ARI Monitor

Comprehensive Intelligent ARI Monitor for Early Detection of Pneumonia In Rural Areas of Medchal Mandal, Andhra Pradesh

4 in 1 Device

Vital Signs Captured

3/4 Parameters

Accuracy Achieved

0–5 Years

Pediatric Focus

Overview

SHARE INDIA and BITS Hyderabad collaborated to develop a low cost comprehensive ARI monitor, designed to detect the vital signs and blood oxygen saturation in infants in rural community. The designed prototype monitor operated through two sensors- the pulse oximetry sensor and the temperature sensor to detect and provide information on four parameters namely heart rate, temperature, SpO2 and Respiratory rate in a single reading. The sensors were connected to a microcontroller that transformed the signals into information that could be read on a tablet PC or mobile phone.

Aim

To evaluate the validity and reliability of a low-cost comprehensive ARI monitor in accurately measuring vital parameters heart rate, temperature, SpO₂, and respiratory rate and assessing the effectiveness of its alarm thresholds among infants and children under five with respiratory symptoms.

Objectives

To test the validity of a Comprehensive Intelligent ARI monitor to correctly record four parameters- heart rate, temperature, SpO2 and Respiratory rate among infants and under five children suffering with respiratory symptoms.
To test the reliability of the cut off alarms of the Comprehensive Intelligent ARI monitor.

Status

The project was completed in 2014. A working prototype was developed that could accurately measure three of the four parameters. Further improvement was sought for measurement of respiratory rate.

Result