JP2013208157A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nurse call system in which a notification can be put on hold properly, depending on a case where a fall call is made.SOLUTION: A wall unit 1 for connecting a nurse call slave set installed on the wall surface in the vicinity of a bed includes a fall call holding operation section 4 for putting a notification for a fall call on hold. The nurse call master set 10 puts a notification on hold for a bed which is determined to be unoccupied based on the information showing unoccupied beds, and puts a notification on hold for a bed which is determined to be occupied only when the fall call holding operation section 4 is operated. This configuration eliminates the necessity for a medical worker to operate the fall call holding operation section 4 in detaching the nurse call slave set from the wall unit 1 in the vicinity of an unoccupied bed. Further, when the nurse call slave set is detached from the wall unit 1 installed in the vicinity of the occupied bed or a cord of the nurse call slave set is disconnected, a notification of a fall call can be put on hold only by the operation of the fall call holding operation section 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system in which a patient can call a medical worker by operating a call operation unit of a nurse call slave, and in particular, when a nurse call slave is dropped from a connection destination. It is related with the nurse call system provided with the function to stop the notice of drop-off performed in.

  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 support from a doctor or nurse, or when a caregiver at a care facility needs help from a caregiver (hereinafter referred to as “the caregiver”). This system is designed to call a doctor, nurse, or caregiver (hereinafter collectively referred to as a health care worker) by operating the call operation unit. .

  Many nurse call systems include a nurse call master unit installed in a nurse station, a wall unit installed on a wall surface in a hospital room, and a nurse call slave unit connected to the wall unit and used by a patient. Yes. Thereby, the nurse call slave unit and the nurse call master unit are connected.

  The wall unit has an outlet on its surface, and by attaching a plug provided at the end of the cord of the nurse call slave unit to the outlet, the patient calls the nurse call master unit by the nurse call slave unit Can do. Here, the nurse call master unit performs notification when receiving a call from the nurse call slave unit. Moreover, the plug of the nurse call cordless handset is detachable from the wall unit outlet.

  Examples of such nurse call slaves include a grip push button and a hand slave. Here, the grip push button is provided with a call operation unit constituted by buttons, and is only for calling and has no call function. In addition, the hand type slave unit includes a microphone and a speaker in addition to a call operation unit constituted by buttons, and the hand type slave unit itself has a call function.

  By the way, in the nurse call system, the nurse call slave unit's plug is dropped from the wall unit outlet, or the cord provided between the nurse call slave unit's main body and the plug is disconnected. There is known a technique in which a wall unit makes a drop-off call when an abnormality occurs (for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, when the plug of the nurse call cordless handset is removed from the wall unit outlet while operating the drop-off holding operation section provided in the wall unit, the nurse call master phone is dropped from the outlet. The notification of dropped calls indicating that this has occurred is not performed. As a result, when the nurse call slave unit is not used, the nurse call slave unit plug can be removed from the outlet of the wall unit without notifying the drop call. Here, as a case where the plug of the nurse call slave unit is removed from the outlet of the wall unit, there are a case where the nurse call slave unit is replaced or a nurse call slave unit which is not used is removed.

  Further, the technique described in Patent Document 1 describes that the wall unit returns to a state where a drop call is made again by reconnecting the plug of the nurse call slave unit to the outlet of the wall unit. As a result, the dropped call hold can be released simply by connecting the replaced plug of the nurse call slave unit or the plug of the nurse call slave unit to be used again to the outlet of the wall unit.

  On the other hand, if the cord provided between the main body of the nurse call slave unit and the plug is disconnected, do not repair the nurse call slave unit or replace it with a nurse call slave unit whose cord is not disconnected. As long as the nurse call parent device, the drop call notification will not stop. Also, if the nurse call slave unit's plug is unintentionally disconnected from the wall unit outlet, the nurse call master unit will not drop out unless the nurse call slave unit plug is reconnected to the wall unit outlet. Notification does not stop.

  However, if the health care worker is busy, he / she cannot go to the hospital room where the wall unit is installed, and remove the plug of the nurse call cordless handset from the wall unit outlet while operating the drop-off holding unit. There is a problem that it is impossible to put a drop call on hold or to connect a plug of a nurse call cordless handset that is not disconnected to a wall unit outlet to stop the drop call notification. In order to solve such a problem, a technique is known in which a drop call is put on hold by operating a drop hold button provided on a nurse call master (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2008-42459 A JP 2007-96558 A

  By the way, as a case for removing the nurse call slave unit from the wall unit, it is conceivable to remove the nurse call slave unit that is not used. In this case, there is no patient in the bed from which the nurse call slave unit has been removed (so-called In many cases, the floor is empty). However, even if the nurse call cordless handset is removed from the wall unit while operating the drop call hold operation unit, or even when the drop hold button is operated on the nurse call master unit, the drop call is put on hold. However, since some kind of operation is required, there is a problem that a medical worker who performs the operation is burdened.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to appropriately hold a drop call notification depending on a case where a drop call is made.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, when the nurse call slave unit is unplugged from the wall unit outlet or the nurse call slave unit is disconnected, the nurse call master unit is dropped. In the nurse call system that performs notification, a wall unit for detachably connecting the nurse call slave unit is installed on the wall surface in the vicinity of each bed, and a drop call hold operation unit for holding a drop call notification is provided, For beds determined to be vacant according to the vacant floor information indicating whether the bed is vacant or not, the drop call notification is suspended, and for the beds that are determined not to be vacant, the drop call is suspended. The drop call notification is suspended only when the operation unit is operated.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, it is determined whether or not to report the drop-off call depending on whether or not the bed on which the wall unit is installed is an empty floor. When removing the nurse call cord attached to the wall unit, the medical staff does not have to operate the drop-off call holding operation unit. In addition, when the nurse call cordless handset is removed from the wall unit installed near the bed that is not an empty floor, or the cord of the nurse call cord is disconnected, the drop call hold operation section can be operated. Only the drop call notification can be put on hold. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately hold the drop call notification depending on the case where the drop call is made.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the nurse call system by this embodiment. The figure which shows the connection state of the wall unit of a nurse call system by this embodiment, and a nurse call cordless handset It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the memory | storage part in this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a nurse call system according to the present embodiment. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a figure which shows the connection state of the wall unit 1 and the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit of the nurse call system by this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call system according to the present embodiment includes a wall unit 1 installed on a wall surface in the vicinity of each bed in a hospital room, and a nurse station where medical personnel are resident. And a nurse call parent device 10 for responding to calls from. Here, the nurse call parent device 10 is installed in a nurse station or the like where a medical worker is resident and used by the medical worker.

  The server 20 is installed in a nurse station or the like, and is used by medical personnel. The server 20 stores vacant floor information indicating whether or not at least each bed is vacant, and is connected to the nurse call parent device 10. Here, when a hospitalized patient is discharged, the vacant floor information of the bed used by the patient becomes “0” indicating the vacant floor. On the other hand, when a new patient is hospitalized and vacant floor information is registered in a bed of “0”, which is an vacant floor, the vacant floor information becomes “1” indicating the presence of a bed. The vacant floor information is input by a terminal (not shown) connected to the server 20, and the registered vacant floor information is recorded in the server 20.

  The wall unit 1 includes a control unit 2, an outlet 3, a dropped call hold operation unit 4, and an interface 5. The nurse call parent device 10 includes a parent device control unit 11, a parent device interface 12, a patient information acquisition unit 13, a storage unit 14, a notification unit 15, and an operation determination unit 16.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, a plug is provided at the tip of the cord provided in the nurse call slave unit, and the plug is detachable from the outlet 3 provided in the wall unit 1 (see FIG. 2). 2 (A), (B)). Further, the wall unit 1 and the nurse call parent device 10 are connected by wire or wireless. In addition, the nurse call cordless handset is provided with a call operation unit that is operated when a patient calls a medical worker. As shown in FIG. 2A, when the call operation unit of the nurse call slave unit is operated with the plug of the nurse call slave unit connected to the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1, the nurse call slave unit A call signal is generated and output to the wall unit 1. This call signal includes slave unit identification information (for example, a bed number) for identifying the nurse call slave unit from other nurse call slave units.

  The nurse call system according to the present embodiment is installed between the wall unit 1 and the nurse call master unit 10 as another standard component, and displays that a call has been made by the nurse call slave unit. Displays that the plug of the nurse call cordless handset has been disconnected from the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1, indicates that the cord of the nurse call cordless cord has been disconnected, and displays the name of the patient in the patient's room. A hallway lamp (not shown) is provided.

Further, between the wall unit 1 and the nurse call parent device 10, a controller (not shown) that performs control related to a call and data transmission / reception between the nurse call child device and the nurse call parent device 10 is connected. In addition, a handicap squander (not shown) installed in a communication center in a hospital, a private branch exchange (PBX), a public network (not shown), and a wireless unit (not shown) can be carried by medical personnel. PHS (Personal
Handy-phone System) can answer a call from a nurse call slave unit instead of the nurse call master unit 10.

  First, the wall unit 1 will be described. The wall unit 1 includes a control unit 2, an outlet 3, a dropped call hold operation unit 4, and an interface 5. The control unit 2 is for controlling each component of the wall unit 1 as described later, and is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like. The outlet 3 is for detachably connecting a plug provided at the end of the cord of the nurse call slave. As shown in FIG. 2 (B), the plug of the nurse call slave unit is disconnected from the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1, or as shown in FIG. 2 (A), the plug of the nurse call slave unit is connected to the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1. Even if the cord is disconnected, the control unit 2 detects that the plug is disconnected from the outlet 3 or the cord is disconnected, and generates a drop call signal. Here, the drop call signal includes identification information (for example, a bed number) for identifying the wall unit 1 from other wall units 1.

  The drop call hold operation unit 4 is operated to hold the generation of the drop call signal by the control unit 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the dropped call hold operation unit 4 is configured by buttons and the like. If the plug of the nurse call cordless handset is removed from the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1 while the drop call hold operation unit 4 is being operated, the control unit 2 does not generate a drop call signal (holding the drop call). Further, when the plug of the nurse call cordless handset is reattached to the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1 while the dropped call is on hold, the control unit 2 can generate a drop call signal (hold on the dropped call). Release). In this state, when the control unit 2 detects that the plug is disconnected from the outlet 3 or the cord is disconnected, the control unit 2 generates a drop call signal.

  The interface 5 is for connecting the wall unit 1 and the nurse call parent device 10 for communication. Here, the interface 5 outputs the dropped call signal generated by the control unit 2 to the nurse call parent device 10. Here, when the plug of the nurse call cordless handset is connected to the outlet 3, and the call operation unit of the nurse call cordless handset is operated, the interface 5 receives the call signal input from the nurse call cordless handset. 10 is output.

  Next, each component of the nurse call parent machine 10 will be described. The base unit control unit 11 is for controlling each component of the nurse call base unit 10 as will be described later, and includes a CPU and the like. The base unit interface 12 is for connecting the nurse call base unit 10 and the wall unit to perform communication. Here, the master unit interface 12 inputs the call signal output from the nurse call slave unit and the drop call signal output from the wall unit 1.

  The patient information acquisition unit 13 is connected to the server 20 and acquires from the server 20 vacant floor information indicating whether each bed is vacant. Moreover, the patient information acquisition part 13 acquires the patient information etc. which show the name of each patient other than vacant floor information. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the storage unit 14 stores the identification information (bed number) of the wall unit 1 and the vacant floor information acquired from the server 20 by the patient information acquisition unit 13 in association with each other.

  In FIG. 3, the identification information of “101-1”, “102-1”, “102-2”, “103-1”, “103-2”, “103-4” is stored in association with each other. The available floor information is “1”. If the vacant floor information is “1”, it can be said that the bed specified by the identification information is in bed. On the other hand, for the identification information “101-2” and “103-3”, the vacant floor information stored in association is “0”. If the vacant floor information is “0”, it can be said that the bed specified by the identification information is an empty floor.

  The notification unit 15 includes a speaker, a display, a lamp, and the like, and notifies a call from a patient by sound output from the speaker, an image displayed on the display, and lighting / flashing of the lamp. Here, when a lamp is used as the notification unit 15, the channel selection unit including a display field for displaying the patient name and a display lamp is provided so that the bed to which the lamp corresponds can be grasped. A board-shaped nurse call parent device 10 is used in combination according to the number of devices. In addition, when the computer-shaped nurse call parent device 10 is used, the lamp is not used.

  In addition, the notification unit 15 displays on the voice output from the speaker or the display that the plug of the nurse call slave unit has been disconnected from the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1 or the cord of the nurse call slave unit has been disconnected. Announcement is made by image / lamp lighting / flashing. Here, in order to distinguish the call from the patient from the fact that the plug of the nurse call slave unit has been disconnected from the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1 and that the cord of the nurse call slave unit has been disconnected, it is output from the speaker. The sound that is displayed, the image displayed on the display, and the blinking pattern of the lamp must be different.

  The operation determination unit 16 is configured by a CPU or the like, and is stored in association with the identification information included in the drop-down call signal with reference to the storage unit 14 when the base unit interface 12 inputs the drop-down call signal. The vacant floor information is acquired, and it is determined whether the vacant floor information is vacant (empty floor information “0”) or occupant (empty floor information “1”).

  When the operation determination unit 16 determines that the user is in the floor (not an empty floor), the base unit control unit 11 operates the notification unit 15 and uses the wall unit 1 specified by the identification information included in the dropped call signal. The nurse call slave plug is disconnected from the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1 or the nurse call slave cord is disconnected. On the other hand, when the operation determination unit 16 determines that the floor is empty, the parent device control unit 11 does not operate the notification unit 15.

  In the nurse call system configured as described above, for example, in the wall unit 1 installed on the wall surface near the bed of the bed number “101-1”, the plug of the nurse call slave unit is the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1. If the nurse call cord is disconnected or the nurse call cord is disconnected, the control unit 2 generates a drop call signal including the identification information “101-1” and outputs it to the nurse call master 10 via the interface 5.

In the nurse call base unit 10, the base unit interface 12 inputs a drop call signal. Then, the operation determination unit 16 refers to the storage unit 14 and acquires the vacant floor information “1” (see FIG. 3) stored in association with the identification information “101-1” included in the call signal. It is determined that the vacant floor information is present. Since the operation determination unit 16 determines that the user is present (not an empty floor), the parent device control unit 11 operates the notification unit 15.

  In addition, the wall installed on the wall near the bed while the drop-off call holding operation unit 4 of the wall unit 1 installed on the wall near the bed of the bed number “101-1” is being operated. When the nurse call cord is unplugged from the outlet 3 of the unit 1, the control unit 2 does not generate a drop call signal. Therefore, the notification unit 15 does not operate in the nurse call parent device 10.

  In addition, in the wall unit 1 installed on the wall surface near the bed of the bed number “101-2”, the plug of the nurse call slave unit is disconnected from the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1, or the code of the nurse call slave unit is When disconnection occurs, the control unit 2 generates a drop call signal including the identification information “101-1”, and outputs the drop call signal to the nurse call parent device 10 through the interface 5.

  In the nurse call base unit 10, the base unit interface 12 inputs a drop call signal. Then, the operation determination unit 16 refers to the storage unit 14 and acquires the vacant floor information “0” (see FIG. 3) stored in association with the identification information “101-2” included in the call signal. It is determined that the vacant floor information is vacant. Since the operation determination unit 16 determines that the floor is empty, the parent device control unit 11 does not operate the notification unit 15.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, when the plug of the nurse call slave unit is disconnected from the outlet 3 of the wall unit 1 or the cord of the nurse call slave unit is disconnected, the nurse call master unit 10 In a nurse call system that performs notification by drop-off call, a wall unit 1 that removably connects a nurse call handset provided with a call operation unit used by a patient to call a medical worker is attached to a wall surface near each bed. A drop call hold operation unit 4 is provided for holding the drop call notification. In the nurse call master unit 10, for the beds determined by the motion determination unit 16 as vacant based on the vacant floor information indicating whether or not each bed is vacant, the drop call notification is suspended, For a bed that is determined not to be a floor, the drop call notification is suspended only when the drop call hold operation unit 4 is operated.

  As a result, it is determined whether or not the drop-out call notification is suspended depending on whether or not the bed on which the wall unit 1 is installed is an empty floor, so that it is attached to the wall unit 1 near the empty floor bed. When removing the nurse call cordless handset, the medical staff does not have to operate the drop call hold operation unit 4. Further, when the nurse call cordless handset is removed from the wall unit 1 installed in the vicinity of the bed that is not an empty floor or the cord of the nurse call cord is disconnected, the drop call holding operation unit 4 is operated. It is possible to suspend notifications of dropped calls only. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately hold the drop call notification depending on the case where the drop call is made.

  In the above-described embodiment, the drop call hold operation unit 4 is provided in the wall unit 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the drop call holding operation unit may be provided in the nurse call parent device 10, or the drop call holding operation unit may be provided in both the wall unit 1 and the nurse call parent device 10.

  In the embodiment described above, the nurse call parent device 10 acquires the vacant floor information from the server 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the vacant floor information may be input by the patient information acquisition unit 13 provided in the nurse call parent device 10. In this case, the vacant floor information input by the patient information acquisition unit 13 needs to be simpler than the operation of the drop call hold operation unit 4.

  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 Wall unit 2 Control part 3 Outlet 4 Drop call holding operation part 5 Interface 10 Nurse call parent | base station 11 Parent | base station control part 12 Parent | base station interface 13 Patient information acquisition part 14 Storage | storage part 15 Notification | reporting part 16 Operation | movement determination part 20 Server

Claims (1)

An outlet provided on a wall surface in the vicinity of a bed used by a patient and detachably connected to a plug provided at a distal end of a cord of a nurse call cord used by the patient to call a medical worker; and the plug includes the plug A control unit that detects that the cord is disconnected from the outlet or the cord is disconnected, and generates a drop call signal including identification information for identifying itself from another wall unit, and a drop call signal by the control unit A wall unit having a drop call holding operation unit operated to hold the generation of the, and an interface for outputting a drop call signal generated by the control unit;
A patient information acquisition unit that externally inputs vacant floor information indicating whether or not the bed on which the wall unit is provided is an empty floor, and a storage that stores the vacant floor information in association with the identification information of the wall unit. And the base unit interface for inputting the drop call signal, and when the base unit interface inputs the drop call signal, the storage unit is referred to and associated with the identification information included in the drop call signal The vacant floor information stored in the memory is acquired, and an operation determination unit that determines whether or not the vacant floor information is an vacant floor, and notification that the plug is disconnected from the outlet or the cord is disconnected. And when the operation determining unit determines that the vacant floor information is an empty floor, the notification unit is not operated, and the vacant floor information is not an empty floor. If it is determined at work determination unit, and a nurse call master unit and a base unit controller for operating said notification unit,
Nurse call system characterized by comprising.

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