JP2010125190A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nurse call system where a person can make a nurse call by using a cordless handset of the nurse call from a temporary bed in a hospital and a nurse can easily identify the patient operating the nurse call even if it is calling from the temporary bed. <P>SOLUTION: A nurse call system includes a layout memory part where a wireless handset for nurse call is connected to an outlet device, it is set in a hospital room and a corridor, the connection/unconnection of the wireless handset of nurse call is detected, and the connection/unconnection signal is formed at the outlet device while a controller memorizes the position information of the outlet device, and a controller CPU where the position of the outlet device generating the connection signal is received from the layout memory part and the wireless handset connection signal including the position information is formed and transmitted to the nurse call base unit, and the nurse call base unit has a display 20 displaying a layout A of a hospital ward, and the position of the connected wireless handset for nurse call is displayed with a bed mark D on the display 20 based on the wireless handset connection signal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system installed in a hospital, and more particularly, to a nurse call system in which a display for displaying a layout of a ward is provided on a nurse call master unit so that the position of a patient can be easily grasped in response to a call from a patient.

Conventionally, there is a nurse call system that makes it easy to grasp the position of a patient when a nurse call is displayed by displaying a layout in a ward on a nurse call parent machine. For example, in Patent Document 1, a ward room is displayed on the display in addition to the ward shape imitating the shape of a ward, and patient information such as a patient name is displayed in each ward according to the bed position. With such a display, the nurse can confirm the location of the patient who made the nurse call at a glance, and can promptly and appropriately respond.
JP 2006-130083 A

  In the event of a large number of patients at once due to a major disaster, etc., hospitals will need to install temporary beds in the hallways and empty spaces in addition to the beds in the hospital room to accommodate and treat as many patients as possible. . However, a conventional hospital cannot assign a nurse call cordless handset to a temporary bed installed in such an emergency. As a result, the patients who were housed were unable to make a nurse call using the nurse call handset, and it was difficult for doctors and nurses to figure out how many patients were carried and were currently hospitalized. . Furthermore, even when a call is made from a patient, the calling patient may not be easily recognized.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention can make a nurse call using a nurse call cordless handset from a temporary bed installed in a corridor or the like in a hospital, and a nurse can call from a temporary bed. An object of the present invention is to provide a nurse call system that can easily identify a patient who has made a nurse call.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is a nurse call cordless handset that is installed for each bed and has a function of calling and calling a nurse, and a call from the nurse call cordless handset installed in the nurse station. Nurse call master unit that has a function to respond to, a socket device that is installed at the bed placement position and enables communication with the nurse call master unit by connecting the nurse call slave unit, and the outlet device and the nurse call master unit A nurse call system including a controller for controlling communication between the outlets, and the outlet device is installed in a hospital room and a corridor, and detects the connection / disconnection of the nurse call slave unit and outputs the connection signal / disconnection signal. The nurse call master unit or the control unit includes a layout storage unit that stores the position information of the outlet device, and a connection signal / non-connection signal. And a slave unit location grasping means for generating a slave unit connection signal / slave unit connection release signal including location information by grasping the position of the outlet device that issued the slave unit from the layout storage unit. A display for displaying a layout, and a display control means for displaying on the display the position of the outlet device that has received the slave unit connection signal and not displaying the position of the outlet device that has received the slave unit connection release signal on the display. And
According to this configuration, the nurse call slave unit can be installed in accordance with the bed arranged in the hallway in addition to the hospital room, and the position of the nurse call slave unit can be displayed on the display based on the position information of the outlet device. That is, even a hospitalized patient in the corridor can display the location on the display of the nurse call master unit. Therefore, even in an emergency where the inpatient is also in the corridor, the inpatient can easily make a nurse call, and hospital staff such as nurses can grasp the patient's position from the display, regardless of where the patient is. It is possible to perform treatment and nursing work without delay for nurse calls.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the display control means displays the outlet device according to the slave unit connection signal / slave unit release signal for the outlet unit installed in the hallway. However, the slave unit connection signal / slave unit connection release signal is not applied to the outlet device installed in the hospital room.
According to this configuration, the outlet device installed in the corridor is displayed / hidden according to the connection status of the nurse call slave unit, that is, the installation status of the bed. On the other hand, regarding the hospital room, the position of the outlet device can be continuously displayed on the display regardless of the connection status of the nurse call slave unit. Therefore, in the normal state where there is no bed in the corridor, the same operation and display as the conventional nurse call system can be performed, and the stability of control can be ensured in the normal state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first or second aspect, the layout storage unit stores the position of the bed arranged corresponding to the outlet device together with the layout of the ward, and the display control means is on the display. The outlet device position is displayed by displaying the corresponding bed position with a mark on the ward layout.
According to this structure, since the position of the bed actually arranged is displayed on the display, the position of the patient can be visually recognized, and the nurse can easily cope with it.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of the first to third aspects, if the slave unit position grasping unit receives a disconnection signal after receiving a connection signal from the outlet device, it determines that a disconnection has occurred. A slave unit disconnection signal including position information of the outlet device is generated, and the nurse call master unit has a notification means for issuing an alarm in response to the slave unit disconnection signal, and a reset operation unit for stopping the alarm notification. It is characterized by having.
According to this configuration, when the nurse call slave unit is disconnected from the outlet device, a disconnection alarm is issued in the nurse call master unit, so that it is possible to reliably notify the nurse of the disconnection of the nurse call slave unit. In addition, since the alarm is stopped by performing the reset operation, the temporary bed can be moved or removed without difficulty even if the alarm is configured.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the fourth aspect, the display control means receives the slave unit disconnection signal and changes the display on the display of the corresponding outlet device to a display different from the display of the other outlet device. It is characterized by that.
According to this configuration, the disconnection occurrence location can be recognized on the display, so that the location can be easily identified and handled smoothly.

  According to the present invention, even if an inpatient is in the corridor, the location can be displayed on the display of the nurse call master unit. Nurse call is possible. Then, hospital staff such as nurses can grasp the position of the patient from the display, and can perform treatment and nursing work without delay for the nurse call regardless of the location of the patient.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are configuration diagrams showing an example of a nurse call system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a main part as a circuit block. 1 is a nurse call cordless device installed for each bed for a patient to call a nurse, 2 is a socket device installed in many rooms such as a hospital room B and a corridor for connecting the nurse call cordless handset 1, and 3 is a nurse station A nurse call master unit 4 installed in N for responding to a call from the nurse call slave unit 1 is a controller for controlling communication between the nurse call master unit 3 and the outlet device 2. The nurse call slave unit 1 and the outlet device 2 are connected via a transmission line L1, the outlet device 2 and the controller 4 are connected via a controller trunk line L2, and the nurse call master unit 3 and the controller 4 are connected via a transmission line L3. Connected.

  The nurse call cordless handset 1 includes a nurse call button 10 for calling (nursing to call) a nurse who is present in the nurse station N, and a cordless handset microphone for talking with the nurse who has responded. 11, a handset speaker 12, a handset IF 13 for communicating with the outlet device 2, and the like.

  The outlet device 2 confirms the connection of the nurse call handset 1, the outlet CPU 15 that controls the entire outlet device 2, the outlet first IF 16 for communication with the controller 4, and the outlet for communication with the nurse call handset 1. The second IF 17 and the like are provided. By connecting the nurse call slave unit 1 to the outlet device 2, the nurse call slave unit 1 can be used. The outlet device 2 is arranged according to the place where the bed is installed, and corresponds to the nurse call slave unit 1 on a one-to-one basis.

  The nurse call master unit 3 includes a display 20 for displaying a ward layout and patient information, a master speaker 21 for outputting a ringing tone by a call from a patient on a bed, and a call for answering a call from the patient. A handset 22, a call circuit 23 that controls a ringing tone and a call, a parent CPU 24 that controls the whole nurse call parent 3, a parent IF 25 that communicates with the controller 4, and the like are provided.

  The controller 4 communicates with the layout storage unit 28 that stores the ward layout and the position of each outlet device 2, the communication between the devices, the controller CPU 29 that controls the controller 4, and the nurse call parent device 3. A first controller IF 30, a second controller IF 31 for communicating with the outlet device 2, and the like.

  In the nurse call system configured as described above, the operation associated with the connection / disconnection of the nurse call slave unit will be mainly described below. FIG. 3 shows a display on the display 20 when the system is started up. FIG. 4 shows a screen in which the outlet device 2 and the controller 4 communicate with each other after the start-up to display the connection state of the nurse call slave unit 1. Show. A shows the ward layout, and rooms B1 to B6 and corridors C1 and C2 are arranged inside, and D is a bed mark indicating the position of the nurse call slave 1 (the position of the outlet device 2 to which the nurse call slave 1 is connected). Mark).

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the nurse call system is activated, the controller CPU 29 reads the ward layout information from the layout storage unit 28 and transmits it to the nurse call master 3, and the master CPU 24 displays the ward layout A on the display 20. To do. Thereafter, the controller CPU 29 starts communication with the outlet device 2, obtains connection information of the nurse call slave unit 1 from each outlet device 2, and the bed mark D is displayed on the ward layout as shown in FIG. The

  Specifically, the outlet CPU 15 detects whether or not the nurse call slave unit 1 is connected based on the terminal resistance value of the outlet second IF 17 and the like, and transmits a connection signal / non-connection signal to the controller 4 when the system is activated. Receiving the connection signal / connection signal, the control unit CPU 29 searches the location information of the outlet device 2 stored in the layout storage unit 28, adds the searched location information, and nurses the slave unit connection signal / subunit connection release signal. Send to call base unit 3. The outlet CPU 15 periodically transmits a connection signal / non-connection signal.

The nurse call master unit 3 is displayed on the display 20 when the master unit CPU 24 receives a slave unit connection signal from the control unit 4 among the slave unit connection signal / slave unit connection release signal including the position information of the outlet device 2. A bed mark D corresponding to the position of the outlet device 2 is displayed on the ward layout A. On the other hand, the corresponding bed mark D is not displayed for the outlet device 2 that has transmitted the slave unit connection release signal. Thus, the layout image of FIG. 4 is displayed.
FIG. 4 shows a normal state in which the nurse call cordless handset 1 is connected to the outlet device 2 in the hospital room, but the nurse call cordless handset 1 is not connected to the outlet device 2 installed in the hallway. Is shown.

  However, in the event of an emergency such as an earthquake, it is not enough to place a bed in a hospital room, and it is necessary to place a temporary bed in an empty space such as a hallway. In such a case, the outlet device 2 installed outside the hospital room is utilized. In the nurse call system of the present invention, the outlet device 2 installed in the hallway is also installed on the assumption that the bed is arranged.

Therefore, the nurse call cordless handset 1 can be provided for each temporary bed arranged. When the nurse call slave device 1 is connected to the outlet device 2, the bed mark D is displayed on the display 20 of the nurse call master device 3 by the above-described operation. That is, the outlet device 2 that has detected the connection of the nurse call slave unit 1 transmits a connection signal to the controller 4 under the control of the outlet CPU 15. The controller CPU 29 receives this connection signal, reads the position of the corresponding outlet device 2 from the layout storage unit 28, and transmits a child device connection signal to which the position information is added to the nurse call parent device 3.
In response to the slave unit connection signal, the master unit CPU 24 displays the bed mark D at a corresponding location on the ward layout A displayed on the display 20. The display of the display 20 on which the bed mark D is displayed in this way is shown in FIG.

  In this state, when a nurse call occurs, for example, when a call is made from the nurse call handset 1 installed in the corridor C1, a call signal is transmitted to the controller 4 via the outlet device 2. The controller 4 generates a call signal obtained by adding the position information of the outlet device 2 to the call signal, and transmits the call signal to the nurse call parent device 3.

In response to this call signal, the parent CPU 24 causes the corresponding bed mark D to blink among the bed marks D in the ward layout displayed on the nurse call parent 3. Thus, the place where the nurse call is made is displayed on the display 20. The master CPU 24 simultaneously reports a ringing tone from the master speaker 21.
FIG. 6 shows a display on the display 20 at this time. The hatched bed mark D1 blinks to indicate that the corresponding nurse call slave unit 1 has been called. This display allows the nurse to recognize the caller at a glance.

In this way, the nurse call slave unit can be installed in accordance with the bed arranged in the hallway in addition to the hospital room, and the position of the nurse call slave unit can be displayed on the display based on the position information of the outlet device. That is, even a hospitalized patient in the corridor can display the location on the display of the nurse call master unit. Therefore, even in an emergency where the inpatient is also in the corridor, the inpatient can easily make a nurse call, and hospital staff such as nurses can grasp the patient's position from the display, regardless of where the patient is. It is possible to perform treatment and nursing work without delay for nurse calls.
In addition, since the position of the nurse call slave unit is displayed on the display as the position of the bed that is actually placed, the position of the patient can be visually recognized, and the nurse can easily cope with it.

  Next, the operation when the connection to the outlet device 2 is disconnected in the nurse call slave 1 connected as described above or the transmission line L1 of the nurse call slave 1 is disconnected will be described. When disconnection such as disconnection occurs in the nurse call slave unit 1 connected to the outlet device 2, the outlet CPU 15 detects the disconnection and transmits a disconnection signal to the controller 4. The controller CPU 29 that has received the non-connection signal after receiving the connection signal reads the position of the corresponding outlet device 2 from the layout storage unit 28 in response to this non-connection signal, and nurses the slave unit disconnection signal to which the position information is added. Send to call base unit 3.

  The master CPU 24 that has received the slave device disconnection signal blinks the bed mark D displayed at the corresponding position on the display 20 in a state different from the nurse call display. At the same time, an alarm sound is reported from the main unit speaker 21 and a disconnection alarm is reported. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the nurse call cordless handset 1 installed in the corridor C2 is detached and the corresponding bed mark D2 blinks to notify it. Due to this change in display, the location where the disconnection occurs can be recognized on the display, and the nurse can easily identify the location and can deal with it smoothly.

  The slave unit disconnection signal is generated when the controller CPU 29 determines that the disconnection has occurred when the disconnection signal is continuously transmitted from the same outlet device 2 that has received the transmission of the connection signal. In the state where the system is activated, the controller CPU 29 only receives the disconnection signal and generates a slave unit connection release signal, but does not generate a slave unit disconnection signal.

And when this disconnection alarm is continuing, if the reset button provided in the nurse call parent device 3 is operated, the alarm operation is reset. Specifically, the master CPU 24 displays a reset button (not shown) in accordance with blinking of the bed mark D on the display 20 to display disconnection. When the reset button is touch-operated (a touch panel is assembled to the display 20 to be an operation unit for performing various operations), a reset signal is issued from the master CPU 24, and the alarm operation is reset and stopped.
The reset signal is transmitted to the controller 4, and the controller CPU 29 receiving the reset signal stops transmitting the slave unit disconnection signal, returns to the initial setting, and deletes the bed mark D at the corresponding position on the display 20. . However, the display continues if the reset button is not pressed.
It should be noted that it is preferable not to display the reset button for the disconnection alarm in the hospital room, which is preferable because it can prevent a situation where the display disappears accidentally.

In this way, when the nurse call cordless handset is disconnected from the outlet device, a disconnection alarm is issued in the nurse call master cord, so the nurse call slave can be surely notified of the disconnection, and the disconnection can be notified from the patient. The situation where the nurse call does not reach the nurse call master unit can be prevented. In addition, since the alarm is stopped by performing the reset operation, the temporary bed can be moved or removed without difficulty even if the alarm is configured.
And since it is not judged that the nurse call cordless handset is disconnected for the outlet device which is not connected from the beginning, no false alarm is generated.

In the above embodiment, the controller performs the same control for all the outlet devices 2, but only the outlet device 2 installed in the hospital room generates a child device disconnection signal and nurses. The call master unit 3 may be configured to issue an alarm. With such a configuration, regarding the outlet device 2 installed in the hallway, only the display / non-display according to the connection status of the nurse call slave device 1, that is, the bed installation status, is performed. Since no alarm is issued even if 1 is removed, it is easy to move or remove the temporary bed. On the other hand, since a warning is issued when a disconnection occurs such as when the nurse call cordless handset 1 is disconnected in the hospital room, the nurse can be surely recognized.
Further, the display of the bed mark D on the display 20 may be a display form different between the hallway and the hospital room. Specifically, the dead mark D installed in the corridor is displayed only when the nurse call handset 1 is connected, and the bed mark D in the hospital room is related to whether the nurse call handset 1 is connected or not. Instead, it may be controlled by the master CPU 24 so that it is always displayed. By displaying in this way, in the normal state where there is no bed in the corridor, it is possible to display the same display as the conventional nurse call system, and it is possible to ensure the stability of control in the normal state.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the ward layout A is displayed on the display 20, but the layout of the entire hospital may be displayed, and the layout storage unit 28 is provided in the controller 4, but the nurse call master 3 May be provided. Further, although the controller CPU 29 grasps the position of the outlet device 2, the parent device CPU 24 may grasp and control it.
In addition, although the nurse call slave unit connection information is transmitted from the outlet device 2 to the controller 4, it may be generated and transmitted from the connected nurse call slave unit 1, or may be transmitted from the controller 4 to each outlet device 2 or You may confirm with respect to each intercom subunit | mobile_unit 1 by a ping process.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the nurse call system which concerns on this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of each apparatus of FIG. 1 with the circuit block. It is a display screen figure of a nurse call master unit display, showing a screen at the time of system startup. It is a display screen figure of a nurse call master display, and shows a normal screen. It is a display screen figure of a nurse call master display, and shows a screen in an emergency when a temporary bed is installed. In the state of FIG. 5, the display state when there is a call from the nurse call slave unit is shown. In the state of FIG. 5, the display state when the nurse call cord is disconnected is shown.

Explanation of symbols

  1 ・ ・ Nurse call cordless handset 2 ・ ・ Outlet device 3 ・ ・ Nurse call master unit 4 ・ ・ Control unit 15 ・ Outlet CPU (connection detector), 20 ・ ・ Display, 21 ・ ・ Parent phone speaker (Notification means), 24... Master CPU (display control means), 28... Layout storage unit, 29... Controller CPU (slave unit position grasping means), D.

Claims (5)

A nurse call cordless handset that is installed for each bed and has a function of calling and calling a nurse, a nurse call master phone that is installed in a nurse station and has a function of responding to calls from the nurse call cordless handset, and bed arrangement An outlet device that is installed at a position and enables communication with the nurse call parent device by connecting the nurse call child device; and a controller that controls communication between the outlet device and the nurse call parent device. A nurse call system with
The outlet device is installed in a hospital room and a corridor, and includes a connection detection unit that detects connection / non-connection of a nurse call slave and generates a connection signal / non-connection signal,
The nurse call parent device or the control device recognizes the layout storage unit that stores the position information of the outlet device and the position of the outlet device that has issued the connection signal / non-connection signal from the layout storage unit. A slave unit position grasping means for generating a slave unit connection signal / slave unit release signal including information,
Further, the nurse call master unit displays a display showing a hospital layout and the position of the outlet device that has received the slave unit connection signal on the display, and the position of the outlet unit that has received the slave unit release signal A nurse call system, comprising: a display control means for not displaying on the display. The display control means displays the outlet device according to the slave unit connection signal / slave unit release signal for the outlet unit installed in the hallway, and displays the child unit for the outlet unit installed in the hospital room. 2. The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein the unit connection signal / slave unit connection release signal is not applied. The layout storage unit stores the position of the bed arranged corresponding to the outlet device together with the layout of the ward,
The nurse call according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means displays the position of the outlet device on the display by displaying the position of the corresponding bed as a mark on a ward layout. system. The handset position grasping means generates a handset disconnection signal including the position information of the outlet device by determining the occurrence of disconnection when receiving the disconnection signal after receiving the connection signal from the outlet device,
4. The nurse call master device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit that issues an alarm in response to the disconnection signal of the child device, and a reset operation unit that stops the alarm. The nurse call system described in any one. 5. The nurse call according to claim 4, wherein the display control means changes the display on the display of the corresponding outlet device to a display different from the display of other outlet devices upon receiving the cordless handset disconnection signal. system.

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