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    How do deaf people use telephones? What about doorbells and alarm clocks?      There are many everyday devises that we hearing people take for granted, among these are telephones, smoke alarms, doorbells, and alarm clocks. When we look at how members of the deaf community use these everyday items we must consider that members within the community have very different communication needs, abilities, and preferences. Hard-of-hearing people for example can use a standard telephone

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    product design; and a financial plan. In the introduction about idea and features of our alarm clock app: Wake Up UL, we have to make an online survey through http://surveymonkey.com and receive fewer responses than we expected, causing inaccuracy in analyzing the demand and need of the product as well as the UL community’s interest. Secondly, to make our product stand tall and look good in the current market of alarm clock apps, we need to create more powerful features that our app can offer such as

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    Tejas chaturvedi Electronic Fire Alarm Abstract Fire alarms are used in the event of a fire or fire drill. They are activated either manually or automatically . After the fire assurance objectives are established–usually by referencing the base levels of security commanded by the suitable model construction regulation, protection organizations, and other authorities–the fire alert architect

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    Table of Content Page No Installing ICCP Units…………………………….…………………………………..3 Installing and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems ………………..5 Sensors…………………………………………………………..………………………….6 Smoke Detector Sensors…………………………………………………………6 Heat Detectors……………………………….………...………………………….7 Flame Detectors………………………………………………………..………….8 Testing of Sensors………………………………..…………………………………….9 Timers……………………………………………………………………………....……..10 Manual Call Points………………………………………….……...................…11 Sirens……......

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    specific time there was a device invented called the alarm clock. This device was originally invented by ancient Greek philosophers around 250 B.C. and over the years mechanical alarm clocks were invented by Levi Hutchins in 1787 (History of Clocks. (n.d.). Retrieved November 6, 2014.), then came radio alarm clocks invented by James Reynolds (The History of Alarm Clocks {INFOGRAPHIC}. (n.d.). Retrieved November 6, 2014.), and finally the modern alarm clocks with IPhone or IPod docking bays. My objective

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    that one methodology of educating the registered nurses to alarm fatigue and alarm management will be more effective over the other in reducing the number of false and non-actionable alarms. The expectation is to determine which educational methodology, online or traditional, will have a greater impact on the alarm management behavior of the nursing staff in the cardiac intensive care unit. This will be evident if the number of nuisance alarms are affected by one or the other educational methodology

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    Alarm Motivation

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    approximately 3:38 PM, Myself( Deputy Woods) and Deputy Sheldon responded to Alarm actvation(Front Door) 616 Gethsemane Church Road New Bern NC. Upon arrival, Myself and Deputy Sheldon was met outside the locked gate by the property gaurdian Norman Parmley who open the gate to let us in. As myself and Deputy Sheldon approach the residence, we, could see in plain view that the front door was wide open with the alarm going off. Deputy Sheldon walked around the perimeter of the residence as I stood

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    Smoke alarm program, home safety inspections and older adult programs are collaborated to conduct an educational and informative session and provide safety material for residents and first responders. Risk Group 2: Single family homes dated pre-1979 Utilize smoke alarm program and enhance the awareness to the community about the dangers of aging homes and the lack of protection from not having functional or existing smoke alarms. After every structure fire in the area

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    consequences of alarm fatigue is crucial in the safety of patients. The Informatic Nurse Specialist along with the nurse manager and alarm committee will individualize and customize alarm thresholds to limits that are clinically appropriate for individual patients to decrease the incidence of nuisance and false alarms that distract staff members and contribute to alarm fatigue ( Cvach,2012; Evans,Shumante & Lovelace, 2011). Staff will be re-educated on the appropriate use of alarm systems to help

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    Bed Room Gap Analysis

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    each encompassing 33,000 square feet. The increase in geography posed new challenges for clinical staff with regard to alarm management. Crisis monitor alarms were programmed to populate the bedside physiologic monitoring screens in zoned clinical areas. This allowed clinicians to view the alarm condition and respond appropriately to area alarms. The units established an alarm management team in 2013 with the goal to meet the requirements of NPSG.06.01.01. The team consisted of representatives from

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