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..... Contents ................................... Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2 Activating Patient Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activating and Attaching Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking Remaining Tag Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 4 Chapter 3 Using Patient Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Assigning Tags to Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Confirming Care Information . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I NTRODUCTION ..... ................................... I 1 n a hospital, you need to find patients quickly. With a Radianse Reveal Indoor Positioning System (IPS), you can. This book, which includes the following, is for those who want to locate patients more quickly using the Radianse system and the Patient Tag. • Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces the Patient Tag hardware.
INTRODUCTION 1 PATIENT TAGS Patients wear Radianse Patient Tags so you can track their location. See "Activating and Attaching Tags" on page 3 to learn how the tag casing acts as a button which you use to activate the tag. See "Confirming Care Information" on page 12 to learn how to communicate patient-care information by squeezing the tag. See "Checking Remaining Tag Life" on page 4 to learn how the tag’s LED can blink to tell you about the tag’s remaining life.
A CTIVATING P ATIENT T AGS T ..... ................................... 2 o use the Radianse Patient Tag, you must first activate the tag. .................................................... ACTIVATING AND ATTACHING TAGS You activate a Patient Tag to make the tag ready for first use. To activate a Pa tient Tag You can activate a Patient Tag as follows: • Squeeze the Patient Tag for at least 2 seconds. You see the Green LED blink 5 times.
A C T I V A T I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Checking Remaining Tag Life 2 To attach a Patient Tag You can attach a Patient Tag as follows: Step 1 Weave the wristband through the slots on each end of the tag. Step 2 Secure the wristband on the patient’s wrist. . .................................................... CHECKING REMAINING TAG LIFE Patient Tags have a limited life of 31 days.
Checking Remaining Tag Life ..... A C T I V A T I N G P A T I E N T TA G S You see the LED flash a number of times. You can determine the approximate tag life left by counting the number of times the LED flashes. The following table shows the number of LED flashes and the associated remaining tag life. Table 1: Remaining Tag Life Number of LED Flashes ............................
A C T I V A T I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Checking Remaining Tag Life 2 6 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide
U SING P ATIENT T AGS Y ..... ................................... 3 ou assign tags to patients you want to track with the Radianse tools. When a patient no longer needs to be tracked, you unassign the related Patient Tag. .................................................... ASSIGNING TAGS TO PATIENTS You assign tags to patients so you can use the Radianse Reveal system to locate them.
U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Assigning Tags to Patients 3 Step 3 Click Assign Patient. Step 3 You see the Assign Patient window.
Assigning Tags to Patients Step 5 From the Patient Type drop-down, choose the patient type you want. Step 6 Click Assign. Step 5 Step 6 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 9 .....
U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Assigning Tags to Patients 3 You see the information now associated with the ID Tag you successfully assigned. Note: You can click Assign Another ID Tag to begin assigning another Patient Tag, or you can click Logout to exit the program. To unass ign a tag from a patient You can unassign a tag from a patient as follows: Step 1 From the Assign Home page, click Unassign Patient.
Assigning Tags to Patients You see the Unassign Patient page. Step 2 Step 3 Step 2 Enter the last 4 digits of the serial number of the Patient Tag you want to unassign, - OR Enter the last name of the person whose tag you want to unassign. Step 3 Click Unassign. You see the Unassign Confirmation page. Step 4 Step 5 Step 4 Check the box beside the patient whose tag you want to unassign. Step 5 Click Unassign. You see a confirmation that the ID Tag assignment has been successfully removed.
U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Confirming Care Information 3 Note: You can click Remove Assignment of Another ID Tag to begin unassigning another Patient Tag, or you can click Logout to exit the program. .................................................... CONFIRMING CARE INFORMATION You can confirm and communicate care-related information by briefly squeezing the Patient Tag. Your hospital administration determines how your system is configured to use the tag press function.
Confirming Care Information ..... U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S • An EKG technician may squeeze the tag to indicate that the procedure for this patient has been started or completed. • A nurse may squeeze the tag to indicate that a patient has arrived to a procedural room and has properly been prepped.
U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Confirming Care Information 3 14 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide
