An intelligent ECG reasoning system for the elderly

Abstract

Once there are more senior citizens and chronic diseases than ever, the number of elderly people who need constant assistance increased a lot. The key point of all critical care of elderly is the continuous monitoring of their vital signs. Among these, the ECG signal is used to noninvasive diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Also, there is a pressing need to have a proper system in place for patient identification. Errors in patient identification and hence improper administrator of medication can lead to disastrous results. This paper proposes an embedded mobile ECG reasoning system, which integrates ECG signal reasoning and RFID identification systems for elderly people monitoring. This system enables continuous monitoring and identification of elderly people.