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Patient Safeguard System – Healthcare Worker Badge User’s Guide UltraClenz, LLC
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will change to the warning state. The badge will produce 3 quick beep tones with the second tone being lower in
pitch than the first or third tones. This indicates successful communications between the badge and the bed
beacon located within the patient zone. The badge’s red LED will then blink about once every 1.5 seconds.
Immediately after changing to the warning state, the badge will produce a rapid burst of 4 tones with each having
a different pitch. This will be repeated 4 more times over the next 20 seconds and will indicate to the HCW that
they must wash/sanitize their hands immediately.
A HCW may not go from one patient zone to another without washing/sanitizing in-between. While a HCW is in a
patient zone, their badge will be in the cautionary state. When they leave the patient zone, their badge will remain
in the cautionary state for up to 5 minutes beyond which time their badge will automatically change to the warning
state or until they wash/sanitize at which time their badge will then change to the sanitary state. If the HCW
leaves a patient zone and then enters a different patient zone without first interacting with a soap/sanitizer
dispenser, the badge will change from the cautionary state to the warning state. The badge will produce 3 quick
beep tones with the second tone being lower in pitch than the first or third tones. This indicates successful
communications between the badge and the bed beacon located within the patient zone. The badge’s red LED
will then blink about once every 1.5 seconds. Immediately after changing to the warning state, the badge will
produce a rapid burst of 4 tones with each having a different pitch. This will be repeated 4 more times over the
next 20 seconds and will indicate to the HCW that they must wash/sanitize their hands immediately.
Below is a table that compares the various badge states.
State
Index
Badge State
LED
Color
Description Next Action
0 SANITARY GREEN
HCW has recently used a soap/sanitizer
dispenser.
May freely enter a patient zone.
1 CAUTIONARY YELLOW
HCW is in sanitary contact with a patient or has
recently had sanitary contact with a patient but
not yet used a soap/sanitizer dispenser.
Wash/Sanitize hands
immediately after leaving
patient zone. Do not enter a
different patient zone.
2 WARNING RED
HCW has had contact with more than one
patient without using a soap/sanitizer dispenser
between contacts.
Leave patient zone
immediately and wash/sanitize
hands.
3 WARNING RED
HCW had contact with patient, left patient zone
for more than 1 minute and then reentered same
patient zone without using a soap/sanitizer
dispenser between contacts.
Leave patient zone
immediately and wash/sanitize
hands.
4 CAUTIONARY YELLOW
HCW was in the sanitary state for more than 20
minutes without using a soap/sanitizer
dispenser.
Wash/sanitize hands before
entering a patient zone.
5 WARNING RED
HCW was in the cautionary state for more than 5
minutes after leaving a patient zone without
using a soap/sanitizer dispenser.
Wash/Sanitize hands
immediately. Do not enter a
patient zone.
Table 1 - HCW Badge States