JP5939612B2 - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system in which a patient can call a medical worker by operating a call button provided on the nurse call cordless handset, and in particular, a medical worker in the vicinity of a patient's bed is another medical worker. It is related with the nurse call system which can request the support of.

  In general, a nurse call system is used in hospitals and care facilities. The nurse call system is used when a patient at a hospital needs assistance from a nurse or when a care recipient at a care facility needs support from a caregiver (hereinafter referred to as “caregiver”). The system is configured so that a nurse or a caregiver (hereinafter collectively referred to as a health care worker) can be called by operating a call button.

  Many nurse call systems are installed near beds in hospital rooms, toilets, bathrooms, etc., and are installed at nurse call cordless handsets with call buttons and nurse stations where medical workers are stationed, and notify calls from patients. The nurse call parent unit and the rooms in the corridors near the entrances of rooms such as hospital rooms and nursing rooms (hereinafter collectively referred to as hospital rooms), display the names of patients in the hospital rooms, A corridor lamp that displays that the patient is calling and a controller that performs control related to communication and data transmission / reception. In addition to the above-described configuration, a nurse call system including a portable terminal such as a PHS (Personal Handy phone System) terminal carried by a medical worker and a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is also provided.

  In such a nurse call system, when the call button of the nurse call slave is operated, a call signal generated by the nurse call slave is output to the nurse call master via the corridor lamp. The nurse call parent device or the mobile terminal notifies the patient that the call has been made by voice or the like. A medical worker who has grasped the notification can respond to the call by off-hooking the handset installed in the nurse call master unit or off-hooking the portable terminal he / she carries. . Here, when a response is made to the call, the notification performed on the nurse call parent device or the portable terminal stops.

  The medical worker who made the response goes to the hospital room where the patient who operated the call button of the nurse call cordless handset (in other words, the patient who made the call) and checked the condition of the patient. However, a medical worker who goes to a hospital room where the patient is present may not be able to handle the patient. This may be the case when the patient's condition is changing suddenly, or the patient must be transported, but the medical staff cannot transport it alone.

  In such a case, the medical staff operates a call operation unit of a staff call device provided in the vicinity of the nurse call slave. When the call operation unit of the staff call device is operated, the staff call device generates a staff call signal and outputs the staff call signal to the nurse call parent device via the corridor lamp. In the nurse call parent device or the portable terminal, it is notified by voice or the like that a call from a medical worker requesting the support of another medical worker has been made. Other medical workers who have grasped this notification can respond to the call by off-hooking the handset installed in the nurse call master unit or off-hooking the portable terminal carried by themselves. . Here again, when a response is made to the call, the notification performed on the nurse call parent device or the portable terminal stops.

  In addition, in order to prevent a call operation unit for calling another medical worker from being erroneously operated by a patient, the medical worker has a tag, and the tag reader provided in the nurse call cordless handset reads the tag. In some cases, a technique for calling another medical worker is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-325784 A

  However, when a medical worker calls another medical worker by operating the call operation unit of the staff calling device or reading a tag by a tag reader, the called other medical worker When a call is answered at the nurse call master unit or mobile terminal, the notification stops, so even if a medical worker wants to call multiple medical workers, only one medical worker can call was there. In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to repeatedly operate the calling operation unit of the staff calling device or cause the tag reader to read the tag repeatedly after the response is made, which is very troublesome.

  The present invention is made in order to solve such a problem, and a medical worker does not need to perform an operation for calling another medical worker a plurality of times. The purpose is to be able to request the support of other healthcare professionals.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, a medical staff calling device for calling other medical workers is provided with a number setting unit for setting the number of other medical workers to be called. When a call is made by the worker call device, a staff call signal for calling another medical worker is generated, and a plurality of portable terminals corresponding to the number of people set by the number of people setting unit respond until a response is made. Of these mobile terminals, the output of the staff call signal is repeated with respect to the mobile terminals excluding the mobile terminals that have already responded.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, other medical workers who responded by simply setting the number of necessary support for other medical workers and calling the other medical workers first. Since the operation to call the mobile terminal carried by another medical worker is repeated until the number of people reaches the desired number, the medical worker does not perform the operation to call another medical worker multiple times. However, it is possible to easily request the support of other desired medical staff.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the nurse call system by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of operation | movement until a medical worker calls another medical worker in the nurse call system by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the operation | movement which a medical worker calls another medical worker in the nurse call system by this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, a nurse call system for nursing support installed in a hospital will be described as an example, but the nurse call system of the present embodiment is not limited to that installed in a hospital. For example, the present invention can also be applied when installed in a nursing facility. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a nurse call system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a medical worker calling device, which is installed in the vicinity of a patient's bed and used by a medical worker. Here, the medical staff calling device 1 is set at least in each hospital room. In addition, the medical worker calling device 1 may be installed for each bed. The medical worker calling device 1 includes a control unit 2, a call detection unit 3, a number of people setting unit 4, and a calling device interface 5. A nurse call slave (not shown) is provided near the patient's bed for the patient to call a medical worker.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a control device, which is installed in a nurse station or the like where medical personnel are resident. Moreover, the control apparatus 10 is for determining which portable terminal 40 is made to alert | report the call from the medical worker calling apparatus 1 among the several portable terminals 40 mentioned later. Here, the control device 10 includes a control device control unit 11, an interface 12, and a control device storage unit 13.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a main apparatus, which is installed in a communication center or the like in a hospital, and is configured by, for example, a PBX of a portable terminal 40 described later. Reference numeral 30 denotes a wireless device, which is a wireless base station for wireless communication between the main device 20 and the portable terminal 40. Reference numeral 40 denotes a portable terminal that is carried by each medical worker, and can wirelessly communicate with the wireless device 30. Here, the main device 20 is connected to the control device 10. In addition, the wireless device 30 is preferably installed in various places in the hospital, and it is preferable that the mobile terminal 40 can communicate with the wireless device 30 at any place in the hospital. The mobile terminal 40 includes a mobile terminal control unit 41, a wireless transmission / reception unit 42, a storage unit 43, a notification unit 44, and a response operation unit 45.

  First, each component of the medical worker calling device 1 will be described. The control unit 2 is for controlling each component of the medical worker calling device 1 as described later, and is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. The call detection unit 3 includes a call button that is operated when a medical worker in the vicinity of a patient requests support from another medical worker. In addition, a medical worker may carry a tag and the call detection unit 3 may be configured by a tag reader. That is, the call detection unit 3 detects an operation in which a medical worker calls another medical worker.

  The number setting unit 4 is for setting the number of other medical workers required when a medical worker calls another medical worker. Here, the number-of-persons setting unit 4 is composed of, for example, a button and a display display, and displays the number of times the button is pressed on the display display. Thereby, the medical worker can always confirm the set number of persons. Note that this button may also be used as the button of the call detection unit 3. In this case, the number of persons is set by continuously pressing the button of the call detection unit 3.

  The call device interface 5 is for connecting the medical worker call device 1, the control device 10, and the mobile terminal 40 to perform communication. A medical worker in the vicinity of a patient operates the number setting unit 4 to set a desired number of people when requesting the support of another medical worker. Then, the number information indicating the number of persons set by the number setting section 4 is output from the number setting section 4 to the control section 2. In this state, when the medical staff presses the call button of the call detection unit, the control unit 2 generates a staff call signal. Here, the staff calling signal includes medical worker calling device identification information for identifying the medical worker calling device 1 from other medical worker calling devices 1. The staff call signal includes the above-described number information. In addition, information such as a hospital room number is used as the medical worker calling device identification information. The control unit 2 outputs the generated stuff call signal to the control device 10 through the call device interface 5. In addition, when the medical worker calling device 1 is installed in each bed, information such as a bed number may be used as the medical worker calling device identification information.

  Next, each component of the portable terminal 40 will be described. The portable terminal control unit 41 is for controlling each component of the portable terminal 40 as will be described later, and is configured by a CPU or the like. The wireless transmission / reception unit 42 is for the mobile terminal 40 to perform wireless communication with the wireless device 30. The storage unit 43 includes a storage device such as a memory, and stores mobile terminal identification information for identifying the mobile terminal 40 from other mobile terminals 40.

  The notification unit 44 is configured by a speaker, a display, and the like, and is used to notify a call requesting the support of another medical worker from a medical worker by voice or display. Here, since the nurse call cordless handset (not shown) is connected to the nurse call system by this embodiment, the alerting | reporting part 44 is used also when alert | reporting the call from a patient. Therefore, the alerting | reporting part 44 needs to differentiate the alerting | reporting pattern of alerting | reporting which shows the call from a patient, and alerting | reporting which shows the call from a medical worker.

  The response operation unit 45 is operated by a medical worker carrying the mobile terminal 40 while the notification unit 44 is performing notification. With this operation, the mobile terminal control unit 41 stops the operation of the notification unit 44. When the response operation unit 45 is operated, the mobile terminal control unit 41 generates a response signal and causes the wireless transmission / reception unit 42 to transmit the response signal. Here, the response signal includes portable terminal identification information for identifying the portable terminal 40 from other portable terminals 40.

  In the portable terminal 40 configured as described above, when the wireless transmission / reception unit 42 receives a staff call signal described later from the wireless device 30, the portable terminal control unit 41 includes the portable terminal identification information included in the staff call signal and the storage unit 43. Is compared with the mobile terminal identification information of the own device stored in the device to determine whether or not they match. And when both correspond, the portable terminal control part 41 operates the alerting | reporting part 44. FIG.

  Next, each component of the control device 10 will be described. The control device control unit 11 is for controlling each component of the control device 10 as described later, and is configured by a CPU or the like. The interface 12 is for connecting the control device 10 and the medical worker calling device 1 for communication. Here, the interface 12 inputs the staff call signal output from the medical worker call device 1. The interface 12 is for connecting the control device 10 and the main device 20 for communication. Here, the interface 12 outputs a staff call signal including the mobile terminal identification information of the mobile terminal 40 to be called to the main apparatus 20 and receives a response signal from the main apparatus 20.

  When the interface 12 receives the staff call signal, the control device controller 11 extracts the medical worker call device identification information and the number of people information included in the staff call signal. And the control part 11 for control apparatuses is the staff by the interface 12 with respect to the other portable terminals 40 except the portable terminal 40 which the medical worker who called the other medical worker with the medical worker calling device 1 carries. A call signal is output. That is, the control device control unit 11 calls the staff call including mobile terminal identification information excluding the mobile terminal identification information of the mobile terminal 40 carried by the medical worker who called another medical worker by the medical worker calling device 1. A signal is generated and output by the interface 12.

  This is because the medical worker call device 1 obtains the mobile terminal identification information from the mobile terminal 40 that responds when the patient calls the medical worker by a nurse call cordless handset (not shown). The medical worker who called the person can be identified. In the present embodiment, when a medical worker calls another medical worker, the mobile terminal 40 carried by the calling medical worker is not notified, but the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, you may make it alert | report also with the portable terminal 40 which the medical worker who performed the call carries.

  As described above, when the response operation unit 45 is operated on any of the mobile terminals 40 in a state where the notification is performed on the mobile terminal 40 carried by another medical worker, the mobile terminal identification information of the mobile terminal 40 is displayed. A response signal including is transmitted. In the control device 10 to which this response signal is input, each portable terminal 40 that has been informed by stopping output of the staff call signal or transmitting a recovery signal for stopping notification to each portable terminal 40. Stop notifications at.

  Then, the control device control unit 11 reduces the extracted number information by 1 and, when the numerical value is not 0, the medical worker who called another medical worker by the medical worker calling device 1 For the other mobile terminals 40 except for the mobile terminal 40 carried by the mobile terminal 40 and the mobile terminal 40 specified by the mobile terminal identification information included in the response signal input by the interface 12, the staff call signal is again transmitted by the interface 12. Output. That is, the control device control unit 11 includes the mobile terminal identification information of the mobile terminal 40 carried by the medical worker who called another medical worker by the medical worker calling device 1, and the mobile terminal 40 that responded first. A staff call signal including portable terminal identification information excluding portable terminal identification information is generated and output by the interface 12. The control device control unit 11 repeats the above-described processing until the number-of-persons information becomes zero.

  Next, the operation of the nurse call system according to the present embodiment will be specifically described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation until a medical worker calls another medical worker in the nurse call system according to the present embodiment. First, when a call is made by a nurse call slave (not shown), a notification is made on all the mobile terminals 40 (see FIG. 2A). Here, six mobile terminals 40 are used, and the mobile terminal identification information of each mobile terminal 40 is “01”, “02”, “03”, “04”, “05”, “06”. is there.

  In this state, when a response is made at the portable terminal 40 whose portable terminal identification information is “01”, a response signal including the portable terminal identification information “01” is transmitted from the portable terminal 40 to the control device 10. The control device 10 stops the notification of all the mobile terminals 40 by stopping the output of the staff call signal (see FIG. 2B). The medical worker who responded with the mobile terminal 40 whose mobile terminal identification information is “01” goes to the hospital room where the nurse call cordless handset that has been called is installed in order to confirm the patient's condition (see FIG. 2 (c)). Here, if the patient's condition is suddenly changed or the patient must be transported but the health care worker cannot be transported alone, Request support from health care professionals. In this example, it is assumed that support of three medical workers is requested.

  A medical worker who goes to the hospital room operates the number setting unit 4 of the medical worker calling device 1 to input the number information of “3”, and calls the calling detection unit 3. Then, a staff call signal including the number information “3” is output to the control device 10. The control device 10 generates a staff call signal including mobile terminal identification information “02”, “03”, “04”, “05”, “06” other than the mobile terminal identification information “01”, and the interface 12 Output. This staff call signal is transmitted to each portable terminal 40 via the main device 20 and the wireless device 30. And notification is performed in all the portable terminals 40 whose portable terminal identification information is other than "01". Specifically, notification is performed on five mobile terminals 40 whose mobile terminal identification information is “02”, “03”, “04”, “05”, and “06” (see FIG. 2D). .

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation in which a medical worker calls another medical worker in the nurse call system according to the present embodiment. Medical device carrying the portable terminal 40 with the portable terminal identification information “03” in a state where the notification is performed on all the portable terminals 40 other than the portable terminal identification information “01” (see FIG. 3A). The worker responds. Then, a response signal including the mobile terminal identification information “03” is transmitted from the mobile terminal 40 to the control device 10.

  The control device 10 stops the notification of all the mobile terminals 40 by stopping the output of the staff call signal. As a result, the control device control unit 11 reduces the value of the number information from 3 to 2. Then, the control device control unit 11 includes the mobile terminal identification information “02”, “04”, and the mobile terminal 40 excluding the mobile terminal 40 with the mobile terminal identification information “01” and the mobile terminal 40 with the mobile terminal identification information “03”. A staff call signal including “05” and “06” is generated and output by the interface 12. This staff call signal is transmitted to each portable terminal 40 via the main device 20 and the wireless device 30.

  Then, the notification is performed again on all the mobile terminals 40 having the mobile terminal identification information other than the mobile terminal identification information “01” and “03”. Specifically, the notification is performed on the four mobile terminals 40 whose mobile terminal identification information is “02”, “04”, “05”, and “06” (FIG. 3B). Further, a medical worker carrying the mobile terminal 40 with the mobile terminal identification information “03” goes to the hospital room.

  In this state, when a medical worker carrying the mobile terminal 40 with the mobile terminal identification information “05” responds, a response signal including the mobile terminal identification information “05” is transmitted from the mobile terminal 40 to the control device 10. The control device 10 stops the notification of all the mobile terminals 40 by stopping the output of the staff call signal. As a result, the control device control unit 11 reduces the value of the number of people information from 2 to 1. Then, the control device control unit 11 includes the portable terminal 40 with the portable terminal identification information “01”, the portable terminal 40 with the portable terminal identification information “03”, and the portable terminal 40 with the portable terminal identification information “05”. A staff call signal including mobile terminal identification information “02”, “04”, and “06” excluding “” is generated and output by the interface 12. This staff call signal is transmitted to each portable terminal 40 via the main device 20 and the wireless device 30.

  And notification is performed in all the portable terminals 40 having portable terminal identification information other than the portable terminal identification information “01”, “03”, and “05”. Specifically, the notification is performed on the three mobile terminals 40 whose mobile terminal identification information is “02”, “04”, and “06” (FIG. 3C). A medical worker carrying the mobile terminal 40 with the mobile terminal identification information “05” goes to the hospital room.

  In this state, when a medical worker carrying the mobile terminal 40 with the mobile terminal identification information “02” responds, a response signal including the mobile terminal identification information “02” is transmitted from the mobile terminal 40 to the control device 10. The control device 10 stops the notification of all the mobile terminals 40 by stopping the output of the staff call signal (FIG. 3D). As a result, the control device control unit 11 reduces the value of the number information from 1 to 0. Then, since the number information is 0 in the control device 10, the staff calling signal is not output, and the notification is not performed in each portable terminal 40. A medical worker carrying the mobile terminal 40 with the mobile terminal identification information “02” goes to the hospital room. When a medical worker carrying the mobile terminal 40 with the mobile terminal identification information “02” arrives at the hospital room, four medical workers are arranged in the hospital room, so that a sufficient response to the patient is possible.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, a medical worker in a hospital room sets the number of other medical workers who want to call the medical worker calling device 10 for calling other medical workers. When the call detection unit 3 of the medical worker call device 1 detects a call, the control unit 2 generates a staff call signal for calling another medical worker to call the call device. Is output at the interface 5 for use. In the control device 10, the mobile terminals excluding the mobile terminals 40 that have already responded among the plurality of mobile terminals 40 until the number of mobile terminals 40 corresponding to the number of persons set by the number setting unit 4 responds. For 40, the output of the staff call signal is repeated.

  By doing this, the number of other medical workers who responded becomes the desired number of people by simply setting the number of other medical workers to be supported and calling the other medical workers first. Since the operation of calling the mobile terminal 40 carried by another medical worker is repeated, the medical worker can perform other medical operations for a desired number of people without performing the operation for calling the other medical worker multiple times. You can easily request the support of the workers.

  In the above-described embodiment, all the mobile terminals 40 are notified in response to a call from a medical worker, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, you may make it alert | report the portable terminal 40 which the medical worker in charge of a patient carries.

  In the above-described embodiment, only the mobile terminal 40 is a notification target for a call from a medical worker, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a nurse call parent device installed in a nurse station may be set as a notification target. In this case, since the nurse call master is used by an unspecified number of medical workers, even if a response is made, it is not excluded from the next notification target.

  In the above-described embodiment, the medical worker in the vicinity of the patient's bed sets the number of people in the number-of-people setting unit 4 every time he calls another medical worker, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the necessary number of people may be set in advance depending on the patient's situation.

  In addition, the said embodiment is only what showed the example in implementation in implementing this invention, and, as a result, the technical scope of this invention should not be interpreted limitedly. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medical worker calling apparatus 2 Control part 3 Call detection part 4 Person number setting part 5 Interface for calling apparatus 10 Control apparatus 11 Control part for control apparatus 12 Interface 13 Storage part for control apparatus 20 Main apparatus 30 Wireless apparatus 40 Portable terminal 41 Carrying Terminal control unit 42 Wireless transmission / reception unit 43 Storage unit 44 Notification unit 45 Response operation unit

Claims (1)

Set by the call detection unit that is activated when a medical worker calls another medical worker, the number setting unit for setting the number of other medical workers that the medical worker wants to call, and the number setting unit A control unit for generating a staff call signal for calling other medical workers, including the number information indicating the number of persons received and the mobile terminal identification information of all other mobile terminals, and the staff call generated by the control unit A health care paging device having a paging device interface for outputting a signal;
A storage unit that is carried by each medical worker and stores mobile terminal identification information for identification with other mobile terminals, a notification unit that notifies a call, and a response operation unit for performing a response to the notification A wireless transmission / reception unit that receives the stuff call signal and transmits a response signal generated when the response operation unit is operated; and portable terminal identification information in which the wireless transmission / reception unit is stored in the storage unit When the staff calling signal including the mobile terminal identification information that matches the mobile terminal is received, the notification unit is operated, and when the response operation unit is operated while the notification unit is operating, A mobile terminal having a mobile terminal control unit that obtains terminal identification information and generates a response signal including the mobile terminal identification information;
An interface connecting the medical staff calling device and the portable terminal, and when the interface inputs a staff calling signal from the medical worker calling device, the number information included in the staff calling signal is extracted, and the extracted number information Until the interface inputs the response signal corresponding to the number of times, the control for the control device that repeats the output of the staff call signal to the mobile terminals excluding the mobile terminals that have already responded among the plurality of mobile terminals A control unit having a unit;
Nurse call system characterized by comprising.

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