The Joint Commission has issued a warning to providers about the dangers of alarm fatigue, which can occur when clinicians become desensitized to the incessant beeping of medical device alarms. The organization...
RF Technologies releases Sensatec Fall Management alarms with new features
Apr 04, 2012
RF Technologies has announced the release of renewed alarm units for its Sensatec Fall Management Solution. Refreshed models have a faster audible cadence, which helps providers differentiate between Sensatec...
What’s the buzz? The unpleasant sound of alarms in long-term care facilities
By
Diana Waugh
Oct 20, 2010
Nursing homes may have cut down on their use of restraints, but they continue to use alarms, which are just as harmful to residents’ well-being.