CPC A61G 7/0527 (2016.11) [A61G 2203/16 (2013.01); A61G 2203/20 (2013.01); A61G 2203/32 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
a litter frame;
a support deck supported on the litter frame and adapted to support a patient thereon;
a plurality of force sensors adapted to output signals corresponding to downward forces exerted on the support deck;
a display; and
a controller in operative communication with the plurality of force sensors and the display, the controller configured to display on the display an equipment weight indicator comprising a first numeric value representing a total weight of equipment added to or removed from the support deck and entered into a weight log and a patient weight indicator comprising a second numeric value representative of a current patient weight of the patient supported by the support deck based on readings from the plurality of force sensors;
wherein the controller is adapted to characterize the second numeric value as being an accurate patient weight or as possibly including non-patient weight not yet entered into the weight log, and to display a warning message if the second numeric value is characterized as possibly including non-patient weight not yet entered into the weight log.
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