Apparatuses for supporting and monitoring a condition of a person

摘要

A person monitoring system is operable to predict the onset of an adverse condition of a person. The system receives first information corresponding to a feature of a person support apparatus and second information corresponding to a physiological characteristic of the person. The system calculates a condition score as a function of the first and second information. In some instances, the system alerts a caregiver if the condition score exceeds a predetermined threshold. Alternatively or additionally, the person monitoring system alerts a caregiver when a person supported on a person support apparatus is regaining consciousness by monitoring one or more of a change in position, a heart rate, and a respiration rate. A person monitoring system that monitors a person's quality of sleep and presents information concerning the quality of sleep to one or more interested parties is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method of predicting when a person supported on a bed is going to wake from an unconscious state, the method comprising:
sensing a change in position, a heart rate, or a respiration rate of the person on the bed with at least one sensor that is other than an acoustic sensor, the at least one sensor including a first sensor that is integrated into a bed frame and spaced apart from a mattress supported on the bed frame and the at least one sensor including a second sensor that is located inside of the mattress, wherein the first sensor is positioned beneath at least one mattress support section of a plurality of mattress support sections that movably support the mattress relative to an upper frame portion of the bed frame; determining if at least one of the change in position, the heart rate, and the respiration rate is beyond a predetermined threshold; and posting a person status signal to a network, wherein the person status signal is indicative of a conscious state or an unconscious state of the person.