OnAlertIV: Mobile Apllication Designed to Reduce IV Alarm Fatigue
School Name
Center for Advanced Technical Studies
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Computer Science
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The target audience of this invention is the medical community, more directly those who regularly interact with IV and IV alarm systems. This invention will mainly impact healthcare professionals, allowing for easier identification of involved patients and possible improvement in response time. However it also indirectly benefits the patient by allowing for an increased care system. The use of such software also allows for more personalized alarms, this detail could make it easier to identify which nurse is responsible for the patient connected to the alarm. This is important because it will allow for a decrease in alarm fatigue in medical environments. This issue can lead to a decline in patient health and possible development of issues such as fatal heart arrhythmias. The invention works to help with the decrease of alarm fatigue and is based on the core psychological cause behind the problem, with the base cause being the normalization of a commonly heard sound. Though such a solution cannot control the physical timing and behavior of the clinician it does fix the base psychological problem. Given the wide spectrum base of the prototype design, the data will be collected primarily dependent upon the evaluation of the device by medical professionals, and alterations made to resolve any evaluated issues.
Recommended Citation
Walsh - Wagner, Finnley, "OnAlertIV: Mobile Apllication Designed to Reduce IV Alarm Fatigue" (2023). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 27.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2023/all/27
Location
ECL 105
Start Date
3-25-2023 10:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral Only
Group Project
No
OnAlertIV: Mobile Apllication Designed to Reduce IV Alarm Fatigue
ECL 105
The target audience of this invention is the medical community, more directly those who regularly interact with IV and IV alarm systems. This invention will mainly impact healthcare professionals, allowing for easier identification of involved patients and possible improvement in response time. However it also indirectly benefits the patient by allowing for an increased care system. The use of such software also allows for more personalized alarms, this detail could make it easier to identify which nurse is responsible for the patient connected to the alarm. This is important because it will allow for a decrease in alarm fatigue in medical environments. This issue can lead to a decline in patient health and possible development of issues such as fatal heart arrhythmias. The invention works to help with the decrease of alarm fatigue and is based on the core psychological cause behind the problem, with the base cause being the normalization of a commonly heard sound. Though such a solution cannot control the physical timing and behavior of the clinician it does fix the base psychological problem. Given the wide spectrum base of the prototype design, the data will be collected primarily dependent upon the evaluation of the device by medical professionals, and alterations made to resolve any evaluated issues.
