automatically generating a prioritized alert signal for transmission directly to said selected responders, said alert signal comprising said emergency type and said emergency location, and said alert notifying said responders of the location of the nearest operational emergency medical equipment. |
