Occupant falls risk determination systems, methods and devices
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1. A method of alerting a caregiver of a patient risk associated with a patient on a bed, the method comprising:
- receiving input signals including;
(i) at least one of time since last toileting, input/output balance, or lack of catheter; and
(ii) patient position on the bed;
determining if the input signals mimic an egress profile;
determining whether the patient has been designated as a falls risk;
generating an alert if the input signals mimic the egress profile and if the patient has been designated as a falls risk; and
if the patient is designated as a falls risk, notifying a caregiver either to leave a walker in a room in which the patient is located or to leave fluids in the room in which the patient is located to reduce dehydration or both.
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Abstract
A method comprises determining a person'"'"'s level of risk for developing an adverse condition; selecting a care protocol based on the level of risk; displaying a proposed configuration of a person support structure corresponding to the care protocol for a caregiver to approve; and upon approval by the caregiver, implementing the configuration.
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1. A method of alerting a caregiver of a patient risk associated with a patient on a bed, the method comprising:
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receiving input signals including;
(i) at least one of time since last toileting, input/output balance, or lack of catheter; and
(ii) patient position on the bed;determining if the input signals mimic an egress profile; determining whether the patient has been designated as a falls risk; generating an alert if the input signals mimic the egress profile and if the patient has been designated as a falls risk; and if the patient is designated as a falls risk, notifying a caregiver either to leave a walker in a room in which the patient is located or to leave fluids in the room in which the patient is located to reduce dehydration or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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