The virtual but real patient in the ICU

Author

Castellano, N.N. ; Gazquez, J.A. ; Guillen, F.L. ; Noguerol, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Arquitectura de Computadores y Electron., Universdad de Almeria

fYear

2006

fDate

16-19 May 2006

Firstpage

684

Lastpage

687

Abstract

We intend to take the patient virtually from the ambulance to the I.C.U. (intensive care unit), and the staff from the I.C.U. virtually to the ambulance. We propose a low-cost system of hybrid communication equipped with a wireless device in narrow band (radio-modem), with analysis, treatment and safe transmission of data in real time, which are received in movement and in situations out of range (due to orographic barriers), through UMTS/GPRS and a microcomputerized system (radio-cable) with Ethernet connection, for establishing transmissions via cable (Internet - virtual net). The system has shown to be valid with the information obtained, even if the repeater units are not situated in the best places for transmission of signals

Keywords

3G mobile communication; Internet; biomedical communication; local area networks; packet radio networks; patient care; virtual reality; Ethernet connection; GPRS; ICU; Internet; UMTS; intensive care unit; microcomputerized system; radio-cable; radio-modem; real patient; repeater units; virtual net; wireless device; 3G mobile communication; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical monitoring; Communication cables; Ethernet networks; Ground penetrating radar; Hospitals; Narrowband; Real time systems; Synthetic aperture sonar; Monitorization; critical patien; radiomodem; real time telemetry; teleambulance; transport of critical patients;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrotechnical Conference, 2006. MELECON 2006. IEEE Mediterranean

Conference_Location

Malaga

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0087-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653192

Filename

1653192