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Medi-Bank Help
Medi-BankV1.0  Help

Medi_Bank and its author are no way responsible for any injury, illness or death caused indirectly by the use of the information held in a Medi-Bank file or on it's printed forms. Usage of this program means that the user has read and accepted this disclaimer.

Special thanks go to my Wife for putting up with me while programming this, also to Timespan Software who always helped out when needed.

Introducing Medi-Bank

Opening A File

Saving A File

Creating A new File

Basic details Tab

Next Of Kin Tab

GP or Doctor Tab

Specialist Tab

Brief History Tab

Allergy Tab

Medication Tab

Donor Tab

Printing

About TonTin Press

Freeware ???


Introducing Medi-Bank

Unfortunately I kept finding myself printing lists in programs like Word or Publisher. These lists were for friends and family who needed a list of all thier Medication and illnesses, they were often changing the details and needing more copies.

Every time my father went into casualty they asked for a list of pills, so I would have to print out another one for the next time.

Thus the idea of Medi-Bank was formed. I thought about a wizard for Word or similar, but as I was relatively new to the PC I thought I would try my hand at programming. I chose Delphi as my tool and the rest as they say is history.

Medi-Bank keeps all your Medical details in one easy to edit and updateable interface. Who you are, Where you live, Next of kin, Doctors, Specialists, Medication, Allergies, Medical History and Donor Details. When entering Medical History and Medication there is a special Helpful Word feature to save you trying to spell those long Medical names. You can have as many files as you wish and the printouts can be saved so they can be printed later when more copies are needed.

Installing Medi-Bank is very simple you just unzip the archive and run the SetUp program. At the end of this procedure you can have the option of launching Medi-Bank, If you do this a default file will automatically be loaded this file offers a few hints on what to enter where.


Opening A File

You can either select open from the file menu or open a recent file from 1 of 5 that are listed in the recent section of the file menu.

If you choose to open a file when the previous file has had changes made to it but has not been saved then you will be asked if you still want to open.

Once you have chosen your selected file you will be prompted to enter a password. You do not have to have a password, if that entry field was left empty when you created the file then you will not be prompted to enter one. If you type in the wrong password then you will have to make your selection again.  The password is there for your security. The password criteria is case sensitive, and can be upper and lower case in the same password. Only files with a MBK extension can be opened in Medi-Bank. The file is encrypted and can not be read in any other package.

You can also double click any Medi-Bank file from within explorer and it will run Medi-Bank for you


Saving A File

There are 2 ways to save. You can use Save from the pull down menu, this will save the current file back to itself without prompting for a name. You can also select Save As from the pull down menu, here you will be shown a dialog box showing the current file name as the file to save to, if this is not correct then just edit the name otherwise just click OK. All files are saved with the MBK extension. The file is encrypted and cannot be read in any other package.

The recent list will be updated with the file name. If the file is already on the recent list it will not be duplicated.

If you ever need to duplicate a file with many entries the same, just load in the 1st file and then save the data that needs changing and select Save as, but just change the file name. This will save a lot of time typing in similar details for eg. family members who all live at the same address have the same GP etc. etc.


Creating A New File

Select New from the file menu and all the current data will be erased and you will start from scratch. Medi-Bank does check to see if you have saved changes so you will not lose any changes you have made.


Basic details Tab

This Tab holds your information. Name, Address, Date of Birth, Blood group if you know it, Telephone Number and a password for your file. if no password is entered then no password is needed to access your file other wise you can use a password made up of letters or numbers. this password is encrypted so nobody can possibly know it.

Date of birth is in the format dd/mm/yyyy.

There is enough room for You to put more than 1 phone number in so put a mobile number after your normal number if you have one, or even a works number.

Remember to put an international dialling code if you travel abroad.

The password is there for your security. The password criteria is case sensitive, and can be upper and lower case in the same password.

You can use the Tab or Return key to progress through the different fields. When you do this in the last field on that page you will go to the next page. At any time you can change The entry tab by either selecting Navigation/Next tab page or using Ctrl+t.

You may bring up this Helpfile at any time from within any field by pressing F1 or Alt+h.


Next Of Kin Tab

This holds the information of the person you want contacted in case of an emergency. Please be precise and remember to change the details if the selected person moves etc. If your Next of kin lives at the same address as yourself then use the clone button so you do not have to type the same information twice. If there is not a relationship listed that matches your needs then highlight the field and type in your own entry.

There is enough room for You to put more than 1 phone number in so put a mobile number after you normal number if you have one, or even a works number.

Remember to put an international dialling code if you travel abroad.

You can use the Tab or Return key to progress through the different fields. When you do this in the last field on that page you will go to the next page. At any time you can change The entry tab by either selecting Navigation/Next tab page or using Ctrl+t.

You may bring up this Helpfile at any time from within any field by pressing F1 or Alt+h.


GP or Doctor Tab

This Tab holds your GP or Doctors information. The NH Number field is for your main medical number( In Britain it is a National Health number) that would identify you and your medical records.

You can use the Tab or Return key to progress through the different fields. At any time you can change The entry tab by either selecting Navigation/Next tab page or using Ctrl+t.

You may bring up this Helpfile at any time from within any field by pressing F1 or Alt+h.


Specialist Tab

This Tab holds all the information of Specialists that treat you. Just select the Add button and enter their details. an example would be.

Dr Smith,Cardiac Specialist, Some hospital somewhere.

You can click the RMB (right mouse button) to see a small pop up menu if desired.

You can have up to 15 specialist. I think that more than covers most peoples needs.

At any time you can change The entry tab by either selecting Navigation/Next tab page or using Ctrl+t.

You may use Alt+a to add, Alt+r to remove and Alt+c to clear as shortcuts to the buttons on this tab.

You may bring up this Helpfile at any time from within any field by pressing F1 or Alt+h.


Brief History Tab

This Tab is a free for all, enter text as you see fit about yourself that you feel others should know, things like major operations that you have had, recurring symptons or illness.

if you need to spell a hard word just click on the helpfull word field and see if the word you want is ther . if it is just hit the little clone button and it will be added to your text. It holds about 4500 words. if the one you want is not there I am sorry but it was hard enough compiling this list.

You can click the RMB (right mouse button) to see a small pop up menu if desired.

It is a brief history but you can enter up to 600 characters including spaces.

At any time you can change The entry tab by either selecting Navigation/Next tab page or using Ctrl+t.

You may bring up this Helpfile at any time from within any field by pressing F1 or Alt+h.


Allergy Tab

Enter into this Tab any allergies or reactions you may have to foods, medication or whatever you like up to 600 characters including spaces.

You can click the RMB (right mouse button) to see a small pop up menu if desired.

At any time you can change The entry tab by either selecting Navigation/Next tab page or using Ctrl+t.

You may bring up this Helpfile at any time from within any field by pressing F1 or Alt+h.


Medication Tab

When entering your medication details it is recommended to follow this format.

Dosage, name, frequency taken.

E.g.:  30mg, Diazepam, Twice daily.

When using Helpful words on the medication screen use the add button, type in the dosage and accept the entry then find your helpful word then click on the entry you wish to add it too then click on the clone button next to the list. You may then complete the entry using the edit button. This may seem long-winded but it works and once you have done this a few times it will become quick and easy.

You can click the RMB (right mouse button) to see a small pop up menu if desired.

You can enter up to 15 different lines , I hope this is sufficient.

At any time you can change The entry tab by either selecting Navigation/Next tab page or using Ctrl+t.

You may use Alt+a to add, Alt+r to remove and Alt+c to clear as shortcuts to the buttons on this tab.

You may bring up this Helpfile at any time from within any field by pressing F1 or Alt+h.


Donor Tab

This is Identical to a British Donor Card. As such you can choose not to be a Donor or a Donor in varying degrees. Please remember that once the form has been printed you must sign the form to make it legally binding. If this option in anyway goes against another countries laws then TonTin Press appologise in advance. We ask the user to be aware of his or her own laws.

Some countries also offer a register of donors, you just ring up and they will enter you on thier system. If your country does this then please use this feature.

At any time you can change The entry tab by either selecting Navigation/Next tab page or using Ctrl+t.

You may bring up this Helpfile at any time from within any field by pressing F1 or Alt+h.

REMEMBER BEING A DONOR COULD SAVE SEVERAL LIVES.


Printing

Printing can be selected via the print/preview button or from the menu. Once selected you can view your printout prior to printing and check for errors etc. You can also save the print as a quick report file that can be loaded into the same screen later should you choose.

Printer set up can be accessed from the menu. This is your normal window's set up that you should be familiar with.

If the file has changed and you have not saved it the changes will not be visible on printout, You will be asked to confirm that you want to continue .


About TonTin Press

TonTin press is a small software company that tries to come up with unique products and not just another poor copy. We make no profit and ask no price for our products but if you feel that the program is useful to you then donate something to your favourite children's charity.

Tontin Press can be reached by e-mail at.

tontin@seymours.freeserve.co.uk

They have a web site at

www.seymours.freeserve.co.uk


Freeware ???

Why is Medi-Bank freeware? I decided that this program was made to be of use to anybody like me who needed it. I hate pulling down a program from the net after whetting my appetite with a lovely description just to find out that it is disabled or has nag screens.

Apart from that if this software is free then more people will use it

I f you want to send any comments or just an E-mail to let me know you are using it then E-mail me at Tontin press.

We make no profit and ask no price for our products but if you feel that the program is useful to you then donate something to your favourite children's charity.