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Auns Q. Al-Neami ¹, Yasser Ibrahim ², Husam Yahya Naser ¹

Affiliations
1 Biomedical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al Nahrin University, Baghdad, IQ
2 Iraqi Ministry of Health, Directorate of Medicine City, IQ

Abstract

In this study, a DHT22 sensor was used based on the Arduino platform for the purpose of measuring and monitoring the humidity in the incubator during the period of treatment of new-borns suffering from jaundice. This system was adopted because it has a range of advantages that make it accessible to researchers as it does not need a highly experienced or specialist operator because it is easy to use as well as low-cost. The use of this system provides continuous and real monitoring of the humidity in the incubator to help determine the effect of humidity on the treatment period of the child with jaundice in the hospital. In addition, checking the level in the humidity error and the difference between the required moisture and the actual moisture recorded.

Keywords

Jaundice, Humidity, and Sensor.

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Husam Yahya Naser ¹, Auns Q. Al-Neami ¹, Yasser Ibrahim ²

Affiliations
1 Biomedical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al Nahrin University, Baghdad, IQ
2 Iraqi Ministry of Health, Directorate of Medicine City, IQ

Abstract

This study is used for measuring the temperature of incubator during its used in the treatment of newborns who suffering from jaundice. The present system is characterized as low cost, easy to use and does not require a highly skilled operator, in which that used of DHT22 sensor based on the Arduino hardware platform. This system facilitates the continuous monitoring and the true knowledge of the temperature of the incubator for determination the period of stay of the child with jaundice in the hospital. In addition, the current system represents not only the possibility of knowing the temperature of the incubator but also a tool to assess the incubator’s performance, and find out the percentage of error in the temperature and the difference between the required temperature and the real temperature.

Keywords

Jaundice ; Patient ; physical parameters

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