User's Manual

Elpas Handheld LF Exciter – Configuration & User Guide
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V15/March 11
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Step 2- Define an HHLF Cancellation Alert
1. Using the Location Alert, on the Inputs form select
All Patient Tags, All HHLFs & all Status Types.
2. Enter 10 in the ‘Automatically Close After’ value field.
Step 3 - Define a Call Cancel Auto-Action
1. Configure an HHLF Call Cancel auto-action to close the
Nurse Call alert when a HHLF Call Cancel Alert is triggered.
2. Using the Calls form; select the Nurse Call Alert in the Call
Alerts list pane.
3. Using the Cancellation form select the HHLF Call Cancellation
Alert in the Cancellation Alerts list pane.
4. Enable the Call & Cancellation IDs Must Match option. This
ensures that if multiple Nurse Call Alerts are open, the responding
nurse will only close the related patient call.
Having Mothers Perform Match Tests using the Handheld LF Exciter
EIRIS has long supported Mother/Baby match tests. In this usage scenario, each new mother is given a HHLF that has been pre-
matched to the specific Elpas Infant Protection Bracelet that was affixed to her baby at the time of birth. Random Match Tests can
be performed whenever deemed necessary by simply having the mother press the match-test button on her assigned HHLF while
she is with the baby in question. EIRIS will automatically validate whether or not the mother is in fact with the correct baby. If the
match test is successful, (the mother is with the correct baby), the green lamp of a nearby visual indicator (such as the Elpas Signal
Tower) immediately illuminates for approximately 10 seconds. Should the match test fail, (the mother is with a baby other then her
own) the red lamp of the visual indicator will illuminate for approximately 10 seconds.
Configuration Prerequisites
Before configuring EIRIS to support mother initiated Mother/Baby Match Tests using the HHLF, verify that the following software
prerequisites are satisfied:
• Make sure that the BadgeMatch.dll (Badge Match extension) is in the EIRIS Extensions folder
(typically:
C:\Eiris\e41srv\Data\Extensions) and that a proper license for the extension has been acquired.
• Register the needed Handheld LF Exciters into the EIRIS database. Ensure that the chosen Names of the HHLFs can easily
represent the particular mothers that will use them.
Configuration Procedure
To configure the Handheld LF Exciter so that it can be used to perform Mother/Baby Match, it will be essential that separate, Success
and Failure alerts be defined for each of the corresponding Baby Tag/HHLF pairs. Consequently, if twenty (20) different Baby
Tag/HHLF pairs are registered in EIRIS, then 20 of each alert type must also be defined.
Step 1- Define a Success Alert
1. Using the Location Alert, on the Inputs form select the
specific Baby Tag and the specific HHLF that the alert is
for. Also choose All Status Types.
2. Enter 10 in the ‘Automatically Close After’ time value field.
3. On the Outputs form, select the Success Outputs that
will trigger the green lamps on the related visual indicators.
4. Double-click on the chosen Success Outputs and for each
one, set the output duration to 10 seconds.
5. Repeat Steps 1-4 for each additional Baby Tag/HHLF pair.