Neonatal Jaundice Phototherapy - Part 1.a: Introduction

RE: Neonatal Jaundice Phototherapy - Part 1.a: Introduction

aspork42 — Sat, 12 May 2018 02:20:33 GMT

Looking forward to seeing you project. My first child had a few days in the special care nursery tethered with all those darn wires. My second kid was born in December right before the Pi Chef Challenge started and needed the “Billy Blanket“ due to jaundice. Again with all the wires!

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RE: Neonatal Jaundice Phototherapy - Part 1.a: Introduction

BigG — Wed, 09 May 2018 08:34:09 GMT

I recall the time I spent at my daughters side in hospital when she was born and thought much along the same lines that things could be significantly improved on the monitoring side. I never quite got round to making something, so I'm really pleased to see your project description as Bluetooth is a great enabler.

One aspect I did not like at all with current monitoring equipment, as it affects all parties involved (nurses, patients and visitors) is the method of alarm. A loud alarm buzzer should really not be on the equipment / monitoring device beside the bed of a patient as this needs to be set at a high enough dB so that staff can hear and respond. This affects everyone in the ward, especially the patient if they are there long term. With Bluetooth you can now make alarms peer to peer, as in, for example, minor alarms could be sent directly to the assigned nurse while all the alarms can be distributed to different location points depending on severity. It would be nice to see this aspect incorporated somehow into the design.

Anyhow, I look forward to reading your the rest of your blogs.

Good luck.

Colin

RE: Neonatal Jaundice Phototherapy - Part 1.a: Introduction

genebren — Tue, 08 May 2018 20:31:48 GMT

Great project idea. This is a real area of concern and I think that is great that you are looking to improve upon the treatment and monitoring for this condition. I look forwarding to following your progress through this project.

Good Luck!

Gene