Wireless hybrid with mobile based monitoring and alert system.

Abstract

Cardiovascular patients admitted in hospital are more likely to die from avoidable conditions and situations, whether due to complications from a heart attack or other serious health issues. This is because optimal treatment and patient monitoring is not ensured for all patients’ in government hospitals on a 24-hour 7-days basis except for those in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This is as a result of reduction in staff for night and weekend shift reducing the capacity of the available staff and also the fact that during those times, physical and cognitive abilities of medical and paramedical staff may be, in addition, impaired due to sleep deprivation especially during night-time. This has resulted in avoidable deaths occurring mostly at night and during weekends. Therefore, a new system is required that will allow one medical work to effectively monitor multiple cardiovascular patients at once and also alert the medical worker whenever there is an issue via a mobile phone. This system should be able to be used on patients in private and public wards.