Pelican Alarms
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5 Ruse Street Osborne Park Western Australia 6017 Quality Endorsed Company Information Sheet – Pelican Alarms There are a few different groups of alarms and monitors used in healthcare, such as: Breathing monitors, which monitor people’s breathing Sound monitors, which monitor the sound in the room Movement alarms Movement alarms can again be separated into infra-red beams, or a physical electronic circuit. What types of alarms does Pelican have? Pelican manufactures and supplies a range of movement alarms, which use an electronic circuit and are triggered when the weight moves onto or off a sensor pad. The only exception is the Lap Alarm, which is triggered when the belt is undone, and works via magnets. Doorway Alarm Chair Alarm Footboard Alarm Toilet Alarm Floor Alarm Floor Lino Alarm What triggers the alarm? Inside the alarms there are two thin flexible metal sheets, separated by a thick piece of foam. These are called the Contact Sheets. The foam has a series of holes cut through it. When there is weight on the alarm pad, the two thin metal sheets touch each other through the holes in the foam. When the weight moves off the alarm pad, the foam forces the two thin metal sheets to separate, thereby breaking the circuit and triggering the alarm. What does the alarm plug in to? The alarm pad can connect into either: An Alarm Box which will make a sound in the room or corridor A Nurse Call System which plugs into a socket on the wall and alerts the carers, normally by pager What is an ‘Alarm Box’? Some alarms are triggered when the weight moves onto the alarm as explained above (e.g. a Floor Alarm which is stood on), while others are triggered when the weight moves off the alarm (e.g. when someone stands up, taking their weight off a Chair Alarm. We have two types of Alarm Boxes for each operation: o Item # 444ABC – Alarm Box with Capacitor – For when the weight moves off the alarm pad (e.g. Chair Alarm) o Item # 444TAB – Touch Alarm Box – For when the weight moves onto the alarm pad (e.g. Floor Alarm) We package each type of alarm with the correct type of Alarm Box for the product you order. Note: The Touch Alarm Box is programmed so that it not only sounds when the weight moves onto it, but it will continue to sound after this has occurred, until a staff member resets the box. This is so that if someone were to get out of bed and walk across the floor alarm, it will keep sounding to alert staff, rather than stop sounding after the person has stepped off the alarm pad.

What is a Nurse Call plug? If your system is compatible with the plugs shown to the right, the alarm can be used with your nurse call system, which will alert the arers when triggered, normally by a pager system. The plugs are either a mono or stereo plug. You just need to order whatever the room currently uses. You can tell which system is in the room by pulling out the current nurse call button plug from the wall socket and looking at the end of the metal prong. The Double Adapter always has two black bands, and can recognise if a mono or stereo plug is being used. Note: We have had some...