Research Article
Microcontroller based Hospital bed control
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2314910, author={Iswanto Iswanto and Muhammad Akhdan and Prisma Megantoro and Afif Zuhri Arfianto}, title={Microcontroller based Hospital bed control}, proceedings={Proceedings of the U-Go Healthy International Conference, U-Go Healthy 2020, 29 March 2020, Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={U-GO HEALTHY}, year={2022}, month={9}, keywords={decubitus; dc motor; microcontroller; button; bed position}, doi={10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2314910} }- Iswanto Iswanto
Muhammad Akhdan
Prisma Megantoro
Afif Zuhri Arfianto
Year: 2022
Microcontroller based Hospital bed control
U-GO HEALTHY
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2314910
Abstract
One of the causes of paralyses is stroke that occurs because of brain blood vessel disorder. Because of it, the patients suffered from stroke must lay most of their time on a bed. Laying too long can pressure a specific area in contact with the surface of the bed leading to decubitus. To prevent this, the nurse changes the patient's sleep position periodically. Most hospital beds have been designed to adjust the position of the patients. However, changing the bed position manually needs extra energy. The study aims to design a tool for hospital bed control using a DC motor controlled by a microcontroller. Nurses, patients and families of the patients can change the position of the bed by using a button connected to the microcontroller. The bed controller circuit uses the button to control the bed position using a dc motor. By using this device, the patients, nurses or caregivers and the patients’ family can simply press the button to control the bed position according to the comfort of the patient's sleeping position so as to minimize the occurrence of decubitus.