Tablet PC Enabled Body Sensor System for Rural Telehealth Applications

Table 1

Review on wearable systems for healthcare.

Project title	Hardware description	Medical application
AMON [31], 2004	Wrist worn device, GSM	High risk cardiac/respiratory patients
LifeGuard [32], 2005	Microcontroller, serial cables	Monitoring in extreme environment (terrestrial application)
RTWPMS [33], 2006	Cordless phone, RS232 cables	General remote health monitoring
SmartVest [34], 2008	Woven sensors	General remote health monitoring
Wearable Belt [35], 2010	Chest worn device, serial cables	General monitoring of cardiac and respiratory patients
ZigBee-Based Monitoring [36], 2012	Wrist worn device, ZigBee Technology	General remote sensing of heart rate and temperature
Smart-Clothes Platform [37], 2013	Woven sensors, USB cables	General monitoring of cardiac and respiratory patients