JP2008229172A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nurse call system capable of setting priority in the call from a nurse-call portable unit according to the condition of a patient. <P>SOLUTION: A temperature measuring part 12 for measuring the temperature of a patient is incorporated in a call grip button 1b of the nurse-call portable unit 1. When the call is made by operating the call grip button 1b, the temperature information obtained when the call is made is transmitted together with a call signal to a control machine 4, and the control machine 4 determines whether the temperature is normal or not. If the temperature is an abnormal value, the call from the patient is made to precede other calls as a preferential call, and a nurse-call master unit 3 which receives the call signal of the preferential call announces the call and displays that the preferential call is made in a master unit display part 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system in which a patient calls a nurse, and more particularly to a nurse call system that makes a priority call according to the patient's condition.

In the conventional nurse call system, all nurse call slave units are in an equal relationship, and when a call from a patient overlaps, the call notification is made sequentially by the nurse call master unit from the one that was called earlier even for a moment. . For this reason, there is a case where a call for which quick response is desired is delayed. Therefore, the applicant of the present application has proposed a nurse call system having the configuration shown in Patent Document 1. In this method, priorities are set for each patient in advance, and by this setting, calls from critically ill patients can be preferentially accepted.
JP 2005-349088 A

  However, since the priority of the configuration of Patent Document 1 is set in advance by the operation of the nurse call master unit, the priority is fixed, and even when the condition of the seriously injured patient is stabilized, the priority call is performed as usual. Also, even if a patient's condition with low priority changes suddenly and a call requiring urgent treatment occurs, the call is controlled in the same line as the others unless priority setting is made, and thus there is a case where sufficient response cannot be made. In order to eliminate this, the priority order may be rewritten frequently, but it is difficult because the burden on the nurse who performs the rewriting work increases.

  Therefore, in view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a nurse call system that automatically generates a priority for a call by a nurse call slave unit according to a patient's condition.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to a nurse call slave set installed in each bed of a hospital room to call a nurse, and a corridor lamp that displays a call from the nurse call slave set. A nurse call master unit installed in a nurse station for responding to a call from the nurse call slave unit, and a controller for controlling communication between the corridor lamp and the nurse call master unit. The nurse call slave unit is provided with biometric information acquisition means for acquiring the patient biometric information, and the nurse call master unit or the control unit is configured to determine normality / abnormality of the transmitted biological information, and nurse call. Call control means for controlling the calling order by the slave unit is provided, and if it is determined that the biological information transmitted by the call operation of the nurse call slave unit is an abnormal value, Call the overriding the call from another nurse call handset from user and performing a call informing it.
According to this configuration, the patient's biological information at the time when the call is made by the nurse call cordless handset is obtained, and whether or not priority call is possible is made. A prompt call operation can be performed, and even if multiple calls occur at the same time, it is possible for the nurse to respond appropriately.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the nurse call master unit determines that the biometric information determination unit determines an abnormal value, the measured value of the calling patient indicates an abnormal value. It is characterized by comprising biometric information notifying means for notifying the nurse.
According to this configuration, it is possible to notify the nurse that the patient who is calling is a patient who needs immediate attention.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hallway lamp has a patient information display unit for displaying the patient's biological information, and the biological information of the patient who is calling is a predetermined one of the hallway lights. It is displayed on a patient information display part by operation.
According to this configuration, since the biological information can be seen with the corridor lamp, the nurse can grasp the patient's condition when entering the hospital room and can take appropriate measures.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the nurse call cordless handset includes a call grip button, and biometric information acquisition means is incorporated in the call grip button. .
According to this configuration, the call grip button is gripped when the patient performs a call operation. Therefore, the biological information can be obtained at the time of the calling operation without attaching a sensor to the patient, and there is no burden on the patient for obtaining the biological information.

  According to the present invention, since the patient's biological information at the time when the call is made by the nurse call cordless handset is obtained and the priority call is determined, it is possible for a patient who needs immediate response. A prompt response is possible, and even if multiple calls occur at the same time, the nurse can respond appropriately.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a nurse call system according to the present invention. 1 is a nurse call slave set installed for each bed to call a nurse, 2 is a patient installed near the entrance of each hospital room Corridor lamp for displaying a call from the patient, 3 is a nurse call master unit installed in the nurse station to notify and respond to a call from the patient, 4 is a communication between the corridor lamp 2 and the nurse call master unit 3 A control device 5 for controlling the operation is a wireless facility for notifying each nurse of a call. The radio equipment 5 includes a portable master unit 6 carried by each nurse to answer a call from a patient, a base station 7 installed at a predetermined interval to communicate with the portable master unit 6, It is composed of an exchange 8 that manages communication between the portable parent device 6 and the controller 4.

  The nurse call slave unit 1 includes a plate slave unit 1a installed on a wall surface in the vicinity of each bed, and a call grip button 1b that is wired to the plate slave unit 1a and can be operated at hand while the patient is lying down. It consists of The call grip button 1b is provided with a nurse call button 11 for a patient to call a nurse, and a body temperature measuring unit 12 as a biological information obtaining means for obtaining biological information when operating the nurse call button 11. . In the plate slave unit 1a, a slave unit microphone 13 for a patient to transmit voice, a slave unit speaker 14 for a patient to receive voice, and a child unit for performing voice communication and data communication with the corridor lamp 2 are provided. A machine interface (slave machine IF) 15 is provided.

  Although the body temperature measurement unit 12 is incorporated in the call grip button 1b, a separate wristband or neckband may be always attached to the patient, and the body temperature measurement unit may be provided there. In addition, by always wearing a wristband or the like on the patient, it is possible to measure blood pressure and pulse as other biological information.

  The corridor lamp 2 stores a call notification unit 21 for flashing notification to a nurse when a call is made from a patient, and patient information of a patient admitted in a corresponding hospital room and body temperature measurement value information added to a call signal. A corridor lamp storage unit (not shown), and a patient information display unit 22 including an LCD for displaying patient information of the patient and displaying the measured body temperature of the patient who has called the patient.

  The nurse call master unit 3 includes a master unit display unit 31 composed of an LCD for displaying patient information, a display unit controller 32 for controlling display, a call unit 33 for calling with a patient, a patient's name, bed number, A patient information storage unit 34 for storing patient information such as medical subjects, a nursing information recording unit 35 for relief categories such as transport / convoy, and a parent device control unit 36 for controlling each part of the nurse call parent device 3 with a CPU; A base unit interface (base unit IF) 37 for communicating with the controller 4 is provided. The call unit 33 includes a speaker for receiving a call from the patient and reporting a ringing tone, a handset for making a call in response to the call from the patient, and the like.

  The controller 4 includes a controller storage device 41 that stores patient information and normal values of body temperature of individual patients, a controller controller 42 that includes a CPU and controls each part of the controller 4, the corridor lamp 2, and sound. Controller first interface (controller first IF) 43 for performing communication and data communication, controller second interface (controller second IF) 44 for performing voice communication and data communication with nurse call parent device 3, and exchange 8 and a controller third interface (controller third IF) 45 for performing voice communication and data communication.

  In addition, the patient's individual body temperature normal value is input by operating the nurse call master unit 3. If the biological information to be obtained is a blood pressure value, the normal range of blood pressure is input, and if it is heart rate information, the normal range of heart rate is input.

  The portable base unit 6 performs PHS communication with the base station 7 and reports the call from the portable display unit 6a for displaying the patient information of the patient who has been called based on the received information. In addition, it has a call section (not shown) for calling with the patient.

  The operation of the nurse call system configured as described above will be described below. When the nurse call button 11 of the nurse call handset 1 is pressed, the body temperature measurement unit 12 is activated and the body temperature is measured from the palm of the patient covering the body temperature measurement unit 12. The body temperature measurement unit 12 includes a signal generation unit (not shown) that converts a measurement value into digital data. Body temperature information is added to the calling signal and is transmitted from the handset IF 15 to the corridor lamp 2. The corridor lamp 2 receives this signal and transmits it to the controller 4, and stores the body temperature information in the corridor lamp storage section.

  The controller 4 that has received the body temperature information together with the calling signal obtains the body temperature information received under the control of the controller controller 42 and the normal value (normal range) of the patient-specific body temperature stored in the controller storage device 41. If the measured value is out of the normal value range, priority call control is performed. On the other hand, when the value is within the normal value range, the normal call is performed. In the case of a priority call, the call has priority over the normal nurse call, and if a priority call occurs when the normal call is made first, this call is interrupted and the priority call is made first. When the response is completed, the interrupted normal call is resumed.

  The calling signal transmitted from the controller 4 is transmitted to the corridor lamp 2 via the controller first IF 43, to the nurse call master unit 3 via the controller second IF 44, and to the radio equipment 5 via the controller third IF 45, respectively. In the case of priority calling, an abnormality detection signal is added to the calling signal and transmitted to each device.

  When the nurse call master unit 3 obtains the call signal of the nurse call slave unit 1 from the controller 4 together with the abnormality detection signal, the ringer sounds from the speaker of the call unit 33 under the control of the master unit control unit 36 and at the same time Based on the ID information included in the signal, the patient information of the patient who has performed the call operation is displayed on the main unit display unit 31, and the call is a priority call in which the body temperature indicates an abnormal value. indicate. The nurse responding to this call uses the handset to make a call with the patient via the nurse call handset 1 and can recognize that this call is a priority call when the parent device display unit 31 is viewed. .

  On the other hand, the exchange 8 of the radio equipment 5 that has received the abnormality detection signal together with the calling signal transmits it to the specific portable base unit 6 via the base station 7 based on the ID information included in the calling signal. Receiving this call signal, the portable base unit 6 rings a ringing tone and simultaneously displays on the portable display unit 6a that the call from the nurse call handset 1 is a priority call. The nurse who responds by receiving this ringing tone can make a call with the nurse call handset 1 by a predetermined call operation, and can recognize that it is a priority call by looking at the portable display unit 6a.

  Furthermore, when the corridor lamp 2 acquires the call signal of the nurse call slave unit 1 from the controller 4 together with the abnormality detection signal, the call notification unit 21 blinks to notify that there is a call, and the nurse who rushed after receiving the call When a predetermined operation such as long pressing of the recovery button is performed, the measured body temperature of the patient obtained and stored from the nurse call slave unit 1 when the nurse call button 11 is operated is displayed on the patient information display unit 22. . In accordance with the blinking of the call notification unit 21, the nurse call handset 1 sounds a ringing sound from the handset speaker 14 by the control of the corridor lamp 2 to notify that the call is being made.

In this manner, since the patient's biological information at the time when the call is made by the nurse call slave is obtained and the priority call is determined, it is possible to promptly respond to a patient requiring immediate response. The call operation can be performed, and even if a plurality of calls occur at the same time, the nurse can appropriately respond.
In addition, since it is displayed on the nurse call parent device or the portable parent device that the priority call has been made, it is possible to notify the nurse that the patient who is calling needs an immediate response. And since the biometric information of the patient in the priority calling state can be seen with the corridor lamp, the nurse can grasp the patient's state and perform appropriate treatment.
Furthermore, when the patient performs a call operation, since the biological information is obtained by the operation of holding the call grip button, it is not necessary to attach a separate sensor to the patient, and there is no burden on the patient.

In the above embodiment, when the priority call is performed, the nurse call master unit 3 is configured to display only that the biological information indicates an abnormal value, but from the measurement value information attached to the call signal. Specific measurement values may be displayed together. In the case of priority calling, the ringing tone may be different from that for normal calling.
Further, although the controller control unit 42 determines normality / abnormality of the biological information, the nurse call parent device 3 may determine and perform the priority call control.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram which shows an example of embodiment of the nurse call system which concerns on this invention, and has shown it with a partial block diagram.

Explanation of symbols

  1 ・ Nurse call handset, 1b ・ Calling handle button, 2 ・ ・ Corridor light, 3 ・ ・ Nurse call base unit, 4 ・ ・ Control unit, 6 ・ ・ Portable base unit, 11 ・ Nurse call button, 12. · Body temperature measuring unit (biological information obtaining means), 22 ·· Patient information display unit, 31 ·· Parent device display unit (biological information notification unit), 34 ·· Patient information storage unit, 36 ·· Parent device control unit , 41... Controller storage device, 42... Controller control unit (biological information determination means, call control means).

Claims (4)

Nurse call cordless devices installed in individual beds of the hospital room to call nurses, corridor lights that display calls from the nurse call cordless hands, and nurses to answer calls from the nurse call cordless handsets In a nurse call system having a nurse call master set installed in a station, and a controller for controlling communication between the corridor lamp and the nurse call master set,
Biological information determining means for acquiring biological information of a patient in the nurse call slave unit, and biological information determining means for determining normality / abnormality of the transmitted biological information to the nurse call master unit or the controller, and Providing a call control means for controlling the calling order by the nurse call handset,
When it is determined that the biological information transmitted by the call operation of the nurse call slave unit is an abnormal value, the call notification from the patient is given priority over the call from another nurse call slave unit. Nurse call system. The nurse call parent device includes biometric information notifying means for notifying the nurse that the measured value of the calling patient indicates an abnormal value when the biometric information determining means determines that the abnormal value is present. The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein: The corridor lamp has a patient information display unit that displays patient biometric information, and the biometric information of the calling patient is displayed on the patient information display unit by a predetermined operation of the corridor lamp. The nurse call system according to claim 1 or 2. The nurse call system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the nurse call handset includes a call grip button, and the biological information acquisition means is incorporated in the call grip button.

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