Indoor Access Control System Through Symptomatic Examination Using IoT Technology, Fog Computing and Cloud Computing

The pandemic experienced in the last two years in the world has led people to be much more careful in their social relations, keeping their social distance and using hygienic prevention measures. However, when it is necessary to enter crowded closed environments, people feel insecure and are more afraid of contagion. This situation leads to the need for measures to control access to public places in order to prevent infection and to reinforce people’s confidence. Various devices and solutions exist to control access, ranging from card-based identification to biometric sensors. However, they have shortcomings detected during the pandemic, such as the need to touch elements or the types of computing used, which can compromise security and/or response times. The solution proposed in this article integrates the best of these by incorporating facial recognition using neural networks, the presence or absence of a mask and medical Internet of Things (IoT) devices to monitor pulse, blood oxygen and body temperature. All this technology is used to check whether the person’s access is safe for them and others. The data collection process in this system has proven to be efficient thanks to fog computing, which reduces latency times and prevents the user’s data from being accessed by third parties while maintaining their privacy. © 2022, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Telemedicine in the management of patients with headache: current situation and recommendations of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group. / Aplicación de la telemedicina en la asistencia a pacientes con cefaleas: situación actual y recomendaciones del Grupo de Estudio de Cefaleas de la Sociedad Española de Neurología.

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unexpected boost to telemedicine. We analyse the impact of the pandemic on telemedicine applied in Spanish headache consultations, review the literature, and issue recommendations for the implementation of telemedicine in consultations. METHOD: The study comprised 3 phases: 1) review of the MEDLINE database since 1958 (first reported experience with telemedicine); 2) Google Forms survey sent to all members of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group (GECSEN); and 3) online consensus of GECSEN experts to issue recommendations for the implementation of telemedicine in Spain. RESULTS: COVID-19 has increased waiting times for face-to-face consultations, increasing the use of all telemedicine modalities: landline telephone (from 75% before April 2020 to 97% after), mobile telephone (from 9% to 27%), e-mail (from 30% to 36%), and video consultation (from 3% to 21%). Neurologists are aware of the need to expand the availability of video consultations, which are clearly growing, and other e-health and m-health tools. CONCLUSIONS: The GECSEN recommends and encourages all neurologists who assist patients with headaches to implement telemedicine resources, with the optimal objective of offering video consultation to patients under 60-65 years of age and telephone calls to older patients, although each case must be considered on an individual basis. Prior approval and advice must be sought from legal and IT services and the centre's management. Most patients with stable headache and/or neuralgia are eligible for telemedicine follow-up, after a first consultation that must always be held in person.