No Activity Alerts Reminder Sheet
This document is for use by staff who have been trained to use Oxevision. You must be trained to use the system. Your Oxehealth Champion can arrange this for you or ask your manager.
What is it?
No Activity alerts are designed to notify staff when the system has not detected sufficient movement, in an occupied room within the previous 50 seconds.*
*Please remember that Oxevision only provides location and activity based alerts and in cases where a person has ceased activity, the system may alert to other activity in the room and not trigger a No Activity Alert in some circumstances. You should never rely solely on the system to ensure patient safety and always carry out your usual in-person safety checks. A No Activity Alert is an activity tracker and does not have a medical purpose or functionality. For more information, please refer to the ‘Are there any limitations?’ section below.
How do they help?
No Activity alerts can be switched on for “secure rooms”, i.e. where staff are responsible for a vulnerable person who is being cared for or observed in a locked room. Examples of secure rooms include seclusion, HBPoS and s136 rooms in mental health settings, or custodial suites in police settings.
Staff may be concerned about the physical health of the vulnerable person which is heightened if the person is in poor health, has recently received medication (such as a rapid tranquilisation), or is under the influence of certain medications or alcohol. No Activity alerts are designed to be triggered when Oxevision cannot detect sufficient movement, for a period of up to 50 seconds, providing staff with the opportunity to make an additional safety check.
How do they work?
Step 1: Oxevision must first detect that the room is occupied. The room tile will display a room state such as “In Room” or “In Cell”.
Step 2: When sufficient movement within the occupied room can no longer be detected for a period of 50 seconds, Oxevision will trigger a No Activity alert.
Note: if the room has an ensuite bathroom or known blindspot, the system will display an “In Bathroom” or “In Blindspot” warning state within several seconds of the person entering these areas. Oxevision will NOT trigger No Activity alerts while they remain there.
Let’s look at some examples…
1. A patient in seclusion is lying on the floor. The patient’s health deteriorates rapidly, culminating in all movement ceasing.
Please note that if the No Activity alert is reset while movement can still not be detected by the system, Oxevision will trigger a new alert.
2. A detainee in a police cell is lying on the bunk of their cell. They lie very still, including deliberately not taking a breath for a prolonged period of time.
3. A patient in seclusion attempts to obscure themselves from the view of the sensor behind a propped mattress.
4. A patient in a s136 room attempts to obscure themselves from the view of the sensor by covering themselves with a sheet.
What are the limitations?
We make every effort to ensure the optimal performance of Oxevision. However, it is important to know that as we work on making continuous improvements to the system, there are a few situations to be mindful of. If you’re ever in doubt, you can always reach out to Oxehealth who are available 24/7.
Unexpected No Activity alerts
For a person with a breathing condition – such as sleep apnoea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or caused by certain medications – their breathing may become irregular over a long period. These conditions may be known to staff or undiagnosed. In some circumstances this may result in the system being unable to detect movement for 50 seconds or more, therefore triggering an unexpected No Activity alert. Please note that the system is not designed to detect these conditions, but it is known that they may result in unexpected No Activity alerts being produced.
Occasionally, Oxevision may also detect movement or activity that hasn’t come from a person. This is known as “spurious” movement. Examples include:
- Movement from insects
- Movement from changes in illumination such as sunlight, flashing phones, flickering lighting or faulty illuminators
- Movement from swinging doors, flapping fabrics or spilled liquids.
Spurious movement could cause the system to incorrectly register an unoccupied room as being occupied, causing Oxevision to display “In Room” or “In Cell”. Once the spurious movement stops, this could cause Oxevision to trigger an unexpected No Activity alert.
Delayed No Activity alerts
In other cases, spurious movement could also cause a delay in triggering a genuine No Activity alert. For example, a person stops moving in a room with spurious movement from one of the sources above. While the spurious movement persists, the system will not trigger a No Activity alert.
Missed No Activity alerts
Missed No Activity alerts may occur if the system registers an occupied room as unoccupied i.e. the status of the room on the Oxevision dashboard is showing as “Empty”. This is rare but can occur when a person is very still for a period within the room and the system detects movement around the main door (either caused by a member of staff coming in and out of the room or due to spurious movement). The room tile must be showing “In Room” prior to triggering a No Activity alert.
If staff notice that a room is displaying an incorrect room state, they can select the Refresh Room button. For more details on this feature, please refer to the Refresh Room Reminder Sheet.
Oxevision is designed to overcome these limitations and configuration changes are possible to minimise the risk of repeat issues. Please contact Oxehealth via the Feedback Form if you spot an unexpected event.
Things to remember!
- Oxevision is designed to trigger a No Activity alert to notify staff when it has not detected sufficient movement, within the previous 50 seconds. However, you should never rely solely on the system for this purpose and staff should remain vigilant
- Breathing conditions such as sleep apnoea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or caused by certain medications , can occasionally trigger unexpected No Activity alerts. Please note that the system is not designed to detect these conditions, but it is known that they may result in unexpected No Activity alerts being produced
- Staff should refer to their Oxevision protocol for guidance on what actions to take following a No Activity alert
- Oxehealth is available 24/7 if you need support and would like to query the performance of Oxevision.
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