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DAKS in Hospitals

Report malfunctions from building technology

Report malfunctions from building technology (e.g. from HVAC systems, fire-alarm and door-closing systems, and other control systems)

Report malfunctions from building technology
DAKS receives alarms from HVAC systems, motion detectors, fire-alarm or door-closing systems, and other control systems. DAKS then starts alarm broadcasts to relevant skill groups. Air conditioning system broken? A service technician is notified instantly. A bigger problem? DAKS notifies a predefined group of people in charge.

Gather qualified skill group to prepare for helicopter landing

Gather qualified skill group to prepare for helicopter landing

Gather qualified skill group to prepare for helicopter landing
When helicopters arrive with injured people, many specialists have to prepare the landing and patient care. From any device you can call skill groups predefined within DAKS. DAKS includes information about the task/location and escalates until the required number is reached.

Protect hospital staff in emergency rooms
or in psychiatry wards

Protect hospital staff in emergency rooms
or in psychiatry wards

Protect hospital staff in emergency rooms
or in psychiatry wards

Doctors and nurses in emergency rooms or psychiatric departments can be confronted with dangerous situations. DAKS sends deliberate or automatic alarms to the relevant recipients and includes information about the alarm type and the location of the emergency.

Forward (video) nurse calls from call systems to mobile nursing staff

Forward (video) nurse calls from call systems to mobile nursing staff

Forward (video) nurse calls from call systems to mobile nursing staff
Every patient call must be answered and interrupts – regardless of its importance – the already heavy work flow of the nursing team.
DAKS transmits the calls directly to the mobile phones of the assigned nurses and enables a voice connection (with Unify Circuit even via video).

Output notifications on corridor displays

Output notifications on corridor displays

Output notifications on corridor displays
In the corridors and waiting rooms, patients wait for treatment, radiography or other services. DAKS sends text messages to every device – including corridor displays. In addition, DAKS can play prepared or ad-hoc messages on PA loudspeaker systems.

Optimize availability of internal on-call services (e.g. laboratory, pharmacy, radiology)

Optimize availability of internal on-call services (e.g. laboratory, pharmacy, radiology)

Optimize availability of internal on-call services
(e.g. laboratory, pharmacy, radiology):

It must be ensured that the person on duty in radiology, pharmacy and other internal on-call services can reliably be reached at any given time. With DAKS, staff members can sign themselves on for their role-based tasks and make changes, e.g. to their reachable phone number – of course, all within predefined rules.

What Does DAKS
Do in Hospitals?

DAKS in the Care Sector

Report faults from a Building Management System

Report faults from a Building Management System

Report faults from a Building Management System
DAKS receives fault messages from air conditioners, heaters, motion detectors, fire alarm or door closing systems and other control systems. DAKS then starts alarm broadcasts to corresponding skill groups. Air conditioning system broken? A service technician is notified directly. A more major problem? DAKS sends a predefined group of competent responders.

Set off a Silent Alarm for panic-free evacuation of residents

Set off a Silent Alarm for panic-free evacuation of residents

Set off a Silent Alarm for panic-free evacuation of residents
In the event of a fire, residents must be brought to safety in a controlled and orderly manner.
Through a silent alarm system, DAKS enables those responsible to evacuate the residents quietly and in a coordinated way and to avoid panic.

Alert predefined groups of helpers
(e.g. fire fighters, doctors, police, etc.)

Alert predefined groups of helpers
(e.g. fire fighters, doctors, police, etc.)

Alert predefined groups of helpers
(e.g. fire fighters, doctors, police, etc.)

There can be accidents or dangers in retirement and nursing homes, and emergency services must be alerted quickly and effectively.
Depending on the type of emergency (fire, accident, etc.), various predefined alarm processes can be started simply via telephone numbers, key combinations, mouse clicks or emergency call buttons and transmitted to the appropriate emergency services.

Protect nursing staff in areas with aggressive residents

Protect nursing staff in areas with aggressive residents

Protect nursing staff in areas with aggressive residents
Carers and other staff members in areas with aggressive residents can be confronted with dangerous situations.
DAKS sends deliberate or automatic alarms to the relevant recipients and includes information about the type of the alarm and the location of the emergency.

Forward (video) nurse calls from call systems to mobile nursing staff

Forward (video) nurse calls from call systems to mobile nursing staff

Forward (video) nurse calls from call systems to mobile nursing staff
Every patient call must be answered and interrupts – regardless of its importance – the already heavy work flow of the nursing team.
DAKS transmits the calls directly to the mobile phones of the assigned caregivers and enables a voice connection (with Unify Circuit even via video).

Notify caregivers when disoriented residents leave designated safe areas

Notify caregivers when disoriented residents leave designated safe areas

Notify caregivers when disoriented residents leave designated safe areas
To protect disoriented residents from getting lost, DAKS can receive signals from body-worn transmitters as soon as a resident leaves (or enters) a particular area. DAKS then directs the signal to the assigned caregivers with location information.

Optimize the availability of internal on-call services
(e.g. cleaning and transport service)

Optimize the availability of internal on-call services
(e.g. cleaning and transport service)

Optimize the availability of internal on-call services
(e.g. cleaning and transport service)

It must be possible to reliably reach those on duty for cleaning, transport assignments and other internal on-call services. With DAKS, staff members sign on themselves for role-based tasks or make changes, e.g. to their reachable telephone number – of course, all within predefined rules.

What does DAKS do
in the Care Sector?

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DAKS in Hospitals
DAKS in Hospitals
DAKS in the Care Sector
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Healthcare + DAKS

Sudden and unexpected emergencies are all in a days work in the healthcare sector.

This is why DAKS - with its superior reliability in routine jobs and crisis situations - is the partner of choice in the healthcare sector. DAKS automates and accelerates the alerting processes, facilitates the everyday nursing care and provides the ideal background for emergency drills and excercises.

DAKS blends in seamlessly into any given infrastructure and incorporates not only alarm and nurse call systems but also any telephones, door and elevator intercoms, fire detectors, and building technology systems.

With its extreme versatility, DAKS meets the most demanding healthcare sector tasks and requirements soundly and dependably.

Versatile in the healthcare sector
Medical device — for special requirements
Optimized for nursing homes & small hospitals

THIS IS HOW DAKS IS USED

APPLICATION EXAMPLES IN HOSPITALS

Assemble Emergency Teams

In critical situations, e.g. a cardiac alarm, direct the right responders quickly to the emergency location

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Call Surgery Teams Dynamically

Use broadcasts with deputation hierarchies to call doctors to an emergency surgery, and instantly communicate the updated OR plan

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Transmit Nurse Calls

Direct nurse calls received from call systems to the mobile devices used by the caregivers, and establish voice communication

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Protect Persons at Risk

Use deliberate and automatic personal alarms with location, e.g. in psychiatric wards or emergency rooms

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES IN NURSING

Transmit Nurse Calls

Direct nurse calls received from call systems to the mobile devices used by the caregivers, and establish voice communication

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THIS IS HOW DAKSmed IS USED

APPLICATION EXAMPLES IN INTENSIVE CARE

More Quiet and Better Overview Throughout the ICU

with DAKSmed and DAKS-Communicator
Support Mobile Workflows and Alert Nursing Staff in a Targeted Way

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Customer Quote Uni HD
Structured Alerting

"DAKS is a fantastic tool to alert all affected persons in a structured manner and to reach very many people with information in a very short time".

Dieter Keilbach
Klinik Technik GmbH
University Clinic of Heidelberg
Customer Quote Bremen Ost
More and More Functions

"In the course of time, we have transferred more and more alarm functions from different systems into the now extensive telephony infrastructure."

Werner Martens
Clinical Center Bremen East
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Customer Quote Uni HD
Customer Quote Uni HD
Customer Quote Bremen Ost
Customer Quote Bremen Ost
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How our customers use DAKS

Case studies: Benefit from the experience of numerous satisfied customers
With DAKSpro and DAKS Customized Operator, the Klinik Technik GmbH control center stays on top of every emergency or malfunction communications process safely and accurately.