Simulation Of Intravenous Pumps' Operation

Due to busy traffic in the intensive care units, nurses or physicians are usually challenged to monitor and control the intravenous (IV) pumps. In order to overcome this hurdle, we projected a four-phase research study to develop a nurse console that'll monitor and play with the settings of multiple IV pumps from a central location. In this paper, we studied Phase I that is simply simulation of the operational principles of an IV pump. The second phase is a11 about development of a Software that will have a settings and displaying window, which will eventually be interfaced to a single pump. Revision of the software to add networking capability to monitor and control multiple pumps that'll be integrated with a PC will take place in the third Phase. The fourth and final phase will aim to convert the communication of the whole system to wireless. Introductory phase software is developed using Delphi 5.0 programming language and this program is to help us understand the working principles of an IV Pump by simulating its setting controls and displaying. In the case of unavailability of IV Pumps for experimentation purposes, this simulation will take the place of the pump itself and will enable us to work in the office conditions rather than carrying IV pumps over from the University hospital. Volumes and flow rates of multiple fluids to be injected to the patient can be controlled and displayed in separate windows. Monitorization of beginning and ending times, capability of starting and interruption of each fluid injection are available in our simulation. The lock panel button simulates the password-protected access to the system and protection from deliberate interventions. Especially, digital screen that shows the amount of fluid already given and left in the bottle are very useful for visualization purposes.