Sagahyroon Assim, Raddy Hazem, Ghazy Ali, Suleman Umair
Computer Engineering Department, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Int J Electron Healthc. 2009;5(1):68-86. doi: 10.1504/IJEH.2009.026273.
A wearable healthcare monitoring unit that integrates various technologies was developed to provide patients with the option of leading a healthy and independent life without risks or confinement to medical facilities. The unit consists of various sensors integrated to a microcontroller and attached to the patient's body, reading vital signs and transmitting these readings via a Bluetooth link to the patient's mobile phone. Short-Messaging-Service (SMS) is incorporated in the design to alert a physician in emergency cases. Additionally, an application program running on the mobile phone uses the internet to update (at regular intervals) the patient records in a hospital database with the most recent readings. To reduce development costs, the components used were both off-the-shelf and affordable.
一种集成了多种技术的可穿戴式医疗监测设备被开发出来，为患者提供了一种无需面临风险或局限于医疗机构就能过上健康独立生活的选择。该设备由集成到微控制器并附着在患者身体上的各种传感器组成，用于读取生命体征，并通过蓝牙链路将这些读数传输到患者的手机上。设计中纳入了短消息服务（SMS），以便在紧急情况下提醒医生。此外，手机上运行的应用程序利用互联网（定期）将最新读数更新到医院数据库中的患者记录中。为降低开发成本，所使用的组件均为现成且价格实惠的。
