Wearable Technology to Assist the Patients Infected with Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Abstract

Wearable technology plays a significant role in our daily life as well as in the healthcare industry. The recent coronavirus pandemic has taken the world’s healthcare systems by surprise. Although trials of possible vaccines are underway, it would take a long time before the vaccines are permitted for public use. Most of the government efforts are currently geared towards preventing the spread of the coronavirus and predicting probable hot zones. The essential and healthcare workers are the most vulnerable towards coronavirus infections due to their required proximity to potential coronavirus patients. Wearable technology can potentially assist in these regards by providing real-time remote monitoring, symptoms prediction, contact tracing, etc. The goal of this paper is to discuss the different existing wearable monitoring devices (respiration rate, heart rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation) and respiratory support systems (ventilators, CPAP devices, and oxygen therapy) which are frequently used to assist the coronavirus affected people. The devices are described based on the services they provide, their working procedures as well as comparative analysis of their merits and demerits with cost. A comparative discussion with probable future trends is also drawn to select the best technology for COVID-19 infected patients. It is envisaged that wearable technology is only capable of providing initial treatment that can reduce the spread of this pandemic.

Supervised Machine Learning Models for Prediction of COVID-19 Infection using Epidemiology Dataset

“…The virus originated in the state of Wuhan, China in late December 2019, with evidence that the virus was first detected in bats and get to humans via intermediary hosts such as raccoon or dog and palm civets [21,30,32]. Coronaviruses (CoVs) including Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cause various diseases in mammals and birds from enteritis in pigs and cattle, chickens and cattle [17,28,51]. When the virus was first detected, the Chinese Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia noted that COVID-19 could be detected without positive results of SARS-CoV-2 acid tests using three methods: (1) a positive chest CT scan; (2) significant clinical manifestations include pyrexia (cough), cough, shortness of breath and other indications of lower respiratory tract infection; and (3) laboratory results showing lymphopenia and (optional) leucopenia [46,47].…”

Body Temperature—Indoor Condition Monitor and Activity Recognition by MEMS Accelerometer Based on IoT-Alert System for People in Quarantine Due to COVID-19

“…Wearable electronic devices have been used in the early detection of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic cases of COVID-19 [ 34 ]. During the quarantine or self-treatment period, a person/patient can be fully monitored with wearable assistive technology [ 35 ]. The combination between the wearable device and IoT is the best solution for health monitoring of the people in quarantine as it would take a long time before the vaccines are permitted for public use popularly over the world.…”

Investigating the effect of materials and structures for negative pressure ventilators suitable for pandemic situation

“…Daoud et al [ 13 ] reported a remote-controlled ventilator for the ICU to avoid the risk of the highly infectious virus of the medical personnel. Islam et al in [ 14 ] have discussed different wearable monitoring devices and respiratory medical equipment such as ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic making a special mention of the open-source positive pressure ventilation device (OSPPVD). Islam et al in [ 15 ] have provided a brief overview and comparison between the different breathing aid devices such as ventilators and concluded with future directions in terms of affordable technologies.…”