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dc.contributor.authorShafi, Imran
dc.contributor.authorFarooq, Muhammad Siddique
dc.contributor.authorTorre Díez, Isabel de la 
dc.contributor.authorBreñosa, Jose
dc.contributor.authorMartínez Espinosa, Julio César
dc.contributor.authorAshraf, Imran
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T07:32:05Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T07:32:05Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationHealthcare, 2022, Vol. 10, Nº. 11, 2174es
dc.identifier.issn2227-9032es
dc.identifier.urihttps://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61725
dc.descriptionProducción Científicaes
dc.description.abstractPatient care and convenience remain the concern of medical professionals and caregivers alike. An unconscious patient confined to a bed may develop fluid accumulation and pressure sores due to inactivity and deficiency of oxygen flow. Moreover, weight monitoring is crucial for an effective treatment plan, which is difficult to measure for bedridden patients. This paper presents the design and development of a smart and cost-effective independent system for lateral rotation, movement, weight measurement, and transporting immobile patients. Optimal dimensions and practical design specifications are determined by a survey across various hospitals. Subsequently, the proposed hoist-based weighing and turning mechanism is CAD-modeled and simulated. Later, the structural analysis is carried out to select suitable metallurgy for various sub-assemblies to ensure design reliability. After fabrication, optimization, integration, and testing procedures, the base frame is designed to mount a hydraulic motor for the actuator, a DC power source for self-sustenance, and lockable wheels for portability. The installation of a weighing scale and a hydraulic actuator is ensured to lift the patient for weight measuring up to 600 pounds or lateral turning of 80 degrees both ways. The developed system offers simple operating characteristics, allows for keeping patient weight records, and assists nurses in changing patients’ lateral positions both ways, comfortably massage patients’ backs, and transport them from one bed to another. Additionally, being lightweight offers reduced contact with the patient to increase the healthcare staff’s safety in pandemics; it is also height adjustable and portable, allowing for use with multiple-sized beds and easy transportation across the medical facility. The feedback from paramedics is encouraging regarding reducing labor-intensive nursing tasks, alleviating the discomfort of long-term bed-ridden patients, and allowing medical practitioners to suggest better treatment plans.es
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dc.language.isoenges
dc.publisherMDPIes
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectPressure Ulceres
dc.subjectUlceras por presiónes
dc.subjectLoad cellses
dc.subjectWireless sensor networkses
dc.subjectRedes de sensores inalámbricoses
dc.subjectHospital carees
dc.subjectAtención médicaes
dc.subjectHospital patients - Carees
dc.subjectEnfermos - Cuidados hospitalarioses
dc.subjectHealth monitoringes
dc.titleDesign and development of smart weight measurement, lateral turning and transfer bedding for unconscious patients in pandemicses
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees
dc.rights.holder© 2022 The Authorses
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/healthcare10112174es
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/11/2174es
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage2174es
dc.identifier.publicationissue11es
dc.identifier.publicationtitleHealthcarees
dc.identifier.publicationvolume10es
dc.peerreviewedSIes
dc.identifier.essn2227-9032es
dc.rightsAtribución 4.0 Internacional*
dc.type.hasVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiones
dc.subject.unesco32 Ciencias Médicases
dc.subject.unesco3212 Salud Publicaes
dc.subject.unesco3314 Tecnología Médicaes


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