Welch Allyn EarlySense System 1.0 - Equivalent to model EverOn 1.0 - User Manual - Manual (Page 7)

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1 Introduction
The EarlySense System Bedside Monitor
The EarlySense System (also known as EverOn) is designed for continuous and contact-
free measurement of respiration rate and heart rate when the patient is lying in bed. In
addition the system tracks body motion and monitors patient movement and can notify
users upon patient bed exit .The system displays numerical heart rate, respiration rate and
movement level and graphical data of trends of these parameters.
The system's design allows the operator to adjust the settings of the threshold parameters
and notifies the caregiver when heart or respiration rate averaged over time, passes above
or below predefined limits. The system also allows the health practitioner to document
the changes in the patient's position in bed by recording the event. The system then
verifies the change in position and logs the information. The system also provides an
option to notify the health care practitioner if a specific amount of time has passed since
the nurse last changed the patient's position. The users can decide to activate or deactivate
these notifications.
Providing contact-free, passive monitoring capabilities, with no need for patient
activation or involvement, the EarlySense System enables continuous monitoring of
patients in home, hospital or clinical settings. The data acquired by the System is
continuously logged in a Bedside Unit, thus, when using the System at home, the data
may be later presented, in a time stamped format, for off-line health care practitioner
analysis.
The system includes a Sensing Unit that is placed beneath the bed mattress or between
the mattress and a mattress pad or mattress cover, and a Bedside Unit which sets the
system options and displays the collected data. Monitoring of the patient begins
automatically as soon as the patient enters the bed. The data acquired by the system is
continuously logged in the Bedside unit, thus allowing the data to be presented, in a time
stamped format. The data provided by the system is intended to aid in the evaluation
process of a patient's clinical status and should be interpreted by a health care practitioner
only.