It is a very sad and depressing fact that over 2 million children die worldwide because of
Pneumonia. Thus, pneumonia is the greatest contributor to neonatal mortality in third world
countries more than malaria, AIDS, and measles combined together. Thankfully though the
treatment of Pneumonia is curable and preventable. However, early detection is very important.
By using Smart Object Sensing technologies contracted with NGO project HOPE created a
smart device that could be used in the e cient detection of tachypnoea. It is an early indication
of pneumonia in children. The Respiratory Rate Sensor device works in smart object sensing
and object pattern recognition. It could be e ectively used by workers to examine respiratory
rates in children to detect any signs of pneumonia.
A pocket-friendly platform for e-health
Developing new medical devices or healthcare applications needs access to prototyping systems
that are very costly. Plus, these technologies are usually limited to research labs or highly-funded
organizations. Thus, having a lack of a ordable sensors is the biggest shortcoming in e-health.
A person has to make a huge investment even before starting the development of prototypes.
However, with the inexpensive prototyping platforms, it is much easier to make the change
ine-health.
After years of hard work into the development and innovations in smart object sensing
with notifi cation enabled technology, scientists were close to developing a smart sensor system
that could count the breath rate of the children in developing countries. They had to patent a
sensor that could be placed on the child’s skin to function properly. The device has easy to read
icons and e ectively displays the number of breaths taken by the child. The device is usually
charged with the help of solar power; however, it can also be charged manually in places where
sunlight was scarce. The fi rst demonstration of this smart system who place in front of the
World Health Organization, UNICEF, USAID, Project HOPE, and the Gates Foundation found-
ed by Bill Gates.
The company plans to meet more non-governmental organizations in the future. The
co-founder of Inspire Living, Michael Script said he has tested the breath rate with a smart-
phone app, and it worked very well. This test made a huge di erence in how we interact with
e-health.
Enhanced accuracy in breath rate testing
In the majority of the third world and developing countries, medical experts often use stop-
watches and counting beads to test the breath rate of a person. However, this primitive meas-
ure can often lead to misdiagnosis, the expert can under-count or over-count the breath rate.
Plus, a moving child causes more inaccuracy in the breathing count readings. Michael Script
understood this problem a ecting the breath rate. “The issue with acquiring accurate reading
when monitoring breath rate is that body settles down, and while settling from one position to
CASE STUDY 1
E-HEALTH SYSTEM WITH LOW COST FOR
EARLY DETECTION OF CHILDHOOD
DISEASES
Chapter 2 IoT Frameworks 47
Internet_of_Things_CH02_pp027-054.indd 47 9/3/2019 10:12:44 AM
..................Content has been hidden....................
You can't read the all page of ebook, please click here login for view all page.