Bedpan Management System Team: Neal Thomas Faulkner Project Advisor: Dr. John LaCourse Project Completion: May 2013

Purpose Why is this important?

Current Technology Method of Employment Roll patient onto their side Place bedpan underneath Raise patient to a sitting position Wait Roll patient back onto their side Carefully remove bedpan to avoid spills http://www.mountainside-medical.com/product_images/v/184/bariatric-bedpan-steel1__46963_zoom.jpg

Problems with the current system Time Intensive Manpower Intensive Risk of Infection

Time Intensive Requires patient to wait for assistance Procedure takes longer with patients who are injured Hospital staff availability

Manpower Intensive Requires hospital staff at every incident Hospital staff must be present throughout procedure Bedpans need specialized cleaning care Bedpans must be sterilized before each use

Potential Risks for Infection Inadequate cleaning and sterilization Potential contact with waste material for hospital staff Potential contact with waste material for patients Possibility for spills to occur during process

What it is, and how it works. Form and Function What it is, and how it works.

Form Mechanized hospital bed Motor controlled access Alert system Saftey controls triggered by sensor input Input panel for staff use

Software Controls for: Goals: Software Controls for: Patient driven initiation Logic design and timing control Safety control structure and override Hospital staff notification settings Staff input commands to assist in care

Patient Driven Input can be modified to fit requirements Ruduces patient wait time Does not require hospital staff to be availible at the beginning

Logic and Timing Determination for when each action should be taken and in what order Allows for data collection for staff use

Safety Motor resistance Excessive idle time Patient controlled stop function

Notification Automatically on Emergency Events Staff can choose to be notified imediately on system start Options for other further notification will be stored as variables

Staff options Notification settings Data Collection Filtration option Hold option

Project Timeline

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