JP5862962B2 - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system, and more particularly, a call grip button and a hand-type slave unit, or a wireless call transmitter / receiver (transmission / reception unit) for transmitting and receiving a signal between a nursing person and a nurse call parent unit installed in each bed. The present invention relates to a nurse call system capable of issuing an alarm for dropping off from a plate child device (which is referred to as a bed child device) and the disconnection of the child device line.

  Conventionally, the nurse call system has used a system that issues an alarm by detecting the drop of the bed slave unit from the slave unit connection part of the plate slave unit or disconnection of the slave unit line. In such a system, when the bed slave unit drops out from the connection part of the plate slave unit, the CPU of the plate slave unit generates a drop signal and transmits it to the corridor lamp or nurse call master unit to issue an alarm. .

  In addition, communication stops when the slave unit line breaks or the plate slave unit breaks down, but when the communication stops for a certain period of time, a dropout signal is sent and an alarm is issued. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In such a conventional nurse call system, a dropout / breakage notification stop switch is usually provided, and when a warning is issued due to a bed slave unit dropping or a slave unit line breakage, this dropout / breakage report is provided. The notification state is canceled by pressing the stop switch.

  In this way, if an alarm is issued due to a bed slave unit dropping or a slave unit line disconnection, pressing the drop off / disconnection notification stop switch will release the alarm alert from continuing to sound forever. Immediately, it is possible to investigate the cause such as whether the bed slave unit is dropped or the slave unit line is disconnected.

JP 2007-202712 A

  As described above, the conventional nurse call system detects the drop of the bed slave unit from the connection part of the plate slave unit or disconnection of the slave unit line, and issues an alarm, and after the alarm is issued, the drop / break notification stop switch is set. The notification state is released by pressing the switch, but the drop / break notification stop switch is kept pressed (ie, the switch is kept on), and the switch is not released (ie, the switch is not released) When it is forgotten that the switch is turned off (reset state), there is a problem in that it cannot be detected when the bed slave unit is dropped or the slave unit line is disconnected.

  In addition, when the bed slave unit is broken or replaced, the bed slave unit continues to fall off for a long time. In this case, the drop / break notification stop switch is kept pressed to prevent the alarm from sounding. Keep it. However, if you forget to reset the dropout / breakage notification stop switch to the reset state after the bed slave unit has been repaired or replaced, the detection will be made if the bed slave unit is dropped or the slave unit line is disconnected. There was also a problem that it was not possible.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and enables the switching / switching between the active / inactive of the dropout / disconnection detection unit and the setting / non-setting of the alarm notification. This makes it possible to provide a nurse call system that can eliminate the disadvantages of the system.

  According to the first aspect of the nurse call system according to the present invention, the child connected to the bed slave unit, which is installed for each bed in a plurality of rooms in the medical / nursing facility, for the care recipient to call the medical / nursing worker. Medical / nursing personnel respond to a call from a nursing person using a bed slave unit installed in a common part of the facility such as a staff station and at least one machine connection part and a staff station etc. A nurse call system having a nurse call master unit and a plate slave unit and a controller for controlling the nurse call master unit, wherein the plate slave unit determines whether or not the bed slave unit is connected to the slave unit connection part. The detection unit to detect, and the operation of the detection unit is switched to active or inactive, and when the operation of the detection unit is held active, an alarm is issued that the slave unit is not connected to the slave unit connection unit A slave unit setting unit that sets whether or not, and a function for issuing a dropout / breakage alarm when the detection result of the detection unit is in a disconnected state at the time of alert setting by the slave unit setting unit and a notification by the slave unit setting unit And a slave unit CPU having a function of issuing a setting abnormality alarm when the detection result of the detection unit is in a connected state when the information is not set.

  Further, according to the second aspect of the nurse call system according to the present invention, in the first aspect, the plate slave unit sets whether or not to transfer a setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call master unit. The slave CPU sends a setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call master when the slave setting is set by the slave setting unit, and automatically notifies the setting abnormality alarm when the slave is not set by the slave setting unit. It is characterized by being performed by a slave unit.

  Furthermore, according to the third aspect of the nurse call system according to the present invention, in the first aspect, the plate slave unit sets whether or not to transfer a setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call master unit. The slave unit CPU issues a setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call master unit at a timing after a certain period of time has elapsed after performing a setting abnormality alarm for a certain period of time in the slave unit during the setting of the transfer by the slave unit setting unit. It is characterized by being transferred.

  In the nurse call system of the present invention configured as described above, according to the first aspect, the detection unit for determining whether or not the bed slave unit is connected can be switched between active and inactive. If it is deactivated when replacing the slave unit, etc., it will not cause a false alarm, and when the slave unit setting section for setting whether or not to issue an alarm is in the alarm non-setting state When a bed handset is connected, the alarm setting state of the handset setting unit can be prompted by issuing a setting abnormality alarm.

  Moreover, according to the 2nd aspect, since it can be selected whether a setting abnormality alarm is transferred to a nurse call main machine, the customization property for every field, such as a hospital room, improves.

  Further, according to the third aspect, since the setting call alarm is issued by the nurse call master unit when it is not corrected for a certain period of time after the setting slave alarm is issued by the plate slave unit, unnecessary reporting by the nurse call master unit is suppressed. can do.

It is system explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the nurse call system of this invention. It is a block diagram of the plate child machine of the nurse call system of the present invention. It is an example of a display of the nurse call parent machine of the nurse call system of this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment to which a nurse call system according to the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a nurse call system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1A, the nurse call system 1 is installed in a medical / nursing facility such as a hospital, and includes a plate slave unit 2, a bed slave unit 3, a corridor lamp 4, a nurse call master unit 5 and A controller 6 is included. The plate slave unit 2 is provided with a slave unit connection part 21 for connecting the bed slave unit 3.

  Here, the plate slave unit 2 is connected to the corridor lamp 4 via the slave unit line L1, and here is connected by individual wiring. The corridor lamp 4 is connected to the controller 6 via the corridor lamp line L2. Here, as an example, the corridor lamp 4 is connected to the controller 6, and the nurse call master apparatus is connected via the master line L3. 5 is connected.

  The connection between the plate slave unit 2 and the corridor lamp 4 is not limited to the individual wiring connection as shown in the figure. For example, a plurality of the plate slave units 2 are sequentially connected to the corridor lamp 4. A crossover wiring mode is also applicable. Further, the connection between the corridor lamp 4 and the controller 6 is not limited to the connection of the crossover wiring as shown in the figure, and for example, a bus connection mode is also applicable.

  Each plate slave unit 2 has an individual slave unit ID with the same configuration, and is in a plurality of rooms such as room 301, room 302,... In a medical / care facility such as a hospital. For example, a nurse who is in each hospital bed usually calls a nurse who is present in a common area in a facility such as a staff station where the nurse call master unit 5 is installed, and calls for assistance to toilets and baths. A bed slave 3 is connected for performing a predetermined calling operation different for each call type of the nurse call call such as a confirmation call for informing the end of the drip, and the nursing person transmits and receives voices to and from the nurse. It establishes a call. Here, a plurality of plate slave units 2 can be arbitrarily provided corresponding to the number of beds in the room.

  A plurality of slave unit connection portions 21 for connecting the bed slave units 3 provided in the plate slave unit 2 may be provided. When there are a plurality of slave unit connection units 21, for example, when there are two slave unit connection units 21, two types of bed units such as a call grip button, a hand-type slave unit, or a wireless call transceiver are used. The machine 3 can be connected, and it is possible to appropriately select which one of the bed child machines 3 to use depending on the medical condition of the care recipient and the situation in the room.

  The corridor lamp 4 has an individual corridor lamp ID with the same configuration, and is installed in the corridor near the entrance / exit of each room as described above. The nurse call from the care recipient is notified in a different pattern for each call type, such as a normal call, an emergency call for toilet / bath assistance, and a confirmation call to notify the end of infusion.

  The nurse call master unit 5 is installed in a common part of the facility such as the staff station as described above, and normally calls a nurse call from a caregiver using the bed slave unit 3 and asks for toilet / bath assistance, etc. An emergency call, a confirmation call for informing the end of infusion, and the like are notified in different patterns for each call type, and a nurse who has confirmed this makes a call by transmitting and receiving voices to and from the care recipient.

  Note that the nurse call parent device 5 is usually provided with a function of calling the plate child devices 2 individually or simultaneously. The configuration of the nurse call parent device 5 is not limited to the electronic information output type parent device as shown in FIG. 1A. For example, a PC (personal computer) as shown in FIG. ) Or the board type master unit 5a is also applicable.

  The controller 6 is installed in the common area in the facility as described above, and via the corridor lamp line L2, the corridor lamps 4, 4,..., The nurse call master apparatus 5 via the master line L3. These connected devices are controlled as repeaters for connecting the devices. The control unit 6 includes various information tables, slave unit IDs, corridor lamp IDs, bed slave unit types, bed slave unit dropouts / disconnections, such as the patient's room, name, medical subject, and relief category And the like. The storage unit 61 may be provided in the nurse call base unit 5 as a base unit storage unit.

  In the nurse call system of the present invention, a nurse who is moving in a facility carries the portable terminal 7 and transmits / receives voice to / from the nurse via a wireless network (not shown) such as a mobile phone network or a wireless LAN. You can also establish a call.

  Next, a specific configuration of the plate slave unit 2 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The plate slave unit 2 shown in the figure has a slave unit connection part 21 to which the bed slave unit 3 is connected, a detection unit 22 for detecting the drop and disconnection of the bed slave unit 3, and a drop and disconnection of the bed slave unit 3. A slave unit setting unit 23 for setting whether or not an alarm is to be issued when the alarm occurs, a message setting unit 24 for setting whether or not an alarm is to be transferred to the nurse call master unit 5 and the portable terminal 7 when dropped or disconnected, a plate When the slave unit stop operation unit 25 that stops the alarm sound when the alarm is sounded in the slave unit 2, the slave unit CPU 26 that controls various operations in the plate slave unit 2, and the bed slave unit 3 is dropped or disconnected A slave unit interface (I / F) 28 that forms a signal transmission path between the indicator lamp 27 for displaying the status of the lamp and the corridor lamp 4 is provided. The detection unit 22 can be switched between an active state in which the bed slave unit 3 is dropped and a disconnection of the wiring can be detected and an inactive state in which the detection function is stopped. Since the corridor lamp 4, the nurse call master 5, the controller 6 and the like are not different from those in the past, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The operation of the nurse call system of the present invention including the plate slave unit 2 having such a configuration will be described below.

  First, in a normal operation, when the bed slave unit 3 is connected to the slave unit connection unit 21 of the plate slave unit 2 in the standby state, a connection signal is transmitted from the detection unit 22, so that the slave unit of the plate slave unit 2 is transmitted. The machine CPU 26 recognizes that the bed slave unit 3 is connected.

  In such a state, when the care recipient wants to call the nurse, the care recipient operates the bed slave unit 3 and presses the call button of the bed slave unit 3, for example. When a call signal is transmitted by pressing the call button, the slave CPU 26 of the plate slave unit 2 receives the call signal and transfers the call signal to the controller 6 via the corridor lamp 4.

  When the controller 6 receives the call signal, the controller 6 transmits a call signal to the nurse call parent device 5 and the portable terminal 7, so that nurse call call information is displayed on the display units of the nurse call parent device 5 and the portable terminal 7. At the same time, call information is reported from a voice notification unit such as a speaker, and the nurse recognizes the call from the care recipient.

  Next, a case where the bed slave unit 3 is dropped or disconnected with respect to the normal operation as described above will be described. As described above, the slave unit setting unit 23 including the drop-off setting switch (SW) for setting whether or not to issue an alarm when the bed slave unit 3 is dropped or disconnected is dropped on the plate slave unit 2 or dropped / disconnected. Sometimes the alarm sound is stopped when the alarm is sounding in the message setting unit 24 including the message setting SW for setting whether or not to transfer the alarm to the nurse call master unit 5 and the portable terminal 7, and the plate slave unit 2. A handset stop operation unit 25 including an alarm sound stop SW is provided.

  The nurse call master device 5 includes an alarm sound stop SW for stopping the alarm sound when the alarm is sounding in the nurse call master device 5 in addition to the conventional master device speaker 51 and the master device display section 52. A master stop operation unit 53 is provided.

  Here, the drop-off setting SW and the transfer setting SW are switches that maintain the operation state such as a slide switch and a lock-type push switch, and the alarm sound stop SW is a switch that does not maintain the operation state such as a non-lock-type push switch. .

  First, in the standby state, the detection unit 22 is set to be active, the dropout setting SW of the slave unit setting unit 23 is set to the reporting side, and the transmission setting SW of the transmission setting unit 24 is set to the reporting side. ing. In the case where the bed slave unit 3 is detached from the plate slave unit 2 or the wiring of the bed slave unit 3 is disconnected in such a setting state, the detection unit 22 detects the dropout / disconnection state.

  The drop-off setting SW of the slave unit setting unit 23 is set on the alerting side, and the transition setting SW of the alerting setting unit 24 is set on the alerting side. A drop alarm is transmitted to the call master unit 5 indicating that the bed slave unit 3 has been dropped or a wiring break has occurred, so the drop alert is displayed and reported to the nurse call master unit 5. At this time, an alarm sound is sounded in the nurse call parent device 5, but the alarm sound can be stopped by pressing the alarm sound stop SW of the parent device stop operation unit 53.

  When the drop alert is transmitted to the nurse call master 5, as shown in FIG. 3, the drop alert can be displayed on the screen of the master display 52 as "drop / break". The broken bed slave unit 3 can be enlarged and displayed on a part of the master unit display unit 52 as shown in the figure. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the master unit display unit 52 can display a floor bed layout. In addition to a dropout alarm, the parent unit display unit 52 can display the patient room, name, medical subject, relief category, etc. Such various information can be displayed together.

  By the way, when the bed slave unit 3 breaks down or is replaced with a new device, the bed slave unit 3 may have to be removed for a long period of time (several hours to several days) because there is no substitute device. In such a case, if the dropout setting SW of the slave unit setting unit 23 of the plate slave unit 2 is set to the non-reporting side, even if the detection unit 22 detects the dropout of the bed slave unit 3, a dropout alarm is issued or a nurse is provided. No drop alert is sent to the call base unit 5. As described above, it is possible to prevent annoyance that an unnecessary alarm sound continues even if the bed slave unit 3 is not connected to the plate slave unit 2 when the alarm is not set in the slave unit setting unit 23.

  In the above description, the operation in a state where the detection unit 22 is active is described. While the detection unit 22 is active, it can detect whether the bed slave unit 3 is connected or not, but the detection unit 22 has a function of switching from the active state to setting the inactive state. You can also. When the detection unit 22 is set in an inactive state, even if the bed slave unit 3 is not connected for a long time when the bed slave unit 3 is broken or replaced, a drop-off alarm is generated because the detection unit 22 is not activated. It will not be reported.

  If the bed slave unit 3 is connected to the slave unit connection unit 21 again while the detection unit 22 is active and the dropout setting SW of the slave unit setting unit 23 is set to the non-reporting side, the bed slave unit 3 Recognizing that the connection has been established, the detection unit 22 issues a setting abnormality alarm. In this way, when the drop-off setting SW is set to the non-reporting side and the bed slave unit 3 is connected again, a setting abnormality alarm is issued in the plate slave unit 2, so that the repair or replacement of the bed slave unit 3 is completed. Even if you forget to set the drop-off setting SW on the reporting side later, you will be prompted to reset the drop-off setting SW on the reporting side. The inconvenience of continuing can be prevented.

  When a setting abnormality alarm is issued in the plate slave unit 2, the slave unit CPU 26 sets a setting abnormality alarm if the migration setting SW of the migration setting unit 24 of the plate slave unit 2 is set to the transmission setting side. Is transmitted to the nurse call parent device 5. At this time, in the plate slave unit 2, an alarm is not sounded and a setting abnormality alarm is sounded from the speaker 51 of the nurse call master unit 5, and the set in the bed slave unit 3 in which the setting abnormality is present in the master unit display unit 52. The nurse's information is added to indicate that there was a setting error. At this time, as in the case of the dropout alarm display shown in FIG. As for the display of the caregiver, in addition to the dropout alarm shown in FIG. 3, various information related to the caregiver such as the hospital room, name, medical subject, relief category, etc. are displayed together with the setting abnormality alarm. be able to.

  When the alarm sound is sounded by the nurse call master 5, the nurse or the like presses the alarm sound stop SW of the stop operation unit 53 to stop the sound. After that, go to the room where the setting abnormality alarm is issued and cancel the cause of the setting abnormality alarm.

  On the other hand, when the message setting SW of the message setting unit 24 of the plate slave unit 2 is set to the message non-setting side, the slave unit CPU 26 does not transmit the setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call master unit 5 and the plate. It is notified only in the handset 2. At this time, the alarm sound can be stopped by pressing the alarm sound stop SW of the slave unit stop operation unit 25.

  When the message setting SW of the message setting unit 24 of the plate child device 2 is set to the message setting side, the child device CPU 26 first issues a setting abnormality alarm in the plate child device 2 and determines it in advance. It is also possible to transmit a setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call parent device 5 after a lapse of time. In this way, when a setting abnormality alarm is issued in the plate slave unit 2, a nurse or the like who has detected the setting abnormality in the plate slave unit 2 during the predetermined period of time gives an alarm sound of the slave unit stop operation unit 25. If the stop SW is pressed to stop the ringing and the drop-off setting SW of the slave unit setting unit 23 is reset to the reporting side, the setting abnormality alarm can be canceled. It is possible to suppress useless alerts at the nurse call master unit due to the transfer of the abnormal setting alarm.

  If the setting abnormality alarm cannot be canceled on the plate slave unit 2 side, the slave unit CPU 26 automatically transmits a setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call master unit 5 after a predetermined time has elapsed. In this way, the setting abnormality can be detected also on the nurse call parent device 5 side, and the setting abnormality can be canceled in the plate child device 2. When a setting abnormality alarm is transmitted to the nurse call parent device 5 after a predetermined time has elapsed, the alarm sound that was ringing in the plate slave device 2 is stopped.

  Since the alarm sound stop SW is a non-locking push switch that does not maintain the operation state as described above, the alarm sound stop SW once stops the sound of the set abnormality alarm sound, and then the condition that the alarm sound is sounded again. For example, when the detection result of the detection unit 22 is changed from the connected state to the non-connected state and the condition for reconnecting is satisfied, an alarm sound is generated in the nurse call parent device 5 or the plate child device 2. it can. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent omission of notification of setting mistakes due to forgetting.

  In the present embodiment, the drop alarm and the setting abnormality alarm of the bed slave unit 3 have been described as being able to be issued on the screen display or by voice from the master unit display unit 52 and the speaker 51 of the nurse call master unit 5. Similarly, the corridor lamp 4 does not prevent the bed slave unit 3 from falling off or setting an alarm from the corridor lamp display section and corridor lamp speaker.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call system of the present invention allows a nurse to carry a portable terminal 7 and communicate with a base station (not shown) wirelessly with a plate slave unit 2 as in the prior art. In addition, it is possible to issue a dropout alarm or a setting abnormality alarm to the mobile terminal 7.

  In the nurse call system of the present invention, the wiring of the nurse call master unit, the controller, and the corridor lamp is described as crossover wiring. However, the nurse call master unit, the controller, the corridor lamp, etc. are individually connected to the LAN wiring. A server for storing data such as a patient's medical history or an ordering server may be connected to the LAN wiring.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Nurse call system 2 ... Plate slave unit 21 ... Slave unit connection part 22 ... Detection part 23 ... Slave unit setting part 24 ... Transfer setting part 25 ... Slave unit Stop operation unit 26 ... Slave CPU
27 ... Indicator light 28 ... Handset IF
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Bed cordless handset 4 ... Corridor lamp 5 ... Nurse call master phone 51 ... Speaker 52 ... Master phone display part 53 ... Master phone stop operation part 6 ... Controller 7 ... Mobile terminals

Claims (3)

A plate slave unit installed at each bed in a plurality of rooms in a medical / nursing facility and provided with at least one slave unit connecting a slave unit for a nurse to call a medical / nursing worker, and a staff station A nurse call master unit that is installed in a common area in a facility such as a medical care / nursing worker in response to a call from a nursing person using the bed slave unit and establishes a call, the plate slave unit, and the nurse call A nurse call system having a controller for controlling the master unit,
The plate slave unit includes a detection unit that detects whether or not the bed slave unit is connected to the slave unit connection unit, and the operation of the detection unit is switched between active and inactive, and the operation of the detection unit is When the alarm is set by the slave unit setting unit, a slave unit setting unit for setting whether or not to issue an alarm that the bed slave unit is not connected to the slave unit connection unit when being actively held, When the detection result of the detection unit is in a disconnected state, and when the detection result of the detection unit is in a connected state when the alarm is not set by the slave unit setting unit and a function for performing a dropout / breakage alarm notification A nurse call system comprising: a slave CPU having a function of issuing a setting abnormality alarm. The plate slave unit includes a transfer setting unit for setting whether to transfer the setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call parent unit,
The slave CPU transfers the setting abnormality alarm notification to the nurse call parent device at the time of transfer setting by the slave device setting unit, and the setting abnormality alarm at the time of non-transfer setting by the slave device setting unit. The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein the notification is performed by the local device. The plate slave unit includes a transfer setting unit for setting whether to transfer the setting abnormality alarm to the nurse call parent unit,
The slave unit CPU performs the setting abnormality alarm in the slave unit for a certain period of time when the slave unit is set for the transfer, and then issues the setting abnormality alarm notification at the timing after the lapse of the certain period of time. The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein the nurse call system is transferred to a base unit.

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