E-Healthsense In-Home Vital Signs Monitor
D. Kerana Hanirex · 2014
E-HealthSense is a personalized home based remote health monitoring and notification system. It is a wearable device which monitors the health status of the wearer. It is capable of measuring vital signs like body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate. It is useful for patients who need persistent nursing and elders who are living alone. The system is low-cost, small, extremely power saving, simple in design and robust in performance. The sensors which are integrated in the wearable device are capable of reading the biological data of the patients. They are controlled by a Base Processing Unit (BPU) which is set up at patient's home. Here ZigBee mesh network is used for communication. The base station is integrated with a GSM module. If any abnormality in the patient's health is detected it alerts the caregivers by sending SMS to their mobile phones. In case of emergency the caregivers can initiate simple diagnosis via SMS. The system is intended to use at home, but could also be useful for monitoring hospital patients. It reduces the frequent visits to the doctor unnecessarily.