Smart ICU: IoT-Based Patient Health and Room Tracking Device

Authors

  • R. Poomurugan
  • Maqsood Alam
  • Vijaya Kumar V

Keywords:

Automation, Automatic Detection of Hazard Situations and Signals (ADSA), Communication, Communication delays, Continuous monitoring, Disability, Emergencies, Errors, Healthcare, Hybrid approach, Intensive Care Units (ICUs), Internet of Things (IoT), Medical professionals, Multi-camera system, Patient, Patient monitoring systems, Proactive treatment, Sensors treatment

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) empowers us to attain a better level of automation by way of developing systems that make use of sensors and join gadgets to the net. In essential care devices like ICUs, continuous monitoring is vital as even slight delays in selection-making concerning patient remedy can cause excessive outcomes, along with permanent disability or loss of existence. Included sensors, whether worn on the body or located inside the surrounding surroundings, enable the collection of comprehensive statistics for both physical and intellectual well-being. Inside the realm of healthcare, the capability and challenges of IoT are in particular highlighted. It offers the opportunity to develop advanced affected person monitoring systems that enhance medical care. A hybrid technique has been delivered, integrating numerous sensors and a multi-camera gadget into a single platform for a wise affected person tracking system referred to as automated Detection of chance conditions and indicators (ADSA) while many ICU devices are ready with sensors to measure vital symptoms, continuous monitoring is regularly missing. An IoT-primarily based framework is proposed to cope with this hole, facilitating fast communication, figuring out emergencies, and initiating conversation with healthcare groups of workers. Furthermore, it enables proactive and timely treatment, lowering the likelihood of errors, and verbal exchange delays, and allowing medical professionals to allocate extra time for particular observations.

Published

2024-04-09

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