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US 12,490,929 B2Granted
Patient support apparatus having vital signs and sepsis display apparatus
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsStacey A. Fitzgibbons, Jotpreet Chahal, Craig M. Meyerson
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a sensor capable of detecting vital signs and includes structures for monitoring the vital signs and providing local and/or remote indications to caregivers if the vital signs fall outside of acceptable limits.
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A method comprising
- providing a patient support apparatus embodied as a patient bed having a sensor configured to provide signals indicative of vital signs of a patient positioned on the patient support apparatus, a controller coupled to the sensor, and a sepsis-status notification system coupled to the controller,
- sensing for vital signs of a patient positioned on the patient support apparatus with the sensor,
- outputting signals indicative of the vital signs from the sensor,
- comparing with the controller the signals to pre-established acceptable limits,
- calculating with the controller a sepsis risk assessment score based on the signals,
- outputting from the controller a command signal to initiate a sepsis protocol administration if the sepsis risk assessment score is at or above a predetermined value,
- displaying a first visual indication with the sepsis-status notification system to indicate that the patient is septic in response to the command signal,
- displaying a second visual indication with the sepsis-status notification system, the second visual notification including an action list indicative of a status of the sepsis protocol administration in response to the command signal, the action listing including a first action associated with the sepsis protocol administration, a second action associated with the sepsis protocol administration, and a third action associated with the sepsis protocol administration,
- wherein the first action includes a first status having a first representation that indicates that action is still needed, the second action includes a second status having a second representation that indicates that no action is needed, and the third action includes a third status having a third representation that indicates that the third action is pending.
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A method comprising
- providing a patient support apparatus embodied as a patient bed having a sensor configured to provide signals indicative of vital signs of a patient positioned on the patient support apparatus, a controller coupled to the sensor, and a sepsis-status notification system coupled to the controller,
- sensing for vital signs of a patient positioned on the patient support apparatus,
- outputting signals indicative of the vital signs from the sensor,
- comparing with the controller the signals to pre-established acceptable limits,
- calculating with the controller a sepsis risk assessment score based on the signals,
- outputting from the controller a command signal to initiate a sepsis protocol administration,
- displaying a first visual indication on an interface of the sepsis-notification system, the interface being coupled to the patient support apparatus and operable to indicate that the patient is septic in response to the command signal, and
- projecting a second visual indication from a projector of the sepsis-notification system, the projector being coupled to the patient support apparatus and operable to project the second visual notification onto a floor adjacent the patient support apparatus to indicate that the patient is septic in response to the command signal, wherein the second visual notification projected onto the floor is included in an image that occupies a space which is more than half as wide as the patient support apparatus.
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A method comprising
- providing a sensor on a patient support apparatus embodied as a patient bed,
- sensing for vital signs of a patient positioned on the patient support apparatus,
- outputting signals indicative of the vital signs from the sensor,
- comparing the signals to pre-established acceptable limits,
- calculating a sepsis risk assessment score based on the signals,
- outputting a command signal to initiate a sepsis protocol administration,
- displaying a first visual indication on an interface coupled to the patient support apparatus to indicate that the patient is septic in response to the command signal, and
- projecting a second visual indication from a projector coupled to the patient support apparatus onto a floor adjacent the patient support apparatus to indicate that the patient is septic in response to the command signal,
- displaying a third visual indication on an indicator panel coupled to the patient support apparatus to indicate that the patient is septic,
- wherein displaying the first visual indication includes displaying an alert that shows the patient is septic and displaying a timer that indicates how long the patient has been septic, displaying the second visual indication includes displaying a visual representation that indicates that the patient is septic and displaying a second timer that indicates how long the patient has been septic, and displaying the third visual indication includes displaying the visual representation and displaying a third timer that indicates how long the patient has been septic,
- wherein each timer is a countdown timer that shows an amount of time remaining in the sepsis protocol administration and the visual representation changes at least once as the amount of time indicated by the countdown timer decreases toward zero.
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