The design and development of a Zigbee smart
noninvasive wearable physiological parameters monitoring device has been
developed and reported in this paper. The system can be used to monitor
physiological parameters, such as temperature and heart rate, of a human
subject. The system consists of an electronic device which is worn on the wrist
and finger, by an at-risk person. Using several sensors to measure different
vital signs, the person is wirelessly monitored within his own home. An impact
sensor has been used to detect falls. The device detects if a person is medically
distressed and sends an alarm to a receiver unit that is connected to a
computer. This sets off an alarm, allowing help to be provided to the user. The
device is battery powered for use outdoors. The device can be easily adapted to
monitor athletes and infants. The low cost of the device will help to lower the
cost of home monitoring of patients recovering from illness. A prototype of the
device has been fabricated and extensively tested with very good results.
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