Raspberry Pi based Patient Health Monitoring System Using Android App

Abstract

Continuous Monitoring of Physiological parameter values such as Blood pressure, pulse rate, body temperature is essential for elderly and ill patients. There is a need for a Patient health monitoring system, when the patient is not in the Hospital. This system will enable the doctors and caretaker to monitor the patient health through an android app and take necessary action in case of emergency. In this paper, basic physiological parameter monitoring system based on Raspberry Pi microcontroller boards is implemented. The basic physiological parameters such as blood pressure, heartbeat, and body temperature and fall detection are measured using relevant sensors from the patient’s body and sent to the Raspberry Pi.It is then send to the server and then can be accessed by the doctor and caretaker through android application. The measured physiological parameters values can be viewed from anywhere using an internet enabled device.  When the value of the physiological parameters exceeds certain threshold, the notification is sent to doctor and caretaker.  Also, a call to the ambulance is made using GSM modem so that the patient is immediately admitted in the nearby hospital. This system is helpful for elderly and ill patients.