التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
An automated standalone hand wash outdoor deployment unit for infectious disease control. |
| المؤلفون: |
Olufajo, Oludolapo Opeyemi, Balogun, Olufemi Ayomide |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology; Feb2023, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p104-120, 17p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
HAND washing, COMMUNICABLE diseases, HAND care & hygiene, PREVENTIVE medicine, SOLAR energy |
| الشركة/الكيان: |
WORLD Health Organization |
| مستخلص: |
The recent global coronal virus pandemic raised increased awareness towards ideal hand hygiene procedures as promoted by World Health Organisation (WHO) and other related health care associations. Compliance to the prescribed procedure has been rather difficult as people gradually get accustomed to this effective hand wash habit, especially with regards the 20 s hand rub process. Traditional hand wash faucets with manual controls are prone to exposing users to recontamination or transmission of infectious deceases. Also, water wastage of 51.32% was observed from empirical studies. The designed automated standalone hand wash unit (ASHU) seeks to solve the contamination problem by running a contactless tap operation, while guiding users through the ideal hand wash procedure with the aid of visual and audio annunciators. Being a standalone unit, solar energy in used to power of the low power design system for uninterrupted outdoor operation, even in unelectrified rural regions. With the suitable level sensors and IoT infrastructure put in place, the unit maintenance operators are able to monitor the fluid levels in with the aid of a custom-built mobile app. Subsequently, the ASHU yields a water wastage potential of only a maximum of 13.31% and a user satisfaction guarantee for 93% of the refill cycle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
PDF full text from Publisher