• B. Sivasankari
• Sathish. S
• Sasikumar. S
• Mohit. S
• Santhosh Kumar. R

The main objective of this paper is to prevent HAPU – Hospital acquired pressure ulcers. In India Pressure Sores prevalence in hospitalised patients varies from 4.94 to 7.8% at diverse tertiary health-care facilities, ranking it one of the most neglected health care delivery issues in India. A significant issue that affects one in twenty people who are admitted to the hospital with a sudden illness is hospital acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs). Patients who have restricted movement and are unable to independently change positions in bed frequently get these ulcers. By shifting the patient every two hours to alternate between the lateral and supine positions and by employing pressure-redistributing mattresses, HAPUs have historically been kept to a minimum. Due to low caregiver compliance with turning guidelines, such a patient repositioning timetable is frequently not maintained in healthcare facilities. The likelihood of HAPUs is increased by challenges in continuously monitoring patient position, a lack of turn reminders and alerts, and an inadequate caregiver staffing ratio. The demand for better pressure ulcer prevention is addressed through a unique technique. The suggested system uses a wearable gadget to continuously track the patient's location and wireless communication with a tablet to notify the caregiver when a patient turn is approaching in accordance with the hospital's policy. The hospital's cloud technology allows for centralized monitoring by recording and updating the turning operation as well as the patient's position, which is continuously tracked. In a controlled environment, the system was able to continually track the posture of the patient and can precisely identify typical patient poses.

Pressure Sores, Pressure Ulcers, Repositioning, Prevention

"A Proactive System to Prevent Pressure Ulcers via Hospitalization", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no.d399-d404, December-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212354.pdf

"A Proactive System to Prevent Pressure Ulcers via Hospitalization", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no. ppd399-d404, December-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212354.pdf