IoT Based Patient Safety Monitoring System in Hospitals

Abstract

The exponential surge in India’s coronavirus infections over the past months has swamped the health care system, which limited the supply of medical oxygen cylinders. Dozens of hospitals in several Indian cities and towns have run short of oxygen cylinders and also lack continuous monitoring of patients due to labor shortage and patient admitted exponentially. This leads to the lack of attention to patients who advanced to critical complications. To overcome this, it is proposed to automatically measure the pulse rate, the oxygen level in the cylinder, and glucose level by weight with the help of a microcontroller and load cell. The real-time data send to hospital management to change or resupply. It will lead to the continuous monitoring of the patient and reduce the risk. The proposed method will ensure patient safety and also has alert the doctors if any unforeseen problems or accident occurs.