The present disclosure provides a brake monitoring device. The brake monitoring device is applied to a hospital bed. The bed includes a brake pad. The brake pad can be switched between a first position and a second position. The brake monitoring device includes a first sensor and a controller. The first sensor is configured to detect that the brake pad is switched from the first position to the second position. The controller is configured to determine that an alarm signal needs to be issued when the brake pad is switched to the second position. The present disclosure also discloses a hospital bed with the above brake monitoring device. The brake monitoring device can monitor the brake device of the hospital bed in real time, and issue the alarm signal in time to ensure the safety of the patient.本發明公開了一種刹車監測裝置，應用於一病床，所述病床包括一刹車擋片，所述刹車擋片可在一第一位置以及一第二位置之間切換，所述刹車監測裝置包括一第一感測器以及一控制器，所述第一感測器用於偵測所述刹車擋片由所述第一位置切換至所述第二位置，所述控制器用於當所述刹車擋片切換至所述第二位置時判斷需要發出警報信號。本發明還公開一種具有上述刹車監測裝置的病床。所述刹車監測裝置能夠對所述病床的刹車裝置進行即時監測，並及時發出所述警報信號，進而保證患者的安全。
