A Wireless Emergency Telemedicine System for Patients Monitoring and Diagnosis

Table 1

Set of telemedicine studies along with aspects which each study concerns.

Reference; number	Biosignal sensors	Communication technology		Medical algorithm	Comments
		GSM/GPRS	Internet
[29]	ECG, BP, HR; TEMP.	√	√		WSN, type of localization method for patients and an energy efficient transmission strategy, video streaming.
[3]	HR, SPO2,; TEMP., RESP.	√			Implement a prototype of telemedicine system based on wireless technology using GSM and GPS.
[4]	Weight, activity,; BP	√	√		Android application for monitoring and using Bluetooth enabled sensors.
[5]	BP, HR, TEMP.	√	√		Design of sensors to reduce power consumption using VLSI and FPGA.
[6]	ECG, HR, SPO2,; TEMP., RESP.		√		Wearable belt; high quality and flexible modules for signal conditioning are designed and assembled together.
[9]	ECG, BP, HR; TEMP., PPG		√	√	Small rang RF transmission, smart wearable vest, deriving BP and HR from ECG.
[14]	ECG		√	√	QRS detection algorithm, extraction of heart rate variability, implemented in the PDA and GPS.
[13]	ECG	√	√	√	A real-time ECG classification algorithm, GPS, and a real-time R wave detection algorithm.
[15]	Pulse signal		√	√	Intelligent data analysis scheme to diagnose abnormal pulses for exploring potential chronic diseases.
[22]	ECG, HR, SPO2,; TEMP., RESP.		√		Vital signals are acquired from the monitor using the RS232 interface and transmitted through the internet.
[23]	ECG, BP, HR; TEMP.	√	√	√	Commercial monitors are used for the acquisition of biosignals and Huffman algorithm for ECG signal compression, GSM, GPRS, POTS, or satellite.