Communication personnel networks

A list of various wireless wearable devices is given in Table 7.4. Different wireless technologies have been used in different wearable devices. A prototype of advanced care and alert portable telemedical monitor (AMON) wrist-worn unit is shown in Fig. 7.14 [8]. The system has two major parts a wrist-wom unit and a stationary unit at the telemedicine center. The wrist-wom unit measures physiological parameters and transmits through a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network to the stationary unit for data collection and processing by trained medical personnel [8]. The stationary unit is composed of a JAVA server platform and a workstation connected to the GSM transceiver. 

The importance of communication was evident throughout the development and implementation of the QA program at DCLS. A communication network between the QA unit and all levels of management and laboratory personnel is essential to the success of such a program. At DCLS, this communication network consists of regular Section, Bureau, and Division QA Team meetings, and quarterly reports from the individual Sections and the Bureaus to the QA Section and management, in addition to audit reports. 

HART-enabled devices are provided by the valve device manufacturer at little or no additional cost. The HART network is compatible with existing 4- to 20-mA applications using current plant personnel and practices, provides for a gradual transition from analog to fully digital protocols, and is provided by the valve device manufacturer at little or no additional cost. Contact the HART Communication Foundation for additional information. 

Obtain initial status and information from the Planning Section Chief to provide as appropriate to the inter-hospital emergency communication network and local and/or county EOC, upon request Patient Care Capacity - The number of immediate (red), delayed (yellow), and minor (green) patients that can be received and treated immediately, and current census. Hospital s Overall Status - Current condition of hospital structure, security, and utilities. Any current or anticipated shortage critical resources including personnel, equipment, supplies, medications, etc. Number of patients and mode of transportation for patients requiring transfer to other hospitals, if applicable. Any resources that are requested by other facilities (e.g., personnel, equipment, supplies, medications, etc.). Media relations efforts being initiated, in conjunction with the PIO. ... 

The key to the successful operation of Quality Assurance functions lies, as everywhere, in a good planning. Logically, prospective planning should concern not only Quality Assurance inspections, but it has to be applied to all of the various Quality Assurance activities. However, due to the special nature of study- and process-based inspections, and to the time restrictions connected with them, the need for proper instruments and procedures is very much obvious in this special area. Certain critical study activities may be performed in only a few minutes if the Quality Assurance inspector would wish to inspect exactly this specific phase of the study, he or she had better be present at the precise time, when this activity would be going on. Since this is a prerequisite for the required precision in the attendance at specific activities or study phases, a well developed communication network between Quality Assurance and study personnel can be seen as an obvious necessity. 

An informal network of communications exists between warehouse personnel across the sites to locate specialized major demilitarization equipment items, such as a spare furnace section. Such items have long lead times, if they are currently available at all, but usage is so low that separate inventories at each site are neither required nor economical. Warehouse managers gave many examples of this network in use, stating that parts can be shipped between sites in one or two days. Warehouses keep track of loans and paybacks to other sites for correct charging. 

With the growing threat posed by terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD), CHEMTREC has developed resources to meet the response community s need for information about these new hazards. In addition to assembling product information on chemical and biological agents that can be immediately relayed to responders, CHEMTREC has an up-to-date network of contacts with military, health services, and law enforcement personnel. The Center can quickly put emergency responders in touch with experts in this field. 

The aim of this chapter has been to try to demonstrate that making PHRs really ubiquitous in remote regions requires extra effort. The regional shortages of healthcare personnel and of Internet connectivity mean that PHRs must be in the hands of the local inhabitants, on devices which are always available to them (i.e., mobile phones), and that PHRs must be able to communicate with the online world through simple mobile networks. PHRs should also include important contextual information for diagnosis and epidemiology. 

In addition, offloading the computing tasks of collected data to the cloud is becoming an important research direction of future wireless biomedical computing. The cloud could provide unlimited storage and computational capability. There are several challenging issues related to the cloud-supported WBSNs. Firstly, the quality of service (QoS) between the wearable body sensor networks and the cloud should be satisfied. The QoS involves the communication, computation, and cloud server response secondly, the security and privacy should be preserved between the users and cloud servers. Especially, the monitored data are private data and should not be disclosed to unauthorized users. Also, the persons who are monitored should be able to control the access of their personal health data from body sensors. Thirdly, the efficient decision support algorithms should be realized in the cloud in order to help medical personnel make appropriate treatment decisions. 

Air traffic control is the means by which separation of aircraft in flight and on the ground is maintained. This service is provided by ground-based personnel utilizing electronic systems and two-way communication. Present-day air traffic control rehes primarily on radar. Radar allows air traffic controllers to identify aircraft and to determine altitude, speed, and course. This, in turn, provides the controllers the information required to maintain separation and guide aircraft to their destinations. Air traffic control is divided into three distinct entities air traffic control towers (ATCTs) terminal radar approach control (TRACON) and air route traffic control centers (ARTCCs). Each has a distinct function, but all activities are coordinated among the sections. Flight service stations, an advisory service, are also a part of the air traffic control network. 

Both Microsoft and Google are providing schools with free e-mail for their students, as well as online communications, applications, and storage. Many schools are using the cloud-based networks because they have a low cost and require only limited personnel while providing a service to the school. There are risks associated with the movement to cloud-based e-mail systems. Although it is easy to monitor servers when they are run by internal data centers and are completely under the control of the school s information technology department, it is more difficult when you have little control over servers that are located somewhere in the cloud. Therefore, it is important to measure and analyze not only the performance but also the safety and security of hosted information. It is very important that students understand this and know how to respond to risks. 

Loss of electric power can directly threaten personnel safety. Industrial processes that present a hazard when without power are one example. Emergency power is also needed to operate elevators, fire pumps, fire alarms, communication networks, and other safety-related equipment. 

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