Thanks, Jeremy - and to all who responded.
Information has been passed on.
Cheers,
Aidan.
From:
Sent: 11 November 2013 09:42
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Carer alert system
Just to point out that the Infopager
system is part of the NEAT suite of devices, which is a fully fledged telecare
system, with significant additional stand-alone functionality.
Cheers
Jeremy
Jeremy Linskell CEng, CSci, MIPEM
Principal Clinical Scientist
Electronic Assistive Technology Service
NHS Tayside
tel: 01382-496286
fax:01382-496322
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Assistive Technologies
From:
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013
8:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Carer alert system
I would recommend a conventional telecare alarm system which can
be used either with a fixed telephone line or with an integrated GSM output so
that it can be portable and used virtually anywhere. The teaching assistant
would have a small panic pendant while the dispersed alarm unit could be
programmed to ring the mobile phones of relevant staff using a silent dialling
mode as well as the central school switchboard. The staff member' phones would
be on vibrate mode for these calls so that nobody in the class would know what
has happened.
This is the most robust approach as it uses commercially available and low cost
communications infrastructures. The range is unlimited as far as the responders
are concerned (provided there is mobile coverage) while the range from pendant
to dispersed alarm unit can be as high as 100 metres if the VHF rather than UHF
option is selected. The systems can be provided by Tynetec and offer a
range of pendant colour options so that multiple users can use the same
dispersed alarm without confusion. Commercial systems are also available from
Tunstall and Chubb, though the range of wireless transmission tends to be less
in buildings.
Incidentally, such telecare systems could also be used with a wrist worn fall
detector as a man-down detector and with the panic bars used in some facilities
where clients may exhibit challenging behaviour.
Cheers,
Kevin
Dr Kevin Doughty
Co-Director
Centre for Usable Home Technologies
From:
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wednesday, 6 November 2013,
13:34
Subject: Carer alert system
Hi,
Hope
someone can help:
I had a
call from a lady working at a nursery who is supporting a child with multiple
serious medical conditions. The child has a permanent assistant, but the school
need the assistant to be able to alert a nominated member of staff if the child
becomes ill.
Most of
the alerts my enquirer has found aren’t suitable – she needs a silent alert at
the assistant end when they press the button, but an audible alert to the
nominated member of staff, but no loud noises that can disrupt the attention of
3 year olds in the vicinity!
I’m
unsure of geographical spread that the alarm would need to cover, but the
nursery is part of a mainstream school.
Cheers,
Aidan.
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