| 摘要 |
An infant care unit (10) of the type comprising means for controlling the environment (26) in which the infant (14) resides includes one or more senso rs (28) spaced apart from the infant (10) to sense a physiological parameter an d provide a sensor output, the controlling means (26) being responsive to the sensor output to change the environment or provide an alarm or other indication of the parameter. The sensors (28) include one or more of an infrared sensor (30) for sensing the infant's temperature, cameras (32) coupled to video processing software for sensing respiration rate, heart rat e or skin perfusion, microphones (34) coupled to audio processing software for sensing respiration rate, breathing difficulty, or infant distress. Speakers (74) are provided for cancelling noise or providing audio signals to the infant (14). The camera (32), microphone (34) and speakers (74) are capable of being coupled to a computer network (66) for remote monitoring of the infant . |
