What is the use of patient identification wristbands?

Identification wristband, also called identification band, is used to identify a person. The patient identification band is actually equivalent to the identification wristband applied in the medical field, and the patient identification band is also called the medical wristband.

The face records the patient's name, gender, age, bed number, hospitalization number and other information, which is convenient for medical staff to manage patient infusion and hospital rounds. Therefore, the two are inclusive, and the identification wristband can also be used in entertainment, sports and other fields.

Main functions:

1, marking patient information. Doctors need to make rounds, in the case of many patients. The information marked on the wristband can help recall the patient's illness. Assist in guiding the next treatment measures. Nurses need "three checks and seven pairs" in the process of dispensing and injection, including checking patients' names, in order to prevent medication errors. Some patients who are asleep or unconscious can know the patient's name directly through the wristband.

2. Store information. The wristband has something similar to an electronic message strip, which patients can use in the process of paying and inquiring the results. Because the terminals of many large hospitals have been connected to the Internet, patients can quickly check the test results and hospitalization expenses by relying on the information bar on the wristband.

3, as a symbol of patient identity. Very few Alzheimer's patients occasionally get lost in the hospital. Others can find the patient's bed number through the wristband.

Extended data:

In fact, there are some differences between medical wristbands and other entertainment wristbands. The main features are as follows:

Medical wristbands are generally waterproof, anti-alcohol and anti-bacteria, and the biggest feature is one-time identification and uniqueness.

Medical wristbands are tear-proof and indestructible in principle.

Medical wristbands are divided into human body type, children type and baby type. Different types have different sizes, and the baby type is more flexible.

Medical wristbands can be divided into handwritten type, printed type and RFID type according to their working methods, of which printed type occupies the market. When the two-dimensional code is printed on the wristband, the nursing staff can accurately identify the patient's identity with a click of the barcode scanner, which improves the work efficiency and reduces the work mistakes.