Many babies are born too soon, impossibly small, need alot of extra care to survive. Therein NICU nurses need to process a lot ofmedical information from many medical apparatus, in order to monitor andmaintain the babies’ well being. A re-design of the medical monitor devices wasproposed. It aims to release the workload of nurses in information handlingwhile taking care
Sound alarm
Crisis alarm: remains as original design
Warning and Advisory alarms: re-designed with animalsounds
> State 1: Nurse monitors babies in a distance from theincubator
Volume of Warning and Advisory alarms works normally.
> State 2: Nurse works closely with a baby
Volume of Warning and Advisory alarms forthis incubator turns down.
Crisis alarm: remains as original design
Warning and Advisory alarms: re-designed with animalsounds
> State 1: Nurse monitors babies in a distance from theincubator
Volume of Warning and Advisory alarms works normally.
> State 2: Nurse works closely with a baby
Volume of Warning and Advisory alarms forthis incubator turns down.
Visual alarm
A newscreen is designed to support the nurses to be aware of the alarms produced byan important monitor (undertakes measurements such as oxygen and heart rate).
A newscreen is designed to support the nurses to be aware of the alarms produced byan important monitor (undertakes measurements such as oxygen and heart rate).
Bracelet sensor
A bracelet with a build-in RFID-chip is designed for theincubator when nursing comes to state 2 . When the nurse puts her hands in theincubator, the bracelet activates the screen above the incubator and the changeof sound system
A bracelet with a build-in RFID-chip is designed for theincubator when nursing comes to state 2 . When the nurse puts her hands in theincubator, the bracelet activates the screen above the incubator and the changeof sound system