Intravenous Drip Observation Technique Using Embedded System

Abstract

The day-to-day monitoring of patients in a hospital is a taxing task under our existing medical care system. Physicians and nurses may occasionally be too busy to supervise every patient. This leads to numerous issues. Work relating to health should be completed correctly and accurately. An example of such type of work in our hospital is injecting saline or intravenous fluids in to the vein of patient. Failure to timely check the drip system will result in issues like blood loss, fluid backflow, etc. We presented a solution called Automatic Intravenous Drip Monitoring System to lessen the effort and resolve such a dire scenario in the domain of an intravenous drip monitoring system. The saline bottles in hospitals are being watched as part of this research effort. The components of this framework are an Arduino UNO, a load cell, a HX711 amplifier, four LEDs (20x4), and jumper wires. This project will employ a load cell and an amplifier to convert weight to voltage in order to monitor how much of the saline bottle is left, taking into account the challenges that patients and nurses experience when trying to finish the drips bottle. LED lights in patients' rooms, calls, and messages to all on-duty nurses will be used to signal three times and alert them for the comfort of the patients. One of the most well-liked intravenous treatments, saline, is crucial in the treatment of critically ill patients. In order to prevent blood from flowing into the bottle while the saline bottle is emptied and the needle is still close to the vein, it is crucial to keep an eye on its level. In hospitals, it is the responsibility of the nurses to keep an eye on the saline bottle's level. The correct timing of extracting the needle from the patient's vein is typically disregarded due to negligence and any uncommon circumstance, which results in a large casualty and should also result in death. Moreover, remote monitoring might be used to deliver healthcare services. We have put up the idea of the cost-effective smart saline level to minimize accidents brought on by carers' ignorance and to offer remote monitoring of health services. a monitoring system that combines sensor and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Using a load sensor and an inexpensive, ultra-low power Arduino microcontroller, we developed this device. The bottle's load is converted to a chosen voltage by the load sensor. A specific message is generated and published by the ESP8266 micro controller based on the voltage received from the sensor.to publish and display the messages to subscribers' devices, such as medical professionals, nurses, or carers. The suggested monitoring system ensures the subscribers receive messages in a dependable manner, which is crucial for the healthcare industry. With human assistance, the saline bottle valve will automatically close.