JP2017161972A - Nurse call slave machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable prevention of a call button of a nurse call slave machine from being operated with high frequency by dementia patients and the like.SOLUTION: When a call button 3 of a nurse call slave machine 1 is pushed down, the number of times in which the call button 3 is pushed down per unit time to be measured by a timer 4 is counted in a count unit 5, and when the number of times is equal to or more than a threshold, force resisting the pushing-down of the call button 3 is configured so as to be applied by a force feedback unit 6. Thus, when the number of times in which the call button 3 is pushed down per unit time is equal to or more than the threshold, the force resisting the pushing-down of the call button 3 is applied, and thus, the pushing-down of the call button 3 is made difficult, which in turn the call button 3 can be prevented from being pushed down with high frequency by dementia patients and the like.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call cordless handset that is applied to a nurse call system for a patient or care recipient to call a nurse or caregiver.

  In general, a nurse call system is used in hospitals and care facilities. The nurse call system is used when a patient in a hospital needs nurse support, or when a caregiver in a care facility needs caregiver support (hereinafter referred to as a patient). Is a system that can call a nurse or a caregiver (hereinafter referred to as a health care worker) by operating a call button of a nurse call cordless handset.

  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. A hallway lamp installed near the entrance and exit of each room, and a controller that performs control related to communication and data transmission / reception are provided. In addition to the above-described configuration, a medical worker who is moving by combining a portable terminal (for example, a PHS (Personal Handy phone System) terminal) carried by a medical worker and a PBX (Private Branch Exchange). There is also a nurse call system that responds to calls.

  Some nurse call master units are called board types that display lamps such as LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes) and patient names in association with each other on a display panel. In this board-type nurse call parent machine, when a call from a patient occurs, a lamp corresponding to the patient is turned on (or blinked) so that the calling patient can be visually recognized.

  Some nurse call masters use personal computers. In the nurse call master unit 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 parent machine is called from a patient, a portion corresponding to the patient is highlighted and displayed (for example, display of a pop-up image, etc.), which patient is The medical staff can visually recognize whether the call has been made.

  The nurse call cordless handset is installed for each patient and includes a call button for the patient to call a medical staff. Here, the nurse call cordless handset is configured by a call button placed on the patient's hand and a wall unit installed on a wall surface to which the call button is connected by wire or wireless.

  By the way, when the call button of the nurse call cordless handset is operated, the nurse call master phone gives a notification, so that a medical worker who notices this needs to respond. Therefore, even if a patient with dementia operates the call button without aiming to call the health care worker, even if the patient operates the call button with mischief, the health care worker will answer the call. . Therefore, when such an unnecessary call is generated, there is a problem that it takes the man-hours of the medical staff.

  As a technique for solving such a problem, when the operation unit of the nurse call slave unit is operated, the number of times the operation unit is operated per unit time is counted, and the number of times is equal to or more than a first threshold value. The nurse call slave unit notifies the warning and transmits the frequency information indicating that the operation unit is operated many times to the nurse call master unit. , Count the number of frequency information received for each nurse call slave unit, and when the number of times exceeds the second threshold, call from the corresponding nurse call slave unit is reported in a method different from the normal call method The technique of doing is known (for example, patent document 1 etc.).

JP 2009-131380 A

  However, in the nurse call system described in Patent Document 1 described above, a warning is given by the nurse call slave unit when the number of times the operation unit of the nurse call slave unit is operated exceeds the first threshold value. It is a deterrent to patients who frequently operate nurse call slaves for the purpose, but patients with dementia frequently use the operation part of nurse call slaves without calling medical personnel. There was a problem that it was not deterrent when operated.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a call button of a nurse call cordless handset from being frequently operated by a demented patient or the like. And

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, when the call button of the nurse call cordless handset is pressed, the number of times the call button is pressed per unit time is counted, and the number of times exceeds a threshold value. Sometimes, a force against the pressing of the call button is applied.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, when the number of times the call button is pressed per unit time becomes equal to or greater than the threshold value, a force against pressing the call button is applied. It becomes difficult to prevent the call button from being frequently pressed by a patient with dementia or the like.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit by this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, a nurse call slave unit used in a nurse call system for nursing support installed in a hospital will be described as an example, but the nurse call slave unit of the present embodiment is not limited to that installed in a hospital. . For example, the present invention can also be applied when installed in a nursing facility. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a nurse call slave device according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a nurse call slave, which is installed near the patient's bed and used by the patient. The nurse call handset 1 includes a control unit 2, a call button 3, a timer 4, a count unit 5, a force feedback unit 6, and an interface 7.

  The control unit 2 is for controlling each component of the nurse call slave 1 as described later, and is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, and the like. The call button 3 is used for pressing with a finger or the like when the patient needs the support of a medical staff. Here, the pressing direction of the call button 3 is one direction.

  The timer 4 is for measuring time. Here, the control unit 2 performs the operation start, operation end, reset of the measured time, etc. of the timer 4. The count unit 5 is for counting the number of times the call button 3 is pressed. Here, the control unit 2 performs an operation start of the count unit 5, an operation end, reset of the counted number, and the like. In addition, the control unit 2 stores in advance unit time information indicating the unit time to be measured by the timer 4, and also stores in advance a count count threshold value indicating the number of times the call button 3 is pressed per unit time. .

  The force feedback unit 6 is for artificially creating a reaction force in the direction opposite to the direction in which the call button 3 is pressed, and includes a motor or the like. Here, the strength of the reaction force obtained by the force feedback unit 6 is preferably such that it is difficult to press the call button 3.

  The interface 7 is used for communication by connecting the nurse call slave unit 1 and a nurse call master unit (not shown). The patient presses the call button 3 when he / she needs medical staff support. Then, the control unit 2 generates a call signal. Here, the call signal includes slave unit identification information for identifying the nurse call slave unit 1 from other nurse call slave units 1. In addition, information such as a bed number is used as the slave unit identification information. The control unit 2 outputs the generated call signal to the nurse call parent device via the interface 7.

  In the nurse call handset 1 configured as described above, when the call button 3 is pressed, the control unit 2 operates the timer 4 and the count unit 5. Then, the control unit 2 determines whether or not the number of presses of the call button 3 counted by the counting unit 5 per unit time measured by the timer 4 is equal to or greater than a threshold value. Here, for example, about 1 minute is set as the unit time, and for example, about 5 times is set as the threshold value.

  In this state, when the control unit 2 determines that the number of times the call button 3 has been pressed per unit time is equal to or greater than the threshold, the control unit 2 operates the force feedback unit 6. Then, the force feedback unit 6 applies a force in the direction opposite to the pressing direction to the calling button 3. Here, it is preferable that the force feedback unit 6 starts the operation when the number of times of counting by the counting unit 5 becomes equal to or greater than a threshold value. If the control unit 2 determines that the number of times the call button 3 is pressed per unit time is less than the threshold, the control unit 2 does not operate the force feedback unit 6.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, when the call button 3 of the nurse call handset 1 is pressed, the number of times the call button 3 is pressed per unit time measured by the timer 4 is counted. When the number of times reaches the threshold value or more, the force feedback unit 6 applies a force against the pressing of the call button 3.

  As a result, when the number of times the call button 3 is pressed per unit time exceeds a threshold value, a force against the pressing of the call button 3 is applied, making it difficult to press the call button 3 and dementia. It is possible to prevent the call button 3 from being frequently pressed by a patient or the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 2 performs only two types of control whether or not to operate the force feedback unit 6, but is not limited thereto. For example, the force applied to the call button 3 by the force feedback unit 6 may be increased according to the number of times the call button 3 is pressed counted by the count unit 5 per unit time measured by the timer 4. Thereby, as the frequency of pressing the call button 3 increases, the patient becomes difficult to press the call button 3.

  In the above-described embodiment, the timer 4 and the count unit 5 are built in the nurse call slave unit 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a timer and a count unit may be provided in a hallway light or a nurse call master. Thereby, weight reduction of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit 1 is realizable.

  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.

1 nurse call cordless handset 2 control unit 3 call button 4 timer 5 count unit 6 force feedback unit 7 interface

Claims (2)

A call button pressed by a patient, a force feedback unit that applies a force in a direction opposite to the direction in which the call button is pressed to the call button, a timer that measures time, and a count that counts the number of times the call button is pressed And a call signal including slave unit identification information for identifying the own device from another device by operating the call button, and the call counted by the count unit per unit time measured by the timer It is determined whether the number of button presses is equal to or greater than a threshold, and a control unit that operates the force feedback unit when the number of times the button is pressed is equal to or greater than a threshold;
Nurse call cordless handset characterized by comprising.   The control unit increases the force applied to the call button by the force feedback unit according to the number of times the call button is pressed counted by the count unit per unit time measured by the timer. The nurse call handset according to item 1.

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