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).
Interface design for the new display
The new screen above the incubator
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
Bracelet sensor for nurses
