JP2010005058A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nurse call system introduced easily without burden on a patient such as having a wireless handset of nurse call and roughly identify the patient calling from a common space. <P>SOLUTION: A bed-leaving determination section 14 determines whether a patient on a bed leaves the bed or not, and when a common operation part 6 mounted on a common space is operated, a control part 11 displays on a display part 10 about the patient information of determining the patient leaving the bed by the determination portion 14, and it can identify the patient who seems to call from the common space. Then it alleviates burden on the patient, such as having a wireless handset of nurse call. The device for detecting a patient leaving the bed is already mounted in usual hospitals or the like at a high probability, and so the system can be introduced easier than a receiver of a wireless handset of nurse call. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system, and is particularly suitable for use in a nurse call system that makes a call by pressing a call button.

  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 nursing support, or when a caregiver at a care facility needs help from a caregiver (hereinafter simply referred to as “patient”). Is a system that can call a nurse or a caregiver (hereinafter simply referred to as a health care worker) by pressing a call button or the like.

  Many nurse call systems include a nurse call slave set up at the bedside, a nurse call base set up at a nurse center where medical staff are stationed, and a corridor lamp installed near the entrance of each room such as a hospital room. And a controller that performs control related to call and data transmission / reception. In addition, a nurse call system is also provided in which a mobile medical worker responds to a call by combining a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal carried by a medical worker and a PBX (Private Branch Exchange).

  Some nurse call master devices are board-type devices that display a light-emitting body such as an LED (light-emitting diode) on a display panel in association with a patient name. In this board-type nurse call master, when a call from a patient occurs, an LED corresponding to the patient is turned on (or blinked) so that the medical staff can visually recognize the patient who has made the call. Some nurse call masters use personal computers. In the nurse call master device using this personal computer, the layout is displayed on the display in the same manner as the actual bed layout, and the patient name is displayed on the layout. And when such a nurse call master is called from a patient, it highlights the part corresponding to that patient (for example, pop-up display etc.) so that which patient calls. So that medical staff can visually recognize

  The nurse call cordless handset is installed in the vicinity of the bed for each patient and includes an operation unit for the patient to call a medical worker. Here, the nurse call cordless handset includes an operation unit, and includes an operation unit placed at the patient's hand and a wall unit installed on a wall surface connecting the operation unit by wire or wireless. Moreover, the nurse call cordless handset is not only installed near the bed for each patient, but also installed in a common space such as a toilet, a smoking room, and a common room. Thereby, the patient can call a medical worker even from a common space.

By the way, unlike the nurse call slave set installed in the vicinity of the bed for each patient, the nurse call set installed in the common space may be operated by an unspecified number of patients. For this reason, there is a problem that it is not known by which patient the call by the nurse call cordless handset installed in the common space is made. As a technique for solving such a problem, a radio call terminal is possessed by allowing a patient to have a radio call terminal and performing wireless communication with the radio call terminal by a receiver installed in a common space. One that identifies a patient is known (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-33163 A

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has a problem of placing a burden on the patient because the patient must have a wireless calling terminal. In addition, since a new receiver must be installed in the common space, there is a problem that it becomes difficult to introduce the system.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and can be easily introduced without placing a burden on the patient such as having a wireless calling terminal, and a patient who has called from a common space. The purpose is to be able to roughly identify

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, it is determined whether or not the patient on the bed is getting out of bed, and when there is a call from the shared space, information on the patient who is determined to be out of bed is obtained. A list is displayed.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, there is no possibility that the patient is in the common space for the bed where the patient is not leaving the bed, and the patient is in the common space for the bed where the patient is leaving the bed. There is a possibility of being. Therefore, by displaying a list of patients using beds that are determined to be out of bed, it is possible to identify a patient who seems to be calling from the common space. This eliminates the burden of giving the patient a wireless calling terminal. In addition, since a device for detecting a patient's bed is a device that is likely to be already installed in a normal hospital or the like, it can be introduced more easily than a receiver of a wireless calling terminal.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration example of the nurse call system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call system according to the present embodiment includes a hand-type slave unit 1, a mat sensor 2, a relay unit 3, a wall unit 4, a corridor lamp 5, a common operation unit 6, a common space unit 7, and a control. Machine 8 and nurse call parent machine 9. The nurse call parent device 9 includes a display unit 10, a control unit 11, an interface 12, a storage unit 13, a bed leaving determination unit 14, and a call determination unit 15.

  The hand-type slave unit 1 is connected to an outlet of the wall unit 4 via the relay unit 3 so that each patient in the hospital room can perform a calling operation or a call at hand. Moreover, the hand-type subunit | mobile_unit 1 is provided with the call button 1a for a patient to call a medical worker. The hand-type slave unit 1 generates a call signal by operating the call button 1 a and outputs the call signal to the wall unit 4 through the relay unit 3. The hand-type slave unit 1 includes a microphone (not shown) and a speaker (not shown) that are used when a patient has a conversation with a medical staff. When a communication path is formed between the hand-type slave unit 1 and the nurse call base unit 9, the hand-type slave unit 1 converts voice input from the microphone into a voice signal and outputs the voice signal to the relay unit 3. The voice signal input from the nurse call master unit 9 via the unit 3 is converted and the voice is output from the speaker.

  The mat sensor 2 is for detecting whether or not the patient has left the bed B. Specifically, the mat sensor 2 is placed on the bed B, detects that the load applied to the bed B has been lost, and outputs a contact signal. The contact signal output from the mat sensor 2 is input to the wall unit 4 via the relay unit 3. The relay unit 3 inputs a call signal from the hand-type slave unit 1, inputs a contact signal from the mat sensor 2, distinguishes them and outputs them to the wall unit 4.

  The wall unit 4 is embedded in the bedside wall of each patient in the hospital room and is connected to the corridor lamp 5. In addition, the wall unit 4 is a call button (not shown) for a medical worker to call another medical worker in an emergency, and when the patient calls the medical worker, the medical worker operates the original button. A recovery button 4a for returning to the state and an outlet for connecting the relay unit 3 are provided. Moreover, the wall unit 4 includes a microphone and a speaker, which are used when the patient has a conversation with a medical worker, as necessary.

  The wall unit 4 receives a call signal from the hand-type slave unit 1 and, together with slave unit identification information for identifying the hand-type slave unit 1 that has called, a nurse through the corridor lamp 5 and the control unit 8. Output to the call base unit 9. The wall unit 4 also receives a contact signal from the mat sensor 2 and outputs it to the nurse call master unit 9 via the corridor lamp 5 and the controller 8 together with the bed identification information for identifying the bed B. Note that the slave unit identification information and the bed identification information may be the same or different.

  The corridor lamp 5 is installed for each patient room on a wall surface near the entrance of the patient room, and displays a room number, a patient name, and the like in the patient room. The corridor lamp 5 displays that the call has been made when a patient in the hospital room calls the medical staff. For example, a light-emitting body attached to the side surface of the corridor lamp 5 is turned on / flashed to indicate that a call has been made. In addition, the corridor lamp 5 includes a recovery button 5a for performing a response operation by a medical worker and canceling a calling operation such as displaying a call when a patient in the hospital room calls the medical worker.

  The common operation unit 6 is installed in a common space such as a toilet, a smoking room, and a common room, and includes a call button 6a for calling an unspecified number of patients to a medical worker. Further, the shared operation unit 6 generates a shared space calling signal by operating the calling button 6 a and outputs the signal to the controller 8 via the shared space unit 7 and the corridor lamp 5. Here, the shared space call signal includes shared space identification information for specifying the location of the shared space where the shared operation unit 6 is installed.

  The shared space unit 7 is for connecting the shared operation unit 6 to the controller 8. In addition, the shared space unit 7 is connected to a microphone (not shown) and a speaker (not shown) that are used when a patient has a conversation with a medical worker. When the communication path is formed with the nurse call master unit 9, the common space unit 7 converts the voice input from the microphone into a voice signal and outputs the voice signal to the controller 8, and the controller 8 and the corridor lamp 5 The voice signal input from the nurse call master unit 9 is converted via the and the voice is output from the speaker. The controller 8 performs control related to telephone calls and data transmission / reception, and is installed between the corridor lamp 5 and the nurse call master unit 9.

  The nurse call master unit 9 is installed, for example, in a nurse center where medical personnel are resident. The nurse call base unit 9 includes a handset 9a. The handset 9a is for performing an operation of responding to a call from the patient (calling by the hand-type slave unit 1 or the common operation unit 6) or an operation for calling the patient (the hand-type slave unit 1 or the common space unit 7). is there.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the nurse call system according to the present embodiment. The mat sensor 2 outputs a contact signal to the relay unit 3 when the patient on the bed B leaves the bed. The wall unit 4 inputs the contact signal output from the mat sensor 2 via the relay unit 3 and outputs the contact signal together with the bed identification information to the nurse call master unit 9.

  The display unit 10 is configured by a display or the like, and displays patient information of a patient who seems to be in a common space. Here, the display unit 10 displays the patient information of the patient who has called in a normal calling operation by a technique such as pop-up. The control unit 11 controls each component of the nurse call parent device 9 as described later. The interface 12 is connected to the wall unit 4 and the common space unit 7 via the controller 8 and the corridor lamp 5, and performs a call and transmission / reception of various signals to / from the hand-type slave unit 1, and the wall unit. 4 input a contact signal and bed identification information. Further, the interface 12 inputs a shared space call signal from the shared operation unit 6.

  The storage unit 13 stores in advance patient information indicating a patient who uses the bed B and bed identification information for identifying the bed B in association with each other. That is, the storage unit 13 is used to identify which patient is using the bed B. The association between the patient information and the bed identification information is performed when the patient is hospitalized or when the patient moves to another bed. In addition, in the storage unit 13, patient information indicating a patient who uses the hand-shaped child device 1 and child device identification information for identifying the hand-shaped child device 1 are associated with each other and stored in advance.

  The bed leaving determination unit 14 acquires the contact signal and the bed identification information input by the interface 12. In addition, the bed leaving determination unit 14 refers to the patient information stored in the storage unit 13 and the bed identification information stored in association with the patient information, and the patient is registered (used by hospitalized patients). ) Identify bed B. Here, a patient is registered in the bed B specified by the bed identification information associated with the patient information. On the other hand, the patient is not registered in the bed B specified by the bed identification information not associated with the patient information (in other words, the patient B is unused).

  As described above, the bed leaving determination unit 14 determines whether or not the patient on the bed B has left the bed B in which the patient is registered. That is, when the interface signal is input to the contact signal and the bed identification information, the determination result that the patient is out of bed is obtained in the bed B specified by the bed identification information input by the interface 12 together with the contact signal. On the other hand, the determination result that there is a patient (the patient is in bed) is obtained in the bed B to which no contact signal is input. And the bed leaving determination part 14 outputs the bed identification information of the bed B which became the determination result to the control part 11 as bed information with the determination result mentioned above.

  The call determination unit 15 determines whether or not the interface 12 has input a shared space call signal, in other words, the interface 12 receives a call signal and the call signal is a shared space call signal output from the common operation unit 6. It is determined whether or not the shared operation unit 6 has been operated. Further, the call determination unit 15 specifies the location of the shared space where the shared operation unit 6 is installed, based on the shared space identification information included in the shared space call signal.

  When the call determination unit 15 determines that the shared operation unit 6 has been operated, the control unit 11 inputs the bed information output from the bed leaving determination unit 14 and determines that the patient on the bed B has left the bed. The bed identification information of the bed B is acquired. Then, the control unit 11 extracts patient information stored in the storage unit 13 in association with the acquired bed identification information. The patient information extracted in this way is displayed on the display unit 10 (for example, the screen shown in FIG. 3).

  In the nurse call system configured as described above, it can be said that the patient displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10 is likely to be in a common space because he / she has left the bed B. On the other hand, since the patient who is not displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10 is on the bed B (not getting out of bed), it can be said that there is no possibility of being in the common space. Here, the smaller the number of patients displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10, the easier it is to identify the patient who has called out from the shared space.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, whether or not the patient on the bed B is getting out of bed is determined by the bed leaving determination unit 14, and the common operation unit 6 installed in the common space is operated. In this case, the control unit 11 causes the display unit 10 to display the patient information of the patient determined to be out of bed by the bed leaving determination unit 14. Thereby, about the bed B from which the patient has not left the bed, the patient is not likely to be in the common space, and for the bed B from which the patient has left the bed, the patient may be in the common space. . Therefore, by displaying a list of patients using the bed B that is determined to be out of bed, it is possible to identify a patient who seems to be calling from the common space. This eliminates the burden of giving the patient a wireless calling terminal. In addition, since the device (mat sensor 2) for detecting the patient's bed is a device that is likely to be already installed in a normal hospital or the like, it can be introduced more easily than a receiver of a wireless call terminal. Become.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bed leaving determination unit 14 and the call determination unit 15 are provided in the nurse call parent device 9, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the bed leaving determination unit 14 and the call determination unit 15 may be provided in the wall unit 4, the corridor lamp 5, the controller 8, and the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mat sensor 2 detects whether or not the patient on the bed B is getting out of bed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a mat sensor to be stepped on by a patient who has left the bed B is laid under the bed B, an infrared sensor is provided on the fence of the bed B to detect that the patient who has left the bed B passes between the fences, Various sensors may be applied such as providing a temperature sensor on the bed B that detects that the body temperature of the patient on the bed B is no longer detected by leaving the bed B.

  In the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not the patient is calling from the common space only based on whether or not the patient on the bed B is getting out of bed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, information such as a patient's nursing schedule identifies the patient's destination, such as when the patient is identified as going out or staying out, or when the patient is identified as undergoing surgery. In this case, even if the patient on the bed B is getting out of bed, the patient information may not be displayed on the display unit 10. Thereby, the patient who is calling from the common space can be identified more accurately.

  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.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the whole nurse call system by this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the nurse call system by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the display screen of the display part of the nurse call system by this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hand type cordless handset 2 Mat sensor 3 Relay unit 4 Wall unit 5 Corridor light 6 Shared operation part 7 Shared space unit 8 Controller 9 Nurse call master 10 Display part 11 Control part 12 Interface 13 Memory | storage part 14 Bed leaving determination part 15 Call determination unit

Claims (1)

A storage unit that stores in advance the patient information indicating the patient who uses the bed and the bed identification information for identifying the bed;
For the bed specified by the bed identification information associated with the patient information, it is determined whether or not the patient on the bed is getting out of bed, and the determination result is associated with the bed identification information of the bed A bed leaving judgment unit that outputs the information as bed information;
A common operation unit installed in a common space and operated by an unspecified number of patients;
A call determination unit that determines whether or not the shared operation unit has been operated;
A display unit for displaying patient information of a patient who seems to be in the shared space;
When the call determination unit determines that the shared operation unit is operated, the bed information output from the bed leaving determination unit is input, and the determination result that the patient on the bed is getting out of bed is obtained. Acquiring the bed identification information of the obtained bed, extracting the patient information associated with the acquired bed identification information and stored in the storage unit, and causing the display unit to display the control unit;
Nurse call system with.

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