User's Manual

Chapter 3: Using the Software
74 Series 7.0 Software (0510-1086-B) - User Guide
4. Use the arrow buttons to find and select the patient or asset to be escorted. Multiple patients and
assets can be selected for escort providing that the Destination and Escort Duration is the same.
a. Hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard or, if the virtual keyboard is activated, click on the
Select Multiple button in the Escort window. The Select Multiple button highlights when
activated.
b. Select the patients or assets to be escorted.
5. Use the arrow buttons to find and select the Destination, or the location to which the patient is to be
escorted.
6. Select the Escort Duration; the choices are Hours or Days. You can choose to set the Escort
Duration from 1 to 23 Hours or 1 to 23 Days.
7. Use the Increase and Decrease arrows to select the amount of time required to escort the patient.
8. Click Start Escort.
A dialog box appears showing the name of the patient or asset and the amount of time allowed for
the escort.
9. Click Confirm to confirm the Escort.
The patient or asset must be returned to the same unit within the selected time allowed, or an alarm
is issued. When initiating an Escort for a patient or asset using an alarming band transmitter, you
must wait 45 seconds before returning the patient or asset to the unit. Returning a patient or asset to
the unit before the 45 seconds time-lapse will result in an incomplete Escort.
10. Click Cancel or X to cancel the Escort request and close the window.
To reset escort duration time
1. Select Login (or Functions if password protection is disabled).
2. Enter your Login and Password or use your identification card.
3. Click Escort.
The Escort window appears (Figure 3.11 on page 73). Patients or assets with alarming band
transmitters, Wander Management transmitters or Pendant, Fall Monitoring or Incontinence
devices that currently exist in the census are listed in the window.
4. Use the arrow buttons to find and select the patient or asset whose escort duration time is to be reset.
Multiple patients or asset can be selected for resetting duration time, providing that the Destination
and reset duration time is the same.
5. Use the Hours or Days arrows to select the new time needed to escort the patient or asset.