Title :
Serial alarm clock for midwives and nurses in rural medical practice
Author :
Awojobi, O.A. ; Awojobi, O.A.
Author_Institution :
Opthalmic Med. Services Ltd., Nigeria
Abstract :
Most rural health institutions in Nigeria are poorly staffed and primary postpartum haemorrhage is a major cause of maternal mortality. Regular monitoring of newly delivered mothers and administration of drugs during the night shift may not be readily assured. In order to aid the midwives, nurses and relations of patients in monitoring newly delivered mothers and administration of medications at night, we have designed and produced the serial alarm clock.
Keywords :
alarm systems; biomedical equipment; blood; clocks; drugs; medical computing; microcontrollers; patient care; patient monitoring; Nigeria; drug administration; maternal mortality; medications; midwives; newly delivered mothers; night shift; nurses; patient monitoring; primary postpartum haemorrhage; rural health institutions; rural medical practice; serial alarm clock; Nurses and Midwives; Serial Alarm Clock;
Conference_Titel :
Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-680-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2012.1493