Electronic Devices That Identify Individuals with Fever in Crowded Places: A Prototype
| Autor: | Jorge Alberto Castañón González, Thomas Buhse, Ignacio Islas Vazquez, Carlos Polanco González, Miguel Arias-Estrada |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Opinion Engineering 030106 microbiology Arduino platform 02 engineering and technology drone 03 medical and health sciences translational medicine medicine Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Location Simulation fever Warning system business.industry Mechanical Engineering Outbreak 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology medicine.disease High fever Drone Identification (information) electronic devices Control and Systems Engineering visual_art Electronic component visual_art.visual_art_medium Medical emergency 0210 nano-technology business |
| Zdroj: | Micromachines |
| ISSN: | 2072-666X |
| DOI: | 10.3390/mi8070202 |
| Popis: | Most epidemiological surveillance systems for severe infections with epidemic potential are based on accumulated symptomatic cases in defined geographical areas. Eventually, all cases have to be clinically verified to confirm an outbreak. These patients will present high fever at the early stages of the disease. Here, we introduce a non-invasive low-cost electronic device (bracelet) that measures and reports 24/7, year-round information on the temperature, geographical location, and identification of the subject using the device. The data receiver can be installed in a tower (ground) or a drone (air) in densely populated or remote areas. The prototype was made with low-cost electronic components, and it was tested indoors and outdoors. The prototype shows efficient ground and air connectivity. This electronic device will allow health professionals to monitor the prevalence of fever in a geographical area and to reduce the time span between the presentation of the first cases of a potential outbreak and their medical evaluation by giving an early warning. Field tests of the device, programs, and technical diagrams of the prototype are available as Supplementary Materials. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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