Patient Elopement Detection

Healthcare Solution

Detect patient wandering and locate mobile equipment

Place detection points where exit routes run, such as elevator halls and the area in front of stairwells, and get the alert before a patient leaves the ward. A band removed by the patient is detected as well, and patient information stays on the on-premises hospital server.

Where the detection points go comes first

Where the readers go decides the result more than spreading them evenly across the ward. They have to be placed first at the points that become exit routes, such as elevator halls, the area in front of stairwells and ward entrances, for the alert to arrive before someone leaves. Keep patient information on the on-premises hospital server and send alerts to the nurse station screen and the staff handset at the same time.

TwinTracker BLE
TwinTracker BLE

TwinTracker BLE

An indoor reader that receives tag signals and determines location. Where it goes matters more than spreading readers evenly across the ward, so placing them first at points that become exit routes, such as elevator halls, the area in front of stairwells and ward entrances, is what makes an alert before someone leaves possible. Radio interference with medical equipment is reviewed before installation.

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Detection points placed on exit routes first

Detection points go first where exit routes run, such as elevator halls and the area in front of stairwells. The alert arrives before a patient leaves the ward, and a band removed by the patient is treated at the same level.

Real-Time Patient Tracking

Immediate warning when a restricted area is entered

When a patient enters an area they must not be in, such as a medication preparation room or a treatment room, a warning appears on the nurse station screen at once. Where the detection points go matters more than spreading TwinTracker BLE evenly across the ward, so start with these areas and the exit routes. Radio interference with medical equipment is reviewed before installation.

Wearable Tag & Tamper Detection

Patient wristband tag with removal detection

The Medical Wristband has a similar shape to the existing patient identification band, so there is little resistance to wearing it, and the material withstands hospital disinfection procedures. Patients with cognitive decline often take the band off themselves, and if nobody knows it came off, the system does nothing from that moment on. The point at which the band stops being worn is treated at the same level as leaving the ward.

Fall & Inactivity Detection

Fall and prolonged immobility detection

A patient falling, or staying still for a long time after a fall, is identified and reported. When it happens somewhere out of sight, such as a bathroom or the corner of a room, it takes time before anyone notices, and cutting that delay is the point of this item. The location and time are sent with the alert so nursing staff know at once where to go.

Geofence Exit Alerts

Advance alert before a patient leaves the ward

The server installed inside the hospital compares each patient's permitted zones against their current location and sends a warning when they move outside that range. Knowing after someone has walked out of the ward door and knowing while they are still at the elevator leave very different amounts of time to respond. Patient information never leaves the hospital, and for procedure rooms and treatment rooms only occupancy is kept, without storing movement paths in detail.

Call alerts and equipment location lookup

See room calls and the location of mobile equipment on the same screen, and receive both at the nurse station and on mobile. Confirm in one ward that alerts arrive on time, then extend to every ward.

Medical Equipment Tracking

Room call button sends the location with it

Pressing the Safety Bell installed in patient rooms and treatment rooms sends the location it was pressed from with the call. The area the call came from is already on screen, so nobody has to check room by room. The alert goes to the nurse station and mobile at the same time, and if a call system is already in use, run the two together rather than removing it.

Mobile Equipment Monitoring

Search equipment by name for its last known area

Dedicated tags are attached to mobile medical equipment that moves between wards, such as infusion pumps, portable imaging units and surgical microscopes. Searching by equipment name or asset number returns the area and time where it was last recognized, which cuts the time spent hunting for equipment at night when staffing is thin. Viewing running hours together with idle periods makes it possible to change placement instead of buying more units.

Nurse Station & Mobile Alerts

Nurse station and mobile receive alerts together

Alerts are delivered to the nurse station screen and the staff handset together. During thinly staffed hours the station is sometimes empty, so putting the alert on one screen alone means it does not arrive when it matters. Recipients are set separately by shift and assigned ward, and whether the alert was acknowledged remains in the history.

Movement Path Analysis

Accumulated movement paths inform ward operations

Which areas patients and equipment passed through, and in what order, builds up into material for reviewing how the ward runs. Location tracking, alerts and chart integration often sit under different approval lines inside a hospital, so splitting them into separate items lets you start with whichever is approved first. Check how far the chart vendor opens its system before proceeding with chart integration.

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