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In this work, an attempt has been made to develop an Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) based tracking system for cardiopulmonary disease affected patients. COVID-19 pandemic has caused a wide range of illness and organ failure to human beings around the world. Severe infection could alter the heart function and result in damage of the cardiac muscles. The disease could cause lung inflammation, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome and sometimes resulting in death. To monitor the wellness of heart and lungs of patients recovering from COVID-19, an efficient wearable health tracking system is required. The proposed system consists of a sensor to monitor heart rate and Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) of an individual. The sensor data is sent to an Arduino UNO Microcontroller. The normal range of heart rate and oxygen saturation are set as threshold in the control unit. If the heart rate and SpO2 levels are above or below the threshold, the control module will send an alert to the nearby nursing station and provide treatment to the patient. The patient data is continuously recorded and stored in the hospital's cloud as electronic health record. The prototype was tested in individuals in relaxed state and after performing tasks such as stair climbing. Results indicate that the proposed system could accurately track the status of the heart function along with oxygen saturation levels. Hence, this could be used as a cardiopulmonary health tracking device thereby assisting the clinicians in providing appropriate critical care services to the infected patients. © 2022 IEEE.
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Aim: To evaluate the change in the quality of student’s life, mindset, and their varied addiction levels before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. Materials and methods: This survey was conducted among the student community involving 487 participants from various courses. The questions were structured in a multiple-choice format and the questionnaire was circulated among the student body through various online forums using Google Forms. The questionnaire consisted of 19 questions apart from the demographic data of the participants, out of which, 18 were close-ended questions and one question was open-ended. The participants were questioned in detail about their lifestyle before and after the lockdown period, change in mindset, gadget addiction, and sleep pattern. The participants were allowed to answer the questionnaire for a month. All the responses were collected and tabulated in an Excel sheet. The tabulated data were later statistically analyzed using SPSS software. Results: In total, 487 persons participated in the survey;92.6% of the participants agreed to an increase in their screen time during the COVID-19 quarantine. Participants also admitted that the number of hours spent with gadgets among participants was only 2–4 or 4–6 hours before the lockdown to longer hours of mobile usage (6–8 hours and 8–10 hours) during the lockdown. About 58.3% of participants felt that their sleep pattern was adversely affected which has led to 44.8% of the individuals feeling lethargic and sleepy during the daytime. Conclusion: These findings suggest that there is a significant spike in the amount of screen time among the participants. This sudden increase in gadget usage has also been shown to have a negative influence on the individual’s physical and psychological well-being by altering their sleep cycle and making them increasingly irritable. Clinical significance: COVID-19 lockdown has brought a paradigm shift in our dependence on technology to perform key tasks in our everyday life. This increase in technological dependency has also resulted in a proportional increase in the number of young adults suffering from a myriad of mental illnesses. It is essential for parents and educational institutions to be aware of the ill effects of gadget addiction, so as to recognize and offer the appropriate help when required. © The Author(s). 2022.
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Introduction: Coronaviruses are important human and animal pathogens. At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei Province of China. It rapidly spread, resulting in an epidemic throughout China, followed by an increasing number of cases in other countries throughout the world. The virus that causes COVID-19 is designated severe acute respiratory syndrome. Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);previously, it was referred to as nCoV-2019. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the awareness of existing potential treatment approaches for the COVID-19 outbreak among dental students. An online survey was conducted about knowledge and awareness of existing potential treatment approaches for the COVID-19 outbreak among dental students. Materials and Methods: A total questionnaire 15 questions were formed and results were collected from Google form and analyzed using software SPSS version 20. Results: 69.52% of students were aware of existing potential treatment available for COVID-19. Conclusion: The survey concluded that most dental students are aware of existing potential treatment approaches for the COVID-19 outbreak. © IJCRR.
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The most unexpected pandemic global outbreak is COVID 19 which is a newly discovered viral infection which originated in Wuhan, China and it caused the outbreak of pneumonia in the rest of the world. Dental practitioners are more susceptible to COVID 19 infection as their work is related to the aerosol forma-tion during various procedures through which the virus spreads. The aim of the study is to create awareness about precautionary measures against COVID-19 exposure among dental practitioners in Tamilnadu. A Survey based questionnaire was formulated with questions related to the various precautionary measures to be adopted by dental practitioners which would be effective to prevent Covid-19 exposure. A questionnaire with a total of 20 questions was circulated among dental practitioners and the responses were collected by google forms SPSS software statistical analysis was done. The overall awareness of dental practitioners against Covid-19 was above average. The dental practitioners were relatively well aware of the precautions to be adopted while treating the patients, but the implementation in practice is lacking due absence of hands-on experience in using various kinds of PPE. There is a gap between knowledge and attitude and practice among the participants of this survey. It is therefore essential to plan for organising training sessions and hands-on workshops for the use of PPE and public training of the general population regarding Covid-19 to improve the knowledge among the patients vis-iting the dental clinic as well. © 2020 Global Research Online. All rights reserved.