Diseño y construcción de un prototipo para el monitoreo inalámbrico del pulso cardiaco en tiempo real con GPS.

Abstract

Design and construction of a prototype for the wireless monitoring of the cardiac pulse in real time with GPS, carried out at the Chimborazo Higher Education Polytechnic School, Electronic Engineering School and in Industrial Networks Control, control lab. It is a prototype developed electing appropriate building elements, beginning taking cardiac pulse signals through the sensor located over the index finger on any hand, emitting pulses toward the Arduino Uno controller through cables to manipulate such a signal, using statements to program in the own plate language, based on C language, plus the help of the modules for Arduino GPS and GPRS, permitting connecting to the Global Positioning System (GPS) to locate the user to the Mobile Communication Global System as a link to cell telephones, emitting text messages with the global position and patient cardiac condition, depending on the pulse range, to the General System of Packs via Radio (GPRS) for internet connection to store data within a base, like a clinic history of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Knowing how this prototype functions at 12V, testing was carried out locating it under other conditions, with values from 5V up to 15V; analyzing the results there are diverse reactions with high and low values. The normal cardiac pulses en human beings are from 60 to 100 pulses per minute; when the pulse is lower than the minimum it is an alert bradycardia, above the maximum rang it is taticardia. At this investigation end, it is concluded that this project permits to monitor cardiac pulse signal to obtain immediate medical assistance for people with cardiovascular diseases. The users are recommended to give an adequate maintenance to the equipment for its correct functioning at the moment of using it.