BACKGROUND
Since the new coronavirus infection was found in December 2019, it has caused a large-scale spread in the world. By zero o'clock on May 24, 2020, the total number of confirmed cases in the world has exceeded 5.3 million and the number of deaths has exceeded 340000. Considering the characteristics of the new coronavirus, such as strong infectivity and long incubation period, it is very important to isolate and observe the suspicious population all day and find the suspected cases with symptoms as soon as possible.
OBJECTIVE
To use remote monitoring of vital signs such as body temperature and cough, avoid traditional on-site medical observation, and effectively reduce the workload of medical staff and the risk of infection.
METHODS
The Internet of things isolation medical observation system based on wristwatch was established. The system consists of six modules: equipment management, vital signs monitoring, remote control, early warning report, statistical analysis and multi organization user management. Generally speaking, it can collect, transmit, store and analyze the location, temperature, blood oxygen, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, cough and other vital sign information of the observed population in real time by using the wristwatch with built-in sensors, mobile Internet and cloud based database management, and give early warning for suspicious situations.
RESULTS
This highly customizable report design makes it easy to be embedded into the third-party management system, so that further analysis, early warning and prediction modules can be built in a larger population. Managers can log in to the platform or mobile app to monitor and manage the observed personnel. Their user-friendly interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, which will ultimately help save time and resources, and more importantly, reduce the occupational exposure risk of medical personnel.
CONCLUSIONS
The wristwatch based medical isolation observation system can be used to screen the new coronavirus infection, which is stable and reliable.