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Cardiac Care Assistance using Self Configured Sensor Network—a Remote Patient Monitoring System

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Pervasive health care systems are used to monitor patients remotely without disturbing the normal day-to-day activities in real-time. Wearable physiological sensors required to monitor various significant ecological parameters of the patients are connected to Body Central Unit (BCU). Body Sensor Network (BSN) updates data in real-time and are designed to transmit alerts against abnormalities which enables quick response by medical units in case of an emergency. BSN helps monitoring patient without any need for attention to the subject. BSN helps in reducing the stress and strain caused by hospital environment. In this paper, mathematical models for heartbeat signal, electro cardio graph (ECG) signal and pulse rate are introduced. These signals are compared and their RMS difference-fast Fourier transforms (PRD-FFT) are processed. In the context of cardiac arrest, alert messages of these parameters and first aid for post-surgical operations has been suggested.

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  1. Department of Physics, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India

    V. R. Sarma Dhulipala & G. R. Kanagachidambaresan

  2. Department of CSE, DS College of Engineering, Coimbattore, Tamil Nadu, India

    G. R. Kanagachidambaresan

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Sarma Dhulipala, V.R., Kanagachidambaresan, G.R. Cardiac Care Assistance using Self Configured Sensor Network—a Remote Patient Monitoring System. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. B 95, 101–106 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40031-014-0084-1

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