Monitoring alert.Sensatec[R] CARE 3[TM] from RF Technologies is designed to advance care in fall management, incontinence incontinence Inability to control excretion. Starting and stopping urination relies on normal function in pelvic and abdominal muscles, diaphragm, and control nerves. Babies' nervous systems are too immature for urinary control. Later incontinence may reflect disorders (e.g. detection, and pressure ulcer Pressure ulcer Also known as a decubitus ulcer, pressure ulcers are open wounds that form whenever prolonged pressure is applied to skin covering bony outcrops of the body. Patients who are bedridden are at risk of developing pressure ulcers. reduction. To help safeguard a person at risk of falling, the sensor A device that measures or detects a real-world condition, such as motion, heat or light and converts the condition into an analog or digital representation. An optical sensor detects the intensity or brightness of light, or the intensity of red, green and blue for color systems. pad continuously monitors whether the resident is positioned in a bed or chair. By connecting the control unit to a disposable fluid-sensing pad, the system automatically detects incontinence and signals an alert. CARE 3 also signals an alert when it is time to reposition a resident, helping to prevent pressure wounds, and it reminds the caregiver care·giv·er n. 1. An individual, such as a physician, nurse, or social worker, who assists in the identification, prevention, or treatment of an illness or disability. 2. of the user's original bed position. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CIRCLE 55 ON READER SERVICE CARD |
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