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Comparative study of body temperature measurement using various technologies
Vaněk, Ondřej ; Sekora, Jiří (referee) ; Provazník, Ivo (advisor)
The aim of this work is to compare the body temperature measurement with different contact thermometers. The theoretical part includes studying the topic, familiarization with the situation at the Faculty Hospital Brno, Bohunice and suggestion of method for comparison. The practical part includes thermometers measurement in the laboratory to verify the accuracy, clinical measurement on patients in different parts of the body and under various conditions and statistical evaluation of results.
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Accuracy of body temperature measurement using infrared technologies
Mezera, Jiří ; Chmelař, Milan (referee) ; Provazník, Ivo (advisor)
This thesis deals with the measurement of body temperature using the infrared thermometers. The literature research is devoted to the description of the human body temperature, methods of its measurement and types of thermometers. The theoretical part further examines the infrared radiation, the principles of measurement, physical quantities, laws of infrared radiation, types of detectors and measurement uncertainties. The practical part focuses on experimental measurements with selected kinds of thermometers and verifying their accuracy. Finally, an experimental procedure has been designed which has then been used for the clinical measurements of body temperature under various conditions and their subsequent statistical evaluation.
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Multifunctional monitoring belt
Dítě, Martin ; Milek, Jakub (referee) ; Harabiš, Vratislav (advisor)
The aim of this thesis is to develop a wireless monitoring belt based on literature review. The belt will be capable of scanning heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, motion, position, and falling of the user. Another aim is to also design a software for data reception and analysis focusing on pulse, respiratory rate, and temperature alarms.
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Measuring body temperature in pre-hospital care
DEJMEK, Michal
The thesis deals with the problematic of measurement of body temperature in the prehospital emergency care. The theoretical part focuses on the physiology of thermoregulation, on the generation of heat in the body, on its expenditure and on the control of body temperature. Furthermore, it deals with measurement of body temperature, its classification, places for measurement and description of the individual types of thermometers. The conclusion of the thesis is focused on the pathological conditions connected with the body temperature, which we can meet with in prehospital emergency care. The individual conditions are analyzed from pathophysiology to treatment. The empiric part is divided into two parts. In the first part, two thermometers are compared, how they differ in measured values and further, the results are statistically compared. The research sample was made up of random patients in prehospital emergency care. In the second part of the research, the method of qualitative research based on semi-structured interviews was used. The first objective was to find out which options of body temperature measurement do paramedics have in ambulances. The second objective was to map the experience of paramedics with monitoring of body temperature in the prehospital emergency care. The research sample was made up of 5 professional paramedics from the South Bohemian Region and Vysočina Region. The results were categorized into 13 categories. From the results of the research is apparent that there is a significant statistical difference between the used thermometers, which differ from each other in measured values. The second part of the research shows that paramedics consider the current state to be insufficient for the reason that they do not have thermometer with a larger temperature range available. All respondents agreed they would welcome having a thermometer with a larger temperature range in their ambulances.
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Hypothermia from the point of view of a paramedic
ŠTĚCHOVÁ, Karolina
Theme of bachelor thesis is a hypothermia from a look of the Emergency Medical Service, (paramedic). The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on the main causes of hypothermia, physiological and anatomic knowledge about a skin, diagnostic hypothermia, procedure in the pre-hospital emergency care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a patient with hypothermia and the subsequent intensive care. In the practical part of the thesis, we set one goal and three research questions too.This bachelor thesis maps the awareness of paramedics about the issue of hypothermia. The first research question is aimed at ensuring that the members of Emergency Medical Service (or paramedics) have a sufficient theoretical knowledge of hypothermia.The second research question is focused on the general knowledge of the Emergency Medical Service on specific cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a patient with hypothermia.The third research question examines the paramedics´ expertise in the subsequent intensive care of a patient with hypothermia. The practical part of the thesis consists of a semi-structured interview with twelve paramedics from the South Bohemian Region.The interview included 23 questions. For better orientation, were results seperated to 12 categories.The goal of the bachelor thesis was accomplished thanks to answering all questions related to the research. Paramedics Responders have some knowledge about the topic of hypothermia but it is important to provide more information about the specifics of pharmacotherapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a patient with hypothermia.I rate the research questions about intensive care very positively. This bachelor thesis could be used as a basis for educating students of non-medical pharmaceutical specializations in the future.
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Multifunctional monitoring belt
Dítě, Martin ; Milek, Jakub (referee) ; Harabiš, Vratislav (advisor)
The aim of this thesis is to develop a wireless monitoring belt based on literature review. The belt will be capable of scanning heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, motion, position, and falling of the user. Another aim is to also design a software for data reception and analysis focusing on pulse, respiratory rate, and temperature alarms.
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Usability of measurement of animal surface temper
SOBÍŠKOVÁ, Kateřina
The aim of the dissertation was to present technical possibilities of scanning and measuring the body temperature and provide a method for a non-contact measurement of body surface temperatureof animals including data transfer to higher-level software. Partial results can be part of an automated herd management system to ensure better animal welfare monitoring. One method of contactless measuring the surface temperature was taking the surface temperature by using an infrared camera. This tool was used to scan surface temperatures in the area of the body core, the udder region and the eye area. Thermograms, sometimes referred to as thermal imaging, were obtained from the individual regions. In total, there were 34 measurements in 2013 and 17 measurements in 2014.Cows from Petrovice centre were included in the experiment. Three different groups of dairy cows were evaluated in two different stables. In the first group there were cows which gave birth 2 days to 2 months before. The second group consisted of dairy cows which calved 4 to 5 months before. The third group included dairy cows which gave birth 7 to 8 months before. Based on the results of measurements of selected surface temperatures, it was found that the surface core temperature and the udder surface temperature correlated most. However, when measuring surface temperatures, the degree of pollution, coating, and oscillation of the animal play an important role. Moreover, technological parameters of the device are also important, specially its setting and the emissivity of the surface. This experiment ran from August to September 2016 in a purpose-built schoolhouse facility in an experimental stable accredited for experimental purposes. The experiment included two clinically healthy cows of the Holstein breed, which had been implanted with the identification chip and tested for its functionality. This chip was implanted to both animals in the tail root region and was fitted with a biological function sensor that followed the body temperature of the animal. The device was adapted to send animal identification information and animal body temperature information by means of a wireless connection to the chip reader. Based on the findings, one or more systems, preferably non-contact body temperature scanning, could be designed and tested. Regarding the use of other surface temperature scanning possibilities, this is still in the process of development and implementation. The disadvantage of the above described device is that it fails to recognize the cause of the elevated temperature and requires intervention by the attendant without the intervention being necessary. The attending keeper may not recognize acute cases and may cause permanent damage to the health or even death of the animal. The task of the device is to find a method of unattended animal temperature measurement connected with its electronic identification that would recognize sick or infected animals from overheated ones. This device would categorize the animals and take precautions to preserve their health. The invention should be applicable to a wide variety of animals.
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Selected technology monitoring in intesive care in a historical context
KNAJZLOVÁ, Petra
The diploma thesis presents the development of selected monitoring techniques of basic life functions in historical continuity. From the measured variables, this work includes measurements of cardiac activity, blood pressure, pulse, respiration and body temperature of the adults patients with intensice care in a historical context. This is a theoretical diploma thesis, which is divided into several chapters describing the history of nursing, a view of the monitoring in intesive care in the historical context to the presents. The first part of this historical work describes the beginnings of nursing. Its own origin and development, until now. The prestige of the nurse´s profession is formed by the society. In the leading positions in medicine previously dominated the men, in nursing care mainly women. A balanced relationship between a nurse and a doctor has been and is very important. The next part is devoted to the development of intensive care and the development of the role of the nurse in these departmenst. The history of intensive care has led to new partnership relationships between physician and nurse. There was an unfamiliar environment in which critical patients had to be cared for. This new role for the sister led to the increase of copetencies, there was a need to increase the education activity that focused on intensive care area. The view of urgent condition has changed over time. Already in the early sources, the urgent condition was described as a condition in which the health and life of the affected person is urgently threatened. These urgent conditions gave rise to the first beds for intensive care. Futher, the development of all monitoring techniques to date, servise of the monitoring technology. The negatives associated with monitoring technology are described too. The thesis will be used as a preview of changing nursing care in the context of changes in monitoring techniques of the intensive care.
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Monitoring body temperature and using thermometers in standard departments
HALAMOVÁ, Veronika
Monitoring physiological functions is one of the basic parts of health care. At the moment there is an infinite number of possibilities how to measure body temperature in an effective, fast and non-invasive way. However, if the tools are not used correctly, there is a high possibility that mistakes will occur during measuring and therefore the patient's general state will be distorted. That is why each department has standards of nursing care which need to be followed. Due to EU regulations thermometers with mercury, which are considered the most accurate concerning the non-invasive way of measuring the body temperature, have been eliminated. For research purposes we used quantitative method based on a non-standard questionnaire for nurses working in surgery departments and on an experiment using three kinds of thermometers for carrying out individual patients measurements. The research showed that the most acceptable thermometer for measuring body temperature for nurses is the infrared contactless thermometer, even though many of them are aware that these thermometers can be inaccurate and the measured data distorted. The experiment clearly shows that there is an obvious difference between individual measurements. The results of this research could be beneficial for hospital managements, in particular as a guide when buying thermometers for individual departments. In this way they could ensure the most accurate measurements of body temperature resulting in discovering an incipient infection.
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Prevention of perioperative hypothermia
Miketová, Štěpánka ; Heczková, Jana (advisor) ; Hakenová, Renata (referee)
Perioperative hypothermia, defined as a core body temperature lower than 36řC, is associated with increased perioperative complications and prolonged hospitalization. The aim of this thesis is to analyze measures that are taken to prevent perioperative hypothermia at the Orthopedic Clinic of one Czech hospital and compare them with the current recommendations of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, Association of Operating Room Nurses and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The study included 223 patients who underwent a planned orthopedic surgery and who were more than 18 years old. As a method of data collection I chose studying the medical documentation. The obtained data were processed quantitatively. The recommended body temperature range 36.5-37.5řC before leaving an operating room had total of 60.55% of cases. Neither one patient has been no action in terms of prevention of hypothermia. Body temperature was taken in 22.4% of cases at the beginning of and during the surgery. Except for a cotton sheet, which was used in 100% of patients, no additional measures were taken in 18,4% of patients. Thermal insulation was used in 41,7% of patients, in-line warming system of infusion fluids in 65% of patients, forced air warming system in 17.9% of patients, and disposable...
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