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Patient egress detection
Overview
Patient egress detection uses data from the weighing
system to determine if the patient has left the bed.
The egress detection alarm is triggered when the measured
weight falls by 50% or more for longer than two seconds;
this helps to prevent false alarms, particularly if the
patient is restless.
Operation
To enable patient egress detection:
With the patient lying on the bed, press the
Enable
key
followed by the
Patient Egress
key. The indicator above
the
Patient Egress
key will light green to indicate that the
system is active.
If the patient gets out of bed, an alarm will sound and the
indicator above the
Patient Egress
key will light red.
To cancel the alarm or disable egress detection:
Press the
Enable
key followed by the
Patient Egress
key.
The audible alarm will cease and the indicator above the
Patient Egress
key will go out.
Alarm volume
The volume (loudness) of the patient egress alarm can be
adjusted so that the alarm can be heard at the nurse’s
station.
To adjust the volume of the egress alarm:
Press the
Enable
key, then press the
Alarm Volume Set
key repeatedly until the desired alarm volume is achieved.
The lights on the alarm volume indicator show the alarm
volume level as follows:
LOW MEDIUM HIGH
By default, the alarm volume is set to HIGH.