Patent ID: 8504323

Claim:
A system for accurately estimating the weight of a non-responsive, potentially critically ill patient in an emergency care environment comprising: a scale capable of measuring a weight of a patient along with any equipment associated with the patient; one or more computer processors, at least one of which is located in the emergency care environment, the one or more computer processors being programmed to receive information relevant to the patient's weight from the scale, including but not limited to the overall weight of the patient and all clothing, transport apparatus, and equipment then associated with the patient; means for entering into the at least one computer processor in the emergency care environment additional information concerning the nature of the clothing worn by the patient, the identity of the transport apparatus, and each item of equipment then associated with the patient; and one or more data bases operatively associated with the one or more computer processors to provide the information necessary for the one or more computer processors to accurately determine or estimate the weights of all of the clothing, transport apparatus, and equipment then associated with the patient, the one or more computer processors being able to subtract from the overall weight of the patient including all clothing, transport apparatus, and equipment then associated with the patient the weight of the clothing, transport apparatus, and equipment then associated with the patient to accurately determine or estimate the weight of the patient without removing clothing from the patient or any items of equipment associated with the patient and placed on the scale with the patient.