Introducing RFID technology in dynamic and time-critical medical settings: Requirements and challenges

Authors:
Siddika Parlak;Aleksandra Sarcevic;Ivan Marsic;Randall S. Burd
Affiliations:
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Rutgers University, 94 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA;College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Rutgers University, 94 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA;Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Venue:
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
Year:
2012

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Abstract

We describe the process of introducing RFID technology in the trauma bay of a trauma center to support fast-paced and complex teamwork during resuscitation. We analyzed trauma resuscitation tasks, photographs of medical tools, and videos of simulated resuscitations to gain insight into resuscitation tasks, work practices and procedures. Based on these data, we discuss strategies for placing RFID tags on medical tools and for placing antennas in the environment for optimal tracking and activity recognition. Results from our preliminary RFID deployment in the trauma bay show the feasibility of our approach for tracking tools and for recognizing trauma team activities. We conclude by discussing implications for and challenges to introducing RFID technology in other similar settings characterized by dynamic and collocated collaboration.