病院・介護施設用電動ベッド高さ遠隔監視システムの開発

中谷 直史; 青木 翼; 石原 慎; 谷合 正至; 安 成英; 宮下 仁志; 渡邉 志; 冨田 雅史; 森 幸男; 白濱 成希; 宮本 和典; 安部 貴之; 岡島 友樹; 瀧澤 亜由美; 谷岸 悦子

doi:10.24466/jbfsa.17.2_43

Development of a Remote Height-Monitoring System for Electric Beds in Hospitals and Nursing Care Facilities

Naofumi NAKAYA, Tsubasa AOKI, Makoto ISHIHARA, Masashi TANIAI, Masahide YASU, Hitoshi MIYASHITA, Satoshi WATANABE, Masashi TOMITA, Yukio MORI, Naruki SHIRAHAMA, Kazunori MIYAMOTO, Takayuki ABE, Tomoki OKAJIMA, Ayumi TAKIZAWA, Etsuko TANIGISHI

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Naofumi NAKAYA
Department of Electronic Technology, Tokyo Electronics College
Tsubasa AOKI
Department of Electronic Technology, Tokyo Electronics College
Makoto ISHIHARA
Department of Electronic Technology, Tokyo Electronics College
Masashi TANIAI
Department of Electronic Technology, Tokyo Electronics College
Masahide YASU
Department of Electronic Technology, Tokyo Electronics College
Hitoshi MIYASHITA
Department of Electronic Technology, Tokyo Electronics College
Satoshi WATANABE
School of Information Studies, Shizuoka Sangyo University:Shizuoka Study Center, The Open University of Japan
Masashi TOMITA
Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Salesian Polytechnic
Yukio MORI
Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Salesian Polytechnic
Naruki SHIRAHAMA
Department of Electronics and Control, Kitakyushu National College of Technology
Kazunori MIYAMOTO
Faculty of Humanities, Kyushu Women's University
Takayuki ABE
Department of Clinical Engineering, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Tomoki OKAJIMA
Department of Clinical Engineering, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Ayumi TAKIZAWA
Department of Clinical Engineering, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Etsuko TANIGISHI
Faculty of Nursing, Tokyo Kasei University

Keywords: patient safety, electric beds, ultrasonic ranging, falling, fall

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2015 Volume 17 Issue 2 Pages 43-50

DOI https://doi.org/10.24466/jbfsa.17.2_43

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a remote height-monitoring system (henceforth, the system) to contribute to patient safety. We have developed and produced a system that can be operated by researchers and health care workers. To evaluate the system, an experiment was performed to measure the height resulting from an alarm (the distance measurement test). Results showed good linear correlation. In addition, in the alarm activation experiment, even the false alarm and loss report rates were low. Therefore, the system proves to be useful for reducing injuries resulting from accidental falls from beds.

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