Patients link with mobiles

Another new system introduced at Bad Reichenhall's city hospital, allows nurses to talk with patients and ascertain whether their calls are due to an emergency or for a non-urgent request.

The system, developed by Damovo Deutschland GmbH and the telecommunications company Ericsson, uses a mobile DECT phone (Digital European Cordless Telephone Standard), interfaced with the Ericsson telephone system MD110. This receives messages from patient emergency paging units using the ESPA 4.4.4 (European Selective Paging Manufacturers Association) standard. When a patient signals for help a call is relayed to DECT mobiles, programmed to alert one or more carers wherever they may be.

By pre-programming, the patient’s room number, ward and doctor’s names, for example, are automatically relayed to the mobile. If the line is busy, the incoming call signal is still received, then the carer uses special function keys to promptly acknowledge the patient’s call and decide relevant action.

Details:Bernd.Fischer@damovo.com. www.damovo.de

01.07.2003

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