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Under-mattress sensor.


Skil-Care's BedPro UnderMattress Alarm places a 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.  beneath the mattress so there's no electrical contact Noun 1. electrical contact - contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another
tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"
 with the resident, and the sensor is protected against 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.
 and wear. It reduces false alarms caused by resident tampering tampering The adulteration of a thing. See Drug tampering.  or changes in sleeping positions, and it won't compromise the pressure-relieving qualities of the mattress. With its auto-reset feature, it automatically goes into monitoring mode when the resident is put to bed. Skil-Care's BedPro UnderMattress Alarm System includes a nurse-call interface connection and is available with a choice of 10" X 30" or 20" X 30" sensor pads.

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Title Annotation:Product Watch
Publication:Nursing Homes
Date:Jul 1, 2004
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