An interactive system using a graphical interface for assisting medical professionals in the diagnosis, treatment and management of surgical and trauma patients

摘要

An interactive graphic computer methodology has been developed allowing a surgical resident or trauma surgeon to utilize a series of body images to record the location, type, complexity and physiology severity of trauma injuries via an interface device such as a mouse controller. The methodology incorporates, as a primary machine/human interface, a plurality of color graphic screens which share a common relational data base. Those graphic screen images include: (1) skin and superficial anatomy (for location of sites and types of injuries or burns), (2) skull, facial bones and CNS neurologic exam with automated calculation of GCS, (3) skeletal and joint anatomy (for orthopedic injuries), (4) spinal cord injury exam, (5) thoraco-abdominal viscera, (6) liver, pancreas and biliary tract, (7) retroperitoneal organs and structures, (8) vascular anatomy, (9) lung and tracheo bronchial tree. After data entry, injuries can be grouped for reporting and coding (i.e., fractures, organ injuries, lacerations, etc.). For specific types of injury, severity criteria are determined, therapeutic management guidelines estimated and state of the art therapeutic suggestions and cautions provided.