1. In-house patient
monitoring
- System monitors several hundred patients
simultaneously
- Vital signs are shown on system workstations
and bedside displays
- Signs include: Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate,
Respiration Rate, Patient Temperature, and Oxygen
Saturation
2. Remote patient supervision
- Central system can monitor outpatients in
nursing homes & private residences
- Transmits vital signs to the main system via
telephone lines
- Optional feature allows transmission of
patient video, visible on-screen
3. Automatic warning when signs exceed preset limits
- Location of emergency is shown on a hospital
floor plan map
- Pop-up alarm window shows location, problem,
time, and date
- Alarm also sounds in patient's room
- Alarms distinguish between critical levels,
warning levels, and off-line
- Notifies appropriate doctor or nurse with a
two-line message on an alpha-numeric pager
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4. Flexible monitoring
options
- Provides for each patient's unique needs
- Critical and warning limits can be adjusted
separately for each bed
- Supervision of individual signs can be turned
on or off
- Accounts for such variables as patient age,
and status, and mobility
5. Automatic power backup
- Individual patient monitors run up to two
hours without power
- Main system stays on-line for up to several
hours before emergency power is restored (backup
time limit chosen by facility)
6. Easy to use
- System is controlled by pointing to pictures
and menus; there are no complex keyboard commands
to memorize
- Select choices on-screen using a
touch-sensitive computer screen
- Aerial map of floor plan gives overview at a
glance
- Zoom in on patient rooms simply by pointing
to them
- Color, sound, and animation are used to
communicate the extent of each emergency
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