from the panel.
2.3
CENTRAL CODE ANNUNCIATOR STATIONS
a.
Flush mount units.
b.
Two (2) applications.
(1) The Central Code Annunciator Station shall annunciate all code blue
and infant code blue calls from throughout the entire system until they are
canceled at the call origination point.
(2) The Central Infant Code Blue Annunciator Station shall annunciate
infant code blue calls from throughout the entire system until they are
canceled at the call origination point.
c. Call information displayed shall include the type of call, and the call
origination point by patient care area and room number.
d.
Visual Indicator Display
(1) Electronic programmable display panel. Acceptable visual indicator
display technologies include LED or LCD digital displays. Incandescent-lamp
displays are not acceptable.
(2) The font size of the alphanumeric text call information displayed
shall be large enough to assure clear readability from the workstations in
the area where the annunciator is located.
(3) The visual display shall either indicate all calls simultaneously,
or scroll through multiple calls that are not simultaneously displayed so
that all code calls are visible at least every four seconds.
e. An electronic alert tone device. A momentary tone defeat switch shall
temporarily silence the current call alert tone, with automatic reset so that
the alert tone will again sound when the next call is placed.
f. Electronic supervision of the station to assure the annunciation of code
calls.
2.4
CALL LOGGING WORKSTATION
a. Hardware configuration shall include a computer, keyboard, mouse, video
monitor, printer, and UPS.
(1) The computer hardware shall include on-line storage capacity for
one year=s report data, a network interface card, and input/output drives as
required for setup programming and maintenance.
(2) A 17-inch LCD video monitor.
(3) A laser printer with a print rate of at least six pages per minute,
and a paper tray that holds at least 250 sheets of paper.
(4) UPS as specified herein.
b. The workstation shall provide for the processing, statistical analysis,
report generation and printout of all call data.
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