Effects of electrocardiogram testing using Wi-Fi in emergency room

Abstract

Improving work efficiency in the emergency room (ER) not only benefits patients, but also reduces the work burden on doctors and nurses. Electrocardiogram testing procedures in ERs are complicated and cannot support real-time image transmission. This time, we have constructed a system for safe and real-time image transmission using Wi-Fi in the ER, and will report on its effectiveness. According to the current analysis, (1) there are seven work processes from inputting the inspection request to image transmission, which is complicated. (2) ID entries may be made incorrectly or records may be recorded without ID entry, leading to incidents. Additionally, it has become clear that it takes time to confirm the recorded electrocardiograms. By using Wi-Fi, (1) seven work processes were reduced to four. (2) By using a barcode reader, patient attributes are acquired, which prevents misidentification of patients. Additionally, if attributes were not obtained, it would be possible to detect omissions in inspection request input, which helped prevent accounting omissions. (3) Since images can be transmitted in real time, it is now possible to provide prompt medical treatment. (4) The processing time required for image transmission work was reduced by up to 70%. Operation using Wi-Fi not only improved operational efficiency in the ER, but also enabled safe and speedy medical treatment by reliably acquiring patient information and transmitting electrocardiogram images in real time. Additionally, the time required for post-recording electrocardiogram processing and transmission work has been significantly reduced, leading to improved work efficiency.