JPH1147198A - Nurse calling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically distinguish a call requesting assistance in a toilet from a normal call and report it to a nursing person. SOLUTION: In a nurse calling device, a master nurse calling machine 1 having a transceiver 5 is connected, via an adapter 2 installed in every hospital room, to a calling button 3 and a communications device 4 which are installed at each bed. The adapter 2 has counting and controlling parts 6, 7 such that, if a person to be nursed intends a call for requesting assistance in a toilet and presses the call button at least twice in succession, the call is determined to be that requesting assistance in the toilet, so that the call is changed into that for requesting assistance in the toilet and reported to the master nurse calling machine 1. The master nurse calling machine 1 has controlling and recognizing parts 11, 12, 13 which, on receiving a report indicating the change of the purpose of the call from the same bed, change the kind of a calling sound, change the display of the call into that for requesting assistance in a toilet, and make the nursing person recognize it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nurse call apparatus, and more particularly, to a nurse call facility, which is installed in a facility requiring nursing care and assistance, such as a welfare facility for the elderly. The present invention relates to a nurse call device that can easily call a toilet assistance request without performing a call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a nurse call apparatus of this type shown in FIG. In the figure, a nurse call master unit 21 is connected to a call button 23 installed on each bed and a communication device 24 installed on each bed via an adapter 22 installed for each hospital room.

[0003] The communication unit 30 of the nurse call master unit 21 is connected to a speaker 33 via a ring tone generation unit 32 under the control of a control unit 31. The communication unit 30 is connected to the tuning display unit 34 under the control of the control unit 31. The communication unit 30 is controlled by the control unit 31 via the communication unit 35 and the handset 25.
It is connected to the. The adapter 22 includes a control unit 27 connected to the call button 23, a communication unit 29 connected to the communication device 24 and controlled by the control unit 27, and a communication unit 28 controlled by the control unit 27 and connected to the communication unit 29. And The communication unit 30 of the nurse call master unit 21 is an adapter 22
Is connected to the communication unit 28 by a line L2.

[0004] In such a nurse call device, when a care-recipient calls a care-giver,
Press the call button 23. The control unit 27 of the adapter 22 detects that the call button 23 has been pressed, and notifies the nurse call base unit 21 of the call via the communication unit 28 and the line L2. Control unit 3
1. A ringing tone is sounded from the speaker 33 via the ringing tone generator 32, and the care receiver is displayed on the tuning display unit 34 so that the caregiver recognizes the call. The called caregiver selects a channel on the channel selection display unit 34, picks up the handset 25 of the nurse call master unit 21, makes a call with the care receiver who made the call using the communication device 24, and confirms the calling requirements. And take appropriate action.

[0005]

In such a nurse call device, even if the care receiver makes a toilet assistance request call, the care request must be made to inform the caller of the call request, and the care requester must be informed of the call request. There is a drawback in that it is difficult for the cared person to make a toilet service request call because of the nature of the shyness of the care request and the nature of the call for toilet assistance. In some cases, the call button was provided with a separate toilet assistance request button.However, for patients who need nursing care, pressing the button itself is often a difficult task. There was a drawback that it was often impossible to push.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art.
By pressing the button twice, the paging device automatically recognizes that it is a toilet assistance request, and changes the ringing sound, the call display, etc. to make the caregiver recognize, so that the care receiver can perform the call without calling. It is an object of the present invention to provide a nurse call device that can receive toilet assistance by a nurse.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, a nurse call apparatus of the present invention comprises a nurse call base unit having a handset and a call button installed on each bed through an adapter installed for each hospital room. When the care receiver makes a normal call to the caregiver and presses the call button, the adapter that detects that the call button has been pressed notifies the nurse call base unit of the call. The nurse call base unit sounds a ringing tone to let the caregiver recognize the call, and the called caregiver picks up the handset of the nurse call base unit and talks with the care receiver who made the call using the communication device. It is for confirming the calling requirements and taking appropriate action.

The adapter determines that the call is a toilet assistance request by pressing the call button at least twice consecutively when the call is a toilet assistance request for the care receiver, and calls the nurse call base unit. The nurse call base unit changes the ringing type of the ringing sound and displays the call by receiving the notification of the change of the calling condition from the same bed, by changing the request to a toilet assistance request and notifying the user. Has a control / recognition unit that changes the request to a toilet assistance request and allows the caregiver to recognize it.

[0009]

[Function] In this nurse call device, the adapter is
By pressing the call button twice consecutively when the call is a toilet assistance request for the care receiver, the counting / control unit determines that the call is a toilet assistance request, and calls the nurse call base unit. Change to a toilet assistance request and report.

[0010] The nurse call base unit changes the ringing type of the ringing sound by changing the ringing type by receiving a call request change notification from the same bed at the control / recognition unit, and changes the calling display to a toilet assistance request. Make people aware.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a nurse call apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call device includes a nurse call master device 1 having a handset 5 and a call button 3 installed on each bed and a line L1 connected to a communication device 4 via an adapter 2 installed for each hospital room. It is constituted by being connected by.

The communication unit 10 of the nurse call master unit 1 is controlled by the control unit 11 via the ringing tone generation unit 12 and the speaker 1
3 is connected. The communication unit 10 is connected to the tuning display unit 14 under the control of the control unit 11. The communication unit 10 is connected to the handset 5 via the communication unit 15 under the control of the control unit 11. The adapter 2 includes a counting unit 6 that counts the number of times the call button is pressed by pressing the call button 3 twice when the call is a toilet assistance request for the cared person, and the call button 3 is operated twice. The control unit 7 determines that the call is a toilet assistance request when the pressing unit counts the pressing, and calls the nurse call base unit by the control unit 7 when the control unit 7 determines that the call is the toilet assistance request. And a communication unit 8 that changes the request to a toilet assistance request and reports the request.

[0013] The nurse call master unit 1 receives a call request change notification from the same bed by the control unit 11 via the communication unit 10 from the adapter 2 via the line L1.
In addition to changing the ringing type of the ringing tone of the ringing tone generator 12, the ringing indication is changed to a toilet assistance request, and the speaker 1
A ringing tone is sounded from 3 and the care receiver is displayed on the channel selection display unit 14 so that the caregiver recognizes the call. Control unit 11, ringing tone generation unit 12, speaker 1
3. The channel selection display unit 14 constitutes a control / recognition unit that allows the caregiver to recognize the call for the toilet assistance request.

The operation of the nurse call device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. When the care receiver makes a normal call to the caregiver, when the call button 3 is pressed once, the counting unit 6 of the adapter 2 that detects that the call button 3 has been pressed has one time. The call is reported from the control unit 7 to the control unit 11 via the communication unit 10 to the control unit 11 via the communication unit 10 via the communication unit 8 via the line L1. Then, a ringing tone is sounded by the speaker 13 and the called care receiver is displayed on the channel selection display unit 14 so that the caregiver recognizes the calling. The called caregiver selects a channel on the channel selection display unit 14, picks up the handset 5 of the nurse call base unit, makes a call with the care receiver who made the call using the communication device 4, and confirms the calling requirements. Take appropriate action.

Now, the care receiver presses the call button 3 twice consecutively when the call is a toilet assistance request. Upon detecting that the call button 3 has been pressed twice, the counting unit 6 of the adapter 2 reads that the number is two times, and the control unit 7 determines that the call is a toilet assistance request and passes through the communication unit 8 The call is changed to a toilet assistance request to the control unit 11 via the communication unit 10 of the nurse call master unit 1 via the communication line L1 and the notification is made.

The nurse call base unit 1 receives a call request change report as a toilet assistance request for a call request from the same bed, and the ringing sound generation unit 12 controls the ringing sound generation unit 12 under the control of the control unit 11. Change the speaker 1
At the same time as ringing at 3, the call display is also changed to the toilet assistance request, and the selected care receiver is displayed on the channel selection display unit 14 to make the care giver aware. The caregiver stops calling from the cared person using a call stop button (not shown), and then goes out to the bed of the cared person and performs appropriate treatment.

Although the above embodiment has been described with reference to a toilet service request call, it can be used as a simple means for responding to other calls. Also,
In the present invention, it is detected that the button is pressed twice in the processing by the program, but the same effect can be obtained by using a counting circuit by an electronic circuit.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the nurse call device of the present invention, the call button is continuously operated for two times.
By pressing the button twice, it is automatically determined that the call is not a normal call but a request for a toilet assistance request, and the caregiver is notified, so that even a patient who needs nursing care can easily request a toilet assistance request. You can make a call.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a nurse call device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a process relating to a nurse call device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional nurse call device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Nurse call master unit 5 ... Handset 2 ... Adapter 3 ... Call button 4 ... Call device 6, 7 ... Counting · Control unit 6 ········· Counter unit 7 ····· Control unit 11, 12, 13 ····· Control and recognition unit 11 ··· Control unit 12 ··· Unit 13: Speaker 14: Channel display unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A nurse call master unit (1) having a handset (5) and a call button (3) and a communication device (4) installed on each bed via an adapter (2) installed for each hospital room.
When the care receiver makes a normal call to the caregiver, pressing the call button causes the adapter, which detects that the call button is pressed, to report the call to the nurse call master unit. Then, the nurse call master unit sounds a ringing tone to make the caregiver recognize the call, and the called caregiver picks up the handset of the nurse call master unit and communicates with the care receiver who made the call. A nurse call device for making a call with the call device, confirming a call requirement, and performing an appropriate treatment, wherein the adapter is continuously provided to the care receiver when the call is a toilet assistance request. By pressing the call button at least twice, it is determined that the call is a toilet assistance request, and the counting and control of changing the call to the toilet assistance request and reporting to the nurse call master unit is performed. (6,7) has, the nurse call master unit, by receiving the call requirements change notification from the same beds, as well as change the ringing type of ringing tone, and change the call appears in the toilet assistance request,
Control / recognition unit for carers to recognize (11, 12, 13)
A nurse call device comprising: