Design and phototyping a smart wearable system to monitor temperature and respiration rate for toddlers. Case study Muhima Hospital

Abstract

This research project aims to design and prototype a smart wearable system to monitor temperature and respiration rate for under three years in Rwanda. The project will highlight some health problems faced by under three-year-old children including diseases like malaria, pneumonia and different infectious diseases which lead to mortality for under three-year-old babies in Rwanda. Most of the highlighted diseases are characterized by high fever and difficulties in breathing. In this work, a smart wearable device which integrates both temperature and respiration rate monitoring was designed and prototyped to be worn by the child. The suggested solution will use the wearable device that will monitor and communicate to the parent or caregivers in case of abnormal temperature or breathing difficulties. The system will communicate immediately via SMS alert so that the parent or healthcare giver brings the child to healthcare institutions in the early stage of the disease. The system is composed of body temperature sensor, respiration rate sensor, micro-controller, the GSM module, and the mobile phone