JP6650778B2 - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system for calling a nurse by a patient, and more particularly, to a nurse call system that allows a nurse to recognize an abnormality occurring in a patient in a common area such as a toilet.

  There is a nurse call system having a function of notifying a nurse of occurrence of an abnormality when a patient enters the toilet when an abnormality occurs. For example, in Patent Literature 1, while a patient carries a wireless transmitter for transmitting an ID signal, a wireless receiver for receiving an ID signal is disposed in a toilet, and when the ID information is detected in the toilet for a certain period of time or more, an abnormality occurs. Judging and notifying the nurse call base unit.

JP 2009-28444 A

  In the case of Patent Literature 1, when a patient has been in the toilet for a long time, the notification is sent to the nurse call base unit, so that the nurse can rush to the toilet to check the condition of the patient. However, even when the patient is reading a newspaper in the toilet, there is no urgency, and it is determined that an abnormality has occurred and the nurse call is notified to the parent machine. Was. Also,

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and when a patient has been in a shared area such as a toilet for a long time, a nurse call system for preventing false reports by first confirming directly with the patient before determining that an abnormality has occurred. It is intended to provide.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention of claim 1 controls a nurse call slave unit for a patient to call a nurse, a nurse call master unit for responding to a call, and a call / communication between devices. A nurse call system having a control device, a mobile phone having a GPS function, which can be carried by a patient and performing a communication and a telephone call via a public communication network, and a human sensor installed in a common unit, A communication adapter that notifies the nurse call base unit when a patient abnormality is detected in the common area based on the operation information of the motion sensor, and a communication adapter that is installed in the common area and allows communication between the communication adapter and the mobile phone in the common area A control unit includes: a terminal position management unit that obtains position information of a mobile phone carried by a patient from an external server that manages the mobile phone via a public communication network; and a communication adapter. A communication adapter position storage unit for storing location information, and in the communication adapter communication adapter, when a state where the patient stays in the common unit for a certain period of time or more based on the operation information of the human sensor is detected, The mobile phone to be notified is specified based on the location information of the communication adapter itself and the location information of the mobile phone obtained from the server, and the specified mobile phone issues an abnormality confirmation signal via the wireless communication unit or the public communication network. Received .
According to this configuration, when an abnormality of a patient in the common unit is detected, it is possible to notify the mobile phone carried by the patient in the common unit. Therefore, it is possible to confirm with the patient himself / herself in the shared area before notifying the occurrence of the abnormality, and it is possible to prevent false reports.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, when the mobile phone that has received the abnormality confirmation signal is operated for a response within a predetermined time and a response indicating that there is no abnormality is made, the communication adapter changes the response. Recognizing and resetting the abnormality detection operation, and restarting the counting for a certain period of time.
According to this configuration, even if the patient is in the common use unit for a long time, the reset operation is performed after confirmation from the patient.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first or second aspect, the communication adapter does not respond from the mobile phone within a predetermined time after notifying the abnormality confirmation signal, or requests support from the mobile phone. When a predetermined reply is made, an abnormality occurrence signal is transmitted to the nurse call master, and the nurse call master receiving the abnormality occurrence signal performs an alerting operation.
According to this configuration, since the alarming operation is performed by the nurse call master unit only when the occurrence of the abnormality is determined, the false notification is eliminated, and the nurse can cope with the occurrence of the abnormality without hesitation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the third aspect, the control device has a mobile phone information storage unit that associates a mobile phone with a patient, and the abnormality occurrence signal transmitted from the communication adapter is controlled by the control device. Is transmitted to the nurse call base unit via the control unit, the patient information is added to the control device in addition to the location information of the human sensor, and the nurse call base unit has a display unit for displaying information, and an abnormality occurrence signal When receiving the information, the location information and the patient information of the common use unit are displayed on the display unit.
According to this configuration, if an abnormality occurs in the common unit, the location and the patient information are displayed on the nurse call master device, so that the nurse can respond smoothly.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the fourth aspect, the mobile phone information storage unit also stores information on the mobile phone associated with the patient's family, and the control device causes the nurse call base unit to generate an abnormality. An abnormality occurrence signal is also transmitted to a mobile phone associated with the patient's family in accordance with the transmission of the signal.
According to this configuration, since the family of the patient in which the abnormality has occurred is also notified, the trouble of notifying the nurse can be omitted, and the burden can be reduced.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when the abnormality of a patient in a common part is detected, the abnormality confirmation signal can be transmitted to the mobile telephone which the patient in a common part has. Therefore, it is possible to confirm with the patient himself / herself in the shared area before notifying the occurrence of the abnormality, and it is possible to prevent false reports.

It is a lineblock diagram showing an example of a nurse call system concerning the present invention. It is a block diagram of a control device. It is explanatory drawing which added the mobile telephone of a patient family to the nurse call system of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of a nurse call system according to the present invention. Numeral 1 denotes a nurse call slave unit (hereinafter simply referred to as “slave unit”) which is installed in each bed and allows a patient to call a nurse. 2 is a hallway light installed in each hospital room to notify the occurrence of a call by the handset 1 and to display patient information. 3 is a nurse call parent installed in a nurse station for responding to a call from a patient. 4 (hereinafter simply referred to as “master device”), 4 is a control device for controlling the communication / communication between the devices, 5 is a portable terminal carried by a nurse to answer a call from a patient, and 6 is an access terminal. It is an IP / PBX (exchange) that manages communication between the point 7 and the portable terminal 5.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a human sensor, 9 denotes a communication adapter for detecting and notifying the occurrence of an abnormality in a private room (common area) of the toilet based on the information detected by the human sensor 8, and 10 denotes a smartphone or the like carried by the patient. A mobile phone 11 is a wireless communication unit for communicating with the mobile phone 10, and T is a private room of the toilet. The human sensor 8, the communication adapter 9, and the wireless communication unit 11 are installed in the private room T of the toilet.
Further, 12 is a modem for connecting to the public communication network N, 13 is an external server installed in a mobile phone company or the like to manage the mobile phone 10, and 14 is a HUB.

The corridor lamp 2, the main unit 3, the control device 4, and the communication adapter 9 are connected via a LAN 16 provided in the hospital, and the slave unit 1 is connected to the corridor lamp 2 via a transmission line L1 for each hospital room. I have. The exchange 6 is connected to the control device 4 via the transmission line L2, while being connected to the access point 7 via the LAN 16. The human sensor 8 and the wireless communication unit 11 are connected to a communication adapter 9.
In this way, the LAN 16 is constructed as an in-hospital wireless LAN by the access points 7 and the wireless communication units 11 arranged on the LAN 16, and the communication between the mobile terminal 7 and the mobile phone 10 is enabled without passing through the public communication network N. . The LAN 16 is connected to the server 13 via the modem 12 and the public communication network N, and the control device 4 can communicate with the server 13.

  The configuration of each device is as follows. The slave unit 1 includes a call grip button 1a for performing a calling operation (nurse call operation) and a plate slave unit 1b having a microphone and a speaker for talking, and is connected to the corridor lamp 2 for each hospital room.

  The corridor light 2 is installed near the entrance of the sick room, and has a notification light 2a that blinks or lights up when a call is made by the child device 1 in the sick room and performs a notification operation, and a patient information display portion 2b that displays patient information of the sick room. Then, the call signal transmitted from the slave unit 1 is relayed and transmitted to the control device 4 via the LAN 16.

  The base unit 3 includes a handset 31 for responding to a call from the handset 1, a large first display 32 for displaying a list of inpatients in a ward and a ward layout and performing various operations using a touch panel, and when a call occurs. Or, a small second display 33 for displaying caller information and the like at the time of a call, a sounding unit (not shown) for issuing an alarm or the like, and the like.

The control device 4 is configured as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a callee information storage unit 41 that stores a relationship between a patient and a child device 1 and a nurse in charge for each patient, a terminal information storage unit 42 that stores a relationship between a nurse and a mobile terminal 5, and communication. A communication adapter position storage unit 43 for storing the location of the adapter 9; a mobile phone information storage unit 44 for storing the number of a mobile phone carried by each patient; a control device CPU 45 for controlling the control device 4; A first communication IF 46, a second communication IF 47 for connecting the exchange 6, and the like are provided.
The control device CPU 45 communicates with the server 13 periodically or when necessary, in addition to the call / answer control, and manages the server 13 using the GPS function of the mobile phone 10. It has a function of a terminal location management unit for acquiring location information of the mobile phone 10.

  The communication adapter 9 manages the motion sensor 8 and, if the motion sensor 8 continues to output a detection signal for a certain period of time or more, suspects that an abnormality has occurred and communicates with the mobile phone 10 owned by the patient in the private room T of the toilet. Control to be performed. After this control, if it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the patient, the parent device 3 is notified.

The mobile terminal 5 has, for example, a smartphone that operates according to the Internet protocol and has a log-in function that requires input of a nurse ID to start use. After the user ID is registered in the control device 4, Use begins.
An access point 7 is disposed at an appropriate place in the hospital, and can respond to a call from the child device 1 using the mobile terminal 5, thereby enabling a call with the patient. The patient's mobile phone 10 can also communicate with the outside via the wireless communication unit 11 and the access point 7.

  The wireless communication unit 11 enables communication with the mobile phone 10 in a small area where the wireless communication unit 11 is located, and may substitute the access point 7 for communicating with the mobile terminal 5. The wireless communication section 11 may be formed integrally with the communication adapter 9.

  The operation of the nurse call system configured as described above is as follows. However, when the child device 1 is operated and a nurse call is generated, an operation of transmitting a call signal to the control device 4 via the corridor lamp 2 is performed. At the same time, a call signal is transmitted to the portable terminal 5 associated with the calling handset 1 to perform a nurse call, and if a response operation is performed in any of them, a communication path is formed, and the patient and the nurse talk. The operations that can be performed are the same as those in the related art, and a description thereof will not be repeated.

  When the patient enters the private room T of the toilet, the motion sensor 8 installed in the private room performs a sensing operation, and a sensing signal is transmitted to the communication adapter 9. The sensing signal is continuously output while sensing the presence of a person, and the communication adapter 9 counts the duration of the sensing signal. If the communication signal is received for a certain period of time or longer, no abnormality has occurred in the patient in the toilet. Start control to confirm whether or not.

Specifically, first, the control device 4 is requested via the LAN 16 for the number information of the mobile phone 10 of the patient. The control device 4 receiving the request for the number information of the mobile phone 10 from the communication adapter 9, under the control of the control device CPU 45, the location information of the source communication adapter 9 and the location information of the patient's mobile phone 10 obtained from the server 13. Based on this, the mobile phone 10 carried by the patient who is considered to have an abnormality is specified, and the number information of the mobile phone 10 is notified to the communication adapter 9.
The communication adapter 9 having received the notification transmits an abnormality confirmation signal to the specified mobile phone 10 via the wireless communication unit 11.

Upon receiving the abnormality confirmation signal, the mobile phone 10 performs a predetermined notification operation, and if an operation that is not abnormal is performed by the patient who has confirmed the notification operation, a reset signal is returned. If so, an assistance request signal is returned. This reply signal is notified to the communication adapter 9 via the wireless communication unit 11.
When the mobile phone 10 receives the abnormality confirmation signal, application software for displaying the abnormality confirmation signal on the display 10a and displaying an operation screen for further reply is installed. Is done.

Upon receiving the reset signal, the communication adapter 9 determines that the patient is safe, cancels the preparation of an abnormality occurrence signal (to be described later) that is to be transmitted to the base unit 2 and the portable terminal 5, and cancels the human sensor. 8 restarts counting the duration of the sensing signal output.
On the other hand, when the assistance request signal is returned and the communication adapter 9 recognizes it, an abnormality occurrence signal is output from the communication adapter 9 to the master unit 3, and is carried by the nurse in addition to the master unit 3 via the control device 4. It is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5. Also, when no response is received from the patient even if a predetermined time has elapsed since the transmission of the abnormality confirmation signal, the communication adapter 9 similarly outputs an abnormality occurrence signal.

The control device 4 that relays the abnormality occurrence signal attaches the location and patient information to the abnormality occurrence signal from the communication adapter 9 of the transmission source and the specified mobile phone information and transmits the information to the base unit 3 and the mobile terminal 5. The master unit 3 that has received the abnormality occurrence signal notifies the occurrence of an abnormality in the toilet by issuing an alarm or the like, and displays the location information and the patient information on the first display 32 and / or the second display 33.
Further, the abnormality occurrence signal transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 via the exchange 6 and the access point 7. Upon receiving this signal, the mobile terminal 5 notifies the user of the occurrence of an abnormality by issuing an alarm or the like, and displays the location information and the patient information on the display 5a.

  In response to this notification, a nurse who sees the display on the base unit 3 or the mobile terminal 5 rushes to the toilet or makes a call between the mobile terminal 5 and the mobile phone 10 using the in-hospital wireless LAN LAN 16. Will be implemented.

In this way, by detecting the abnormality of the patient in the toilet and notifying the mobile phone 10 carried by the patient in the toilet, it is possible to confirm with the patient in the bathroom before notifying the occurrence of the abnormality. , Misinformation can be prevented. In addition, even if the patient is in the toilet for a long time, if confirmation is obtained from the patient, the communication adapter 9 resets and restarts the abnormality detection operation, so that false notification of occurrence of abnormality can be prevented.
Then, only when the occurrence of an abnormality is determined, the nurse call base unit 3 issues an alarm, so that there is no false alarm, and the nurse can deal with the occurrence of the abnormality without hesitation. Further, if an abnormality occurs in the toilet, the location and patient information are displayed on the main unit 3, so that the nurse can respond smoothly.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram in which the mobile phone carried by the patient's family is added to the system of FIG. 1 described above. In the case where the number of the mobile phone 20 carried by the patient's family is registered in the control device 4, Also, when an abnormality occurs, the notification is sent to the mobile phone 20 of the family.
Specifically, the phone number of the mobile phone 20 of the patient's family is registered in advance in the mobile phone information storage unit 44 of the control device 4 in addition to the phone number of the patient. The control device 4 also transmits the abnormality occurrence signal to the mobile phone 20 owned by the patient's family in accordance with the transmission of the abnormality occurrence signal to the base unit 3. However, the location information of the toilet is not attached to the abnormality occurrence signal to the family, and only the information that the abnormality has occurred in the hospitalized patient is notified.

  This abnormality occurrence signal to the mobile phone 20 of the family is transmitted through the modem 12, the public communication network N, and the server 13. The cellular phone 20 of the family that has received the abnormality occurrence signal displays information indicating that an abnormality has occurred in the hospitalized family. The display at this time may be a specific display by installing application software in advance, or a mail text may be registered in the control device 4 or the server 13 and the mail may be transmitted.

  In this way, by notifying the family of the patient in which the abnormality has occurred, the trouble of contacting the family from the nurse can be omitted, and the burden can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, since the nurse call system is connected to each other by a LAN, the mobile phone 10 carried by the patient also communicates using the LAN (hospital wireless LAN) 16 without using the public communication network N. However, if the LAN 16 has not been established, the control device 4 notifies the patient's mobile phone 10 via the server 13 using the public communication network N as shown in FIG. And confirm with the patient as well.
The private room T of the toilet includes a shared room provided independently of the sick room as well as a toilet provided in the sick room.
Furthermore, although the toilet has been described as an example of the common area, the common area includes a bathroom or a staircase landing that is hard to find even if the patient falls down.

  Although the above embodiment has been described with respect to a system in which a patient calls a nurse in a hospital, the nurse call system of the present invention is suitable not only for hospitals but also for nursing homes and apartments for the elderly. Works well when it becomes impossible to move in common areas such as toilets.

  1. Nurse call slave unit, 2. Corridor light, 3. Nurse call master unit, 4. Control device, 5. Mobile terminal, 5a Display unit, 6. Switch, 7, Access point , 8 human sensor, 9 communication adapter, 10 mobile phone, 10a display unit, 11 wireless communication unit, 13 server, 16 LAN, 32 first display ( Display unit), 33 second display (display unit), 41 call destination information storage unit, 42 terminal information storage unit, 43 communication adapter position storage unit, 44 mobile phone information storage unit 45: Control device CPU (terminal position management unit), N: public communication network, T: private room of toilet (common use unit).

Claims (5)

A nurse call system, comprising: a nurse call slave unit for a patient to call a nurse; a nurse call master unit for responding to a call; and a control device for controlling a call / communication between the devices,
A mobile phone equipped with a GPS function that can be carried by the patient and communicated and communicated via a public communication network;
A human sensor installed in the common area,
A communication adapter that notifies the nurse call base unit when detecting an abnormality of the patient in the common unit based on the operation information of the human sensor,
While having a wireless communication unit installed in a common unit and enabling communication with the mobile phone in the common unit,
The control device stores a terminal location management unit that acquires location information of the mobile phone carried by the patient from the external server that manages the mobile phone via the public communication network, and stores location information of the communication adapter. A communication adapter position storage unit,
In the communication adapter, when a state in which the patient stays in the common unit for a certain period of time or more based on the operation information of the human sensor is detected, the control device controls the communication adapter to obtain the location information of the communication adapter itself and the mobile phone obtained from the server. A nurse call system , wherein a mobile phone to be notified is specified based on the location information of the phone, and the specified mobile phone receives an abnormality confirmation signal via the wireless communication unit or the public communication network. .   When the mobile phone that has received the abnormality confirmation signal is operated in response within a predetermined time and a response indicating that there is no abnormality is made, the communication adapter recognizes the abnormality and resets the abnormality detection operation, and resets the abnormality detection operation. 2. The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein the count of the nurse call is restarted.   The communication adapter, if there is no response from the mobile phone within a predetermined time after notifying the abnormality confirmation signal, or if a predetermined reply requesting support is made from the mobile phone, the nurse call base unit The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein the nurse call base device that transmits an abnormality occurrence signal to the base station and receives the abnormality occurrence signal performs an alerting operation. The control device has a mobile phone information storage unit that associates the mobile phone with a patient,
The abnormality occurrence signal transmitted from the communication adapter is transmitted to the nurse call master via the control device, and the control device attaches patient information in addition to the location information of the human sensor,
4. The nurse according to claim 3, wherein the nurse call master unit has a display unit for displaying information, and displays the location information and the patient information of the common unit on the display unit when receiving the abnormality occurrence signal. Call system. The mobile phone information storage unit also stores mobile phone information associated with the patient's family,
5. The controller according to claim 4, wherein the controller transmits an abnormality occurrence signal to the mobile phone associated with the patient's family in accordance with the transmission of the abnormality occurrence signal to the nurse call master. Nurse call system.

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