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Energy Efficient Vital Signs Monitoring System (VSMS) Using Wireless Sensor Networks

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Intensive care unit (ICU) also known as critical care unit is the most sensitive section of any hospital and the specialized team of doctors and nurses along with the best equipment is usually deployed at this unit. A patient receives extra ordinary facilitation at ICU and continuous monitoring is done. As the patient is recovered, he is shifted to the ward or room for further assistance. During shifting of patient, the rehabilitation is in process and the continuous monitoring is required. As the patient is moving, so the monitoring process is difficult and in this time the emergency situation may result in the death of the patient as well in extreme cases. In this situation the need of precise and continuous monitoring system is arrived, which has been fulfilled by this work. Patient’s temperature, heart beats and blood pressure is continuously monitored in this wok using wireless sensor network (WSN). The WSN kit monitors several parameters and transfer it the panel monitors at the observation (or control) room and in case of any emergency, necessary actions would be easy to take. This paper proposed an energy efficient vital sign monitoring system using WSN. The power of WSN nodes which is the very important issue in WSN is minimize using the genetic algorithm.

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  1. Electronic Engineering Department, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

    Syed Waqad Ali Hashmi, Bilal A. Alvi, Muhammad Rehan, M. Shujaat Kamal & M. Yasir Zaheen

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Hashmi, S.W.A., Alvi, B.A., Rehan, M. et al. Energy Efficient Vital Signs Monitoring System (VSMS) Using Wireless Sensor Networks. Wireless Pers Commun 76, 489–501 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-014-1720-4

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