Open AccessSMART--An Integrated Wireless System for Monitoring Unattended Patients
Author(s) -
D. W. Curtis,
Esteban J. Pino,
James M. Bailey,
Eugene Shih,
James Waterman,
Staal A. Vinterbo,
Thomas O. Stair,
John V. Guttag,
Robert A. Greenes,
Lucila OhnoMachado
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1197/jamia.m2016
Subject(s) - software deployment , triage , vital signs , computer science , wireless , medical emergency , scalability , computer security , real time computing , embedded system , medicine , telecommunications , surgery , operating system , database
Monitoring vital signs and locations of certain classes of ambulatory patients can be useful in overcrowded emergency departments and at disaster scenes, both on-site and during transportation. To be useful, such monitoring needs to be portable and low cost, and have minimal adverse impact on emergency personnel, e.g., by not raising an excessive number of alarms. The SMART (Scalable Medical Alert Response Technology) system integrates wireless patient monitoring (ECG, SpO(2)), geo-positioning, signal processing, targeted alerting, and a wireless interface for caregivers. A prototype implementation of SMART was piloted in the waiting area of an emergency department and evaluated with 145 post-triage patients. System deployment aspects were also evaluated during a small-scale disaster-drill exercise.
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