JP2015119885A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a medical worker from being aware of calling from a patient as much as possible just after the medical worker responds to calling from the same patient.SOLUTION: When calling is made by a nurse call slave machine 1, a nurse call master machine 10 displays a pop-up image and also notifies the calling with the sound of notification. When a response to the calling is made by the nurse call master machine 10, a control part 11 stops the notification and operates a timer 17. In the case that calling is made again from the same nurse call slave machine 1 by the time a time measured by the timer 17 becomes a predetermined time, a small pop-up image is displayed, and different notification sound is outputted. Therefore, the calling is distinguished from normal calling, and a medical worker can be prevented from being aware of the calling in the case that the calling is made from the same nurse call slave machine 1 just after the medical worker responds.

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system for calling a nurse or caregiver by a patient or a cared person, and in particular, on the display of the nurse call parent machine for notifying that the patient or cared person has called. The present invention relates to a nurse call system that displays a popup.

  In general, a nurse call system is used in hospitals and care facilities. The nurse call system is a patient or care recipient (hereinafter referred to as a patient) when a hospital patient needs nurse support or when a caregiver needs caregiver support. ) Can call a nurse or a caregiver (hereinafter referred to as a medical worker) by operating a call operation unit.

  Many nurse call systems include nurse call cordless handsets installed in the vicinity of beds, toilets, and bathrooms in hospital rooms, nurse call master units installed in nurse stations where medical staff are stationed, and hospital rooms and nursing rooms. It is configured with a corridor lamp installed near the entrance of each room and a controller that performs control related to communication and data transmission / reception. In addition to the above-described configuration, a nurse call system including a portable terminal (for example, a PHS (Personal Handy phone System) terminal) carried by a medical worker and a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is also provided. ing. Here, the nurse call slave has a call operation unit.

  Such a nurse call system outputs a call signal from the nurse call slave unit to the nurse call master unit when the patient operates the call operation unit of the nurse call slave unit, to the nurse call master unit to which the call signal is input. So as to notify the call.

  The nurse call master unit is known as a board type that combines a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp and a display section with a display field for displaying the name of the patient according to the number of patients. Yes. The board-type nurse call parent device is attached to the wall surface of the nurse station, and the medical staff in the nurse station can browse the information displayed on the board-type parent device. Here, in the nurse call master unit to which the call signal output from the nurse call slave unit is input, the patient (actually called by the slave unit identification information for identifying the nurse call slave unit included in the call signal). Specifies a nurse call slave). And the notification of a call is performed by lighting or blinking the lamp | ramp of the channel selection part corresponding to the display column of the patient who is using the specified nurse call cordless handset. Call notification is performed not only by lighting or blinking of the lamp of the tuning unit but also by sound output from a speaker.

  The nurse call master unit is not limited to the above-mentioned board type, but also a desktop type installed on a desktop and a PC (personal computer) type that displays notifications and various information on a display. It has been. Here, patient information such as the patient's name is displayed on the display according to the arrangement of the patient room and bed, or when the call is made by the nurse call cordless handset, the patient information of the calling patient is displayed on the display. A nurse call system that displays a pop-up image on the screen is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Further, as described above, when a call is notified by the nurse call parent machine, a medical worker who notices this needs to respond. For this reason, the nurse call master unit is provided with a handset for responding to a call notification. When a caller is alerted and a health care worker off-hooks the handset, call alerting stops and the nurse call master and the nurse call slave (or the room where the nurse call slave is installed) A communication path is formed between them. Here, since the nurse call cordless handset (or hospital room) is provided with a speaker and a microphone for calling, a call can be made between the patient and a medical worker. In addition, when the mobile terminal is usable, the medical staff can answer the call by operating the mobile terminal.

  By the way, when a medical worker off-hooks the handset of the nurse call base unit or responds to a call by operating the mobile terminal, the notification stops, but the medical worker on-hooks the handset of the nurse call base unit, When the response operation is terminated by operating the mobile terminal, depending on the patient, it may be unclear whether the medical staff recognizes the call, and the call may be performed again by operating the nurse call cordless handset. there were. In particular, assuming that the health care professional goes to the patient's room, he / she does not make a call, goes on-hook immediately after the handset is off-hook, or terminates the response operation immediately after the response operation by operating the mobile terminal. Then, the patient determines that the medical staff does not recognize his call and increases the possibility of operating the nurse call slave unit again.

  In this way, even if the health care worker recognizes the call from the patient, when the patient calls again by operating the nurse call cordless handset, the health care worker calls the nurse call parent device or mobile terminal. There is a problem that the work efficiency of medical staff is reduced.

JP 2007-268019 A

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and makes medical staffs as conscious as possible of calls from the same patient immediately after the medical staff responds to calls from patients. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, when a call is made by a certain nurse call slave unit, the nurse call master unit displays a pop-up image and outputs a notification voice to notify the call. I do. When the nurse call master unit responds to this call, the notification is stopped and whether or not the above-mentioned nurse call slave unit calls again until a predetermined time elapses after the response is made. Determine whether. When a call is made again from the same nurse call slave unit after a predetermined time has elapsed since the response was made, a small pop-up image is displayed and a notification voice output from the nurse call master unit is displayed. If the call is not made again from the same nurse call slave unit even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the response was made, the judgment operation is stopped. Like to do.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, the pop-up image displayed on the nurse call master unit is small when the call is made again from the nurse call slave unit that has made the call until the predetermined time elapses. At the same time, a different notification sound is output from the nurse call master unit or a notification sound is not output. Therefore, the notification of these calls is distinguished from the normal notification, and the medical worker calls the nurse call slave unit. When a call is made from the same nurse call handset immediately after responding to the call, it is possible to make the call as insensitive as possible to the medical staff.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the nurse call system by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the display of the nurse call parent machine by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display of the display of the nurse call parent machine by 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. 1 is a nurse call cordless handset, which is installed in the vicinity of each patient's bed. Here, the nurse call handset 1 includes a handset controller 2, a call operation section 3, and a handset interface 4.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a nurse call parent machine, which is installed at a nurse station or the like where a medical worker is resident, and is used by the medical worker. Here, the nurse call parent device 10 includes a control unit 11, an interface 12, a storage unit 13, a speaker 14, a display 15, a response operation unit 16, and a timer 17.

  Next, each component of the nurse call handset 1 will be described. The subunit | mobile_unit control part 2 is for controlling each component of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit 1 so that it may mention later, and is comprised by an electric circuit, CPU (Central Processing Unit), etc. FIG. The call operation unit 3 includes a call button and the like, and is used by a patient to call a medical staff. Further, when the call operation unit 3 is operated, the slave unit control unit 2 generates a call signal. Here, the call signal includes slave unit identification information (for example, a bed number) for identifying the nurse call slave unit 1 from other nurse call slave units 1. In the present embodiment, the call operation unit 3 is configured by a call button or the like, but is not limited thereto. For example, the call operation unit 3 may be configured by sensors such as a mat sensor for detecting getting out of the patient and falling / falling.

  The slave unit interface 4 is for connecting the nurse call slave unit 1 and the nurse call master unit 10 for communication. Here, the handset interface 4 outputs the call signal generated by the handset controller 2. Further, the slave unit interface 4 inputs a response signal described later from the nurse call master unit 10.

  Thus, in a state where the call operation unit 3 is operated, the call signal is generated by the child device control unit 2, and the call signal is output by the child device interface 4, the call operation unit 3 is continuously operated. However, the handset controller 2 cannot generate a call signal. On the other hand, even when the call operation unit 3 is operated, a call signal is generated by the child device control unit 2, and the call signal is output by the child device interface 4, the child device interface 4 is the nurse call parent device. When a response signal is input from 10, the operation of the call operation unit 3 becomes valid.

  Next, each component of the nurse call parent machine 10 will be described. The control unit 11 is for controlling each component of the nurse call parent device 10 as will be described later, and includes an electric circuit, a CPU, and the like. The interface 12 is for connecting the nurse call parent device 10 and the nurse call child device 1 for communication. Here, the interface 12 inputs the call signal output from the nurse call slave unit 1. Further, the interface 12 outputs a response signal, which will be described later, to the nurse call slave 1 that has output the call signal.

  The storage unit 13 stores the child device identification information in association with the patient identification information for identifying the patient who uses the nurse call child device 1 specified by the child device identification information. The speaker 14 outputs a notification indicating that the patient calls the medical staff by operating the call operation unit 3 of the nurse call slave 1 by voice.

  The display 15 displays, in a pop-up image, a notification indicating that the call operation unit 3 of the nurse call handset 1 has been operated and the patient has called a medical worker. The display 15 displays the slave unit identification information and the patient identification information in a list format according to the arrangement of the hospital room and the bed.

  Here, when the control unit 11 determines that the interface 12 has input a call signal, the control unit 11 generates a notification sound indicating that the patient has called a medical worker and outputs the sound to the speaker 14. Let Further, the control unit 11 refers to the storage unit 13 and acquires the patient identification information stored in association with the slave unit identification information included in the calling signal input by the interface 12. And the control part 11 produces | generates the pop-up image which shows the alerting | reporting of a call based on subunit | mobile_unit identification information and the acquired patient identification information, and displays it on the display 15. FIG.

  The response operation unit 16 includes a hook switch and a handset, and is operated by a medical worker who notices notification by the speaker 14 or notification by a pop-up image on the display 15 by off-hooking the handset. When the response operation unit 16 is operated in a state where the speaker 14 performs sound notification and the display 15 performs notification by displaying a pop-up image, the control unit 11 stops the operation of the speaker 14 and displays the pop-up image. Erase from display 15.

  The timer 17 is a device for measuring time. When the response operation unit 16 is operated in a state where the speaker 14 performs sound notification and the display 15 performs notification by displaying a pop-up image, the control unit 11 operates the timer 17 and a predetermined time elapses. Until then, it is determined whether or not the handset interface 12 has input the call signal from the same nurse call handset 1 again. Here, whether or not the handset interface 12 has input the call signal from the same nurse call handset 1 again can be realized by comparing handset identification information included in the call signal.

  When the control unit 11 determines that the handset interface 12 has input the call signal from the same nurse call handset 1 again until the time measured by the timer 17 reaches a predetermined time, the control unit 11 The pop-up image displayed on the display 15 is reduced. Here, it is preferable that the predetermined time described above is approximately the time until a medical worker who has responded to the call from the patient at the nurse station visits the patient's room (for example, approximately 1 to 3 minutes).

  In the nurse call system configured as described above, for example, when the call operation unit 3 of the nurse call slave unit 1 used by the patient “Taro Yamada” is operated, the slave unit control unit 2 displays the slave unit identification information. A call signal including “802-3” is generated and output by the slave unit interface 4.

  The interface 12 of the nurse call parent device 10 receives the call signal, and the control unit 11 extracts the child device identification information “802-3” included in the call signal. Further, the control unit 11 refers to the storage unit 13 and acquires the patient identification information “Taro Yamada” stored in association with the extracted child device identification information “802-3”. And the control part 11 produces | generates the audio | voice which shows that the patient is calling the medical worker, and it is made to output from the speaker 14, and the extracted subunit | mobile_unit identification information "802-3" and the acquired patient identification information "Yamada A pop-up image is generated using “Taro” and displayed on the display 15 (see FIG. 2A).

  In this state, when a medical worker operates the response operation unit 16, the control unit 11 stops the operation of the speaker 14, erases the pop-up image from the display 15, operates the timer 17, and a predetermined time elapses. Until then, it is determined whether or not the handset interface 12 has input the call signal from the same nurse call handset 1 again.

  Here, it is controlled that the handset interface 12 inputs the call signal from the nurse call handset 1 specified by the handset identification information “802-3” again until the time measured by the timer 17 reaches a predetermined time. If the determination is made by the unit 11, the control unit 11 refers to the storage unit 13 and stores the patient identification stored in association with the slave unit identification information “802-3” included in the calling signal input by the interface 12. Get the information "Taro Yamada". And the control part 11 produces | generates a pop-up image smaller than the pop-up image mentioned above using the extracted subunit | mobile_unit identification information "802-3" and the acquired patient identification information "Taro Yamada", and displays on the display 15 (See FIG. 2B).

  Further, when such a small pop-up image is displayed on the display 15, the control unit 11 causes the speaker 14 to output a notification sound different from the notification sound (that is, the normal notification sound) described above. Here, the notification sound different from the normal notification sound includes not only a sound with a different tone color but also a sound with a low volume.

  Note that when the small pop-up image is displayed on the display 15, the control unit 11 may not generate the notification sound, or may not output the notification sound from the speaker 14.

  On the other hand, even if the time measured by the timer 17 becomes a predetermined time, it is controlled that the handset interface 12 does not input the call signal from the nurse call handset 1 specified by the handset identification information “802-3” again. When it is determined by the unit 11, the control unit 11 stops the operation of the timer 17 and ends this determination operation.

  Thereafter, when the slave unit interface 12 again inputs the call signal from the nurse call slave unit 1 specified by the slave unit identification information “802-3”, the control unit 11 includes the slave unit included in the call signal. The identification information “802-3” is extracted. Further, the control unit 11 refers to the storage unit 13 and acquires the patient identification information “Taro Yamada” stored in association with the extracted child device identification information “802-3”. And the control part 11 produces | generates the audio | voice which shows that the patient is calling the medical worker, and it is made to output from the speaker 14, and the extracted subunit | mobile_unit identification information "802-3" and the acquired patient identification information "Yamada A pop-up image is generated using “Taro” and displayed on the display 15 (see FIG. 2A).

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, when a call is made by a nurse call slave device 1, in the nurse call master device 10, the control unit 11 displays a pop-up image on the display 15. Then, the notification sound is output from the speaker 14 to notify the calling. When the response operation unit 16 of the nurse call parent device 10 responds to this call, the control unit 11 stops the notification and operates the timer 17. Moreover, the control part 11 determines whether the same nurse call subunit | mobile_unit 1 was called again before the time which the timer 17 measured became predetermined time. When the control unit 11 determines that the call has been made again from the same nurse call handset 1 before the time measured by the timer 17 reaches the predetermined time, the control unit 11 displays a small pop-up image on the display 15. Is displayed, and a different notification sound is output from the speaker 15. On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines that the call is not made again from the same nurse call handset 1 before the time measured by the timer 17 reaches the predetermined time, the control unit 11 ends the determination operation.

  As a result, when the call is made again from the nurse call slave unit 1 that has made the call until the predetermined time elapses, the pop-up image displayed on the display 15 of the nurse call master unit 10 becomes smaller, and the nurse Since a different notification sound is output from the speaker 14 of the call base unit 10 or a notification sound is not output, the notification of these calls is distinguished from the normal notification, and the health care worker 1 When a call is made from the same nurse call handset 1 immediately after responding to a call from, the call can be made as insensitive as possible to the medical staff.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pop-up image displayed on the display 15 is reduced when a call is made again from the same nurse call handset 1 within a predetermined time. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a call is made again from the same nurse call handset 1 within a predetermined time, the pop-up image displayed on the display 15 may be displayed at an inconspicuous position (see FIG. 3A). ). Further, the pop-up image may be made smaller and displayed at an inconspicuous position (see FIG. 3B).

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although alerting | reporting and a response are performed in the nurse call main | base station 10 installed in the nurse station, it is not limited to this. For example, you may make it alert | report and respond with the portable terminal which a medical worker carries.

  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 Nurse call cordless handset 2 cordless handset control part 3 Calling operation part 4 Child machine interface 10 Nurse call parent machine 11 Control part 12 Interface 13 Storage part 14 Speaker 15 Display 16 Response operation part 17 Timer

Claims (1)

A call operation unit that is installed for each bed and is operated by a patient, a child device control unit that generates a call signal by operating the call operation unit, and a call signal generated by the child device control unit is output. A nurse call handset provided with a handset interface;
An interface for inputting the call signal, a speaker for informing a call by the nurse call slave unit by voice, a display for displaying the call by the nurse call slave unit by a pop-up image, and a call by the nurse call slave unit A response operation unit for performing a response, a timer for measuring time, and when the interface inputs a call signal, the speaker is operated and the pop-up image is displayed on the display, and the response is displayed in this state. When the operation unit is operated, the timer is operated, the operation of the speaker is stopped, the pop-up image displayed on the display is erased, and the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined time. , The interface is the same nurse The pop-up image is determined when it is determined whether or not the call signal from the remote cordless handset is input again, and the interface inputs the call signal from the same nurse call cordless handset by a predetermined time. And the audio output from the speaker is made different, or the audio is not output from the speaker, and the interface remains the same even when the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined time. A nurse call parent device comprising a control unit that terminates the determination process when the call signal from the nurse call child device is not input again;
A nurse call system characterized by comprising:

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