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- Title
A wearable mobihealth care system supporting real-time diagnosis and alarm.
- Authors
Zheng, J. W.; Zhang, Z. B.; Wu, T. H.; Zhang, Y.
- Abstract
This paper describes a wearable mobihealth care system aiming at providing long-term continuous monitoring of vital signs for high-risk cardiovascular patients. We use a portable patient unit (PPU) and a wearable shirt (WS) to monitor electrocardiogram (ECG), respiration (acquired with respiratory inductive plethysmography, RIP), and activity. Owing to integrating fabric sensors and electrodes endowed with electro-physical properties into the WS, long-term continuous monitoring can be realized without making patients feel uncomfortable and restricting their mobility. The PPU analyzes physiological signals in real time and determines whether the patient is in danger or needs external help. The PPU will alert the patient and an emergency call will be automatically established with a medical service center (MSC) when life-threatening arrhythmias or falls are detected. With advanced gpsOne technology, the patient can be located and rescued immediately whether he/she is indoors or outdoors in case of emergency.
- Subjects
MEDICAL care; CARDIAC patients; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ARRHYTHMIA; VITAL signs
- Publication
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2007, Vol 45, Issue 9, p877
- ISSN
0140-0118
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11517-007-0221-y