Team 22_SALINE LEVEL DETECTING SENSOR

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  Final Model

Inspiration

In hospitals, saline is injected to treat dehydration ,normal saline is given without a second thought for a variety of conditions. Saline administration is a crucial aspect of patient care in hospitals. However, monitoring saline levels can be challenging, particularly during nighttime or when nursing staff are occupied with multiple patients. As Patient safety is a critical concern in healthcare. This may lead to issues such as choking or running out of saline without notice, requiring re-pricking and causing discomfort for patients.

What it does

This saline level detecting sensor can be used to keep the hospital staff informed about the depleting fluid level in the saline bottle. It notifies the hospital staff through SMS ,when the saline bottle is about to get empty.

How we built it

These are the steps we followed to successfully build the SALINE LEVEL DETECTING SENSOR. 1.Select the Sensor : We Choose a suitable sensor for detecting the liquid level in the saline bottle. 2.Circuit Design : Design a circuit to interface the selected sensor with a microcontroller (that is , Arduino) or a dedicated sensor module. 3.Calibration: Calibrate the sensor to determine the reference points for the empty and full levels of the saline bottle. This step ensures accurate measurements and reliable detection. 4.Programming: We've Written the necessary CPP code to read data from the sensor and perform the logic to detect the saline level. 5.Integration: Connect the sensor and microcontroller to the saline bottle or the part of the medical device where saline is stored. 6.Testing and Validation: We've Test the saline detecting sensor with different saline levels to verify its accuracy and reliability. 7.Alerting Mechanism : To automate the alerting process, we had integrated a GSM module to send notifications to healthcare providers when the saline level reaches a critical point.

Challenges we ran into

The choosing of hardware and software components for the device is the big problem .We have done many improvements in the device. Since, we choose to notify the hospital management system ,we put a lot of affect for the creation of automatic SMS alert.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

we are happy that this will be a new step toward solving social-related problems in the future. The device can be used to reduce the human presence for patient’s health monitoring. This automated system ensures a continuous and uninterrupted flow of saline to patients, reducing the risk of complications such as air embolism or dehydration due to interrupted fluid administration. The system sends timely alerts to the hospital staff. We are delighted about the development of a saline level detection sensor for hospital management.

What we learned

We have Learnt the integration of IoT technology to address a practical healthcare challenge, improving patient care and safety in hospitals and clinics. It emphasizes the importance of timely and proactive measures to ensure a continuous supply of essential medical resources like saline during patient treatments

What's next for SALINE LEVEL DETECTING SENSOR

1.Improving the model's accuracy. 2.This project can further be improved using various sensors that senses the patients pulse rate and blood pressure etc.., help in development of more efficient care for the patient in case of emergency.

Built With

• cpp