Alarms/Sensors
Whether in a hospital, nursing home, or in the privacy of a home, patient monitoring alarm systems have been used for decades to help reduce the risk of falls to patients and loved ones and manage the care of disoriented individuals. Professional and family caregivers have several monitoring alarm system options from which to choose to safeguard those under their care.
The type of patient monitoring alarm systems is categorized by location or placement of the device and may include various mechanisms to achieve the patient protection.
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Type/Location |
Mechanism(s) |
Purpose |
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Sensors on bed mattress |
1. Pressure: patient’s weight on mattress, alarm activated if patient moves off the pressure mat 2. Adjustable cord: alarm activated if patient pulls cord |
Warning of impending danger if patient were to leave bed |
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Bedside location |
1. Pressure sensors: pressure mats on floor, activated if patient’s weight interacts with the mat 2. Infrared sensors: detect movement beside the bed |
1. Warning that patient has left the bed and is in contact with the floor
2. Warning that the patient is up and moving about |
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Door alarm system |
1. Magnetic sensor: activated when the magnetic field is broken 2. Pull cord: attached to door and activated when door moves from closed to open position
3. Infrared device: detects |
1. Warning that door has had movement
2. Warning that the door moves form a closed open position
3. Infrared sensors detect door movement |
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Infrared sensors |
1. Infrared sensors detect motion within a specific zone |
Sensors can be strategically placed wherever a patient may be in potential danger |
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Wheelchair based, battery operated |
Various sensitive devices located in seat cushion, pads, belts that are activated by pressure release, or an adjustable cord activated when pulled from position |
Detects when the patient exits the wheelchair |
Note: Some of these alarm systems are available with “nurse station call interface”, “pre-recorded messages”, or “suspend functions”.
ProHealthcareProducts.com offers a multitude of patient safety alarm systems giving caregivers more choices to match the system with the particular needs of the individual patient or loved one. Shop today to select the system best fitted to your particular needs. A multitude of different patient monitoring alarm systems for use in hospitals, nursing homes, and homes to help safeguard patients and loved ones under your care.