Title :
Healthcare´s hi-tech lifelines
Abstract :
Wearable body monitors are reaching into sports and healthcare as preventive medicine gets active. The aim is to produce a garment that will record electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The cardio-vascular system is not the only target. A ´smart bed´ fitted with sensors has been worked on that is intended to help with the monitoring of insomnia and other sleep-related problems. The sensors take ECGs and monitor movement and respiration rate so that doctors can make better diagnoses than is possible today. It is concluded that the framework of healthcare may change so much that consumers will just find themselves having to adjust.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; cardiovascular system; diseases; electrocardiography; health care; intelligent sensors; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; sleep; ECG; cardiovascular system; electrocardiogram signals; insomnia; movement monitoring; personal healthcare; preventive medicine; respiration rate monitoring; sleep-related problems; smart bed; wearable body monitors; wearable sensors;
Journal_Title :
Engineering & Technology
