Diseño e implementación de un prototipo de red de sensores inalámbaricos para el monitoreo de los pacientes. Caso práctico: Centro de Atención Integral en Salud de la ESPOCH

Abstract

Design and implementation of the Wireless Sensor Network prototype for monitoring patients. Case study: Center for Integrated Health Care of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo. This research seeks to improve the response time in taking vital signs and sending information to the doctor to constantly monitoring patients and using our emergency system. An Infrared sensor was used in the construction of this prototype that a measure pulse, blood oxygenation, the air flow sensor measures the respiration, the temperature sensor measure body temperature; these sensors were configured on the electronic board Arduino One. The wireless transmission of information is through two modules: XBee S1; the first is the transmitter and the second is receiver. This Wireless Sensor Network was made with a point-to-point connection with encryption on data of the vital signs in order to provide real information. To display data a graphical interface in the XE7 Delphi software was configured, which further connects to a MySQL database for storing information. For the analysis of results the statistical method was used completely random, defining this prototype: 80% faster than the manual takes vital signs used in the Center For Integrated Health Care of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo. We conclude that this research project provides an optimization of time in taking vital signs in patients treated at the Center for Integrated Health Care, and can be used in emergencies. We recommend that the nursing department in charge of the Lic. Lupe Zavala uses this prototype to provide faster and more efficient users attention.