%P 216-229
%J Measurement
%L discovery10037684
%V 116
%K Child; fever; core temperature; skin temperature; sensor
%T Non-invasive and wearable early fever detection system for young children
%O This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
%D 2018
%A MDP Garcia-Souto
%A P Dabnichki
%X Fever in young children is taken seriously by healthcare professionals as it indicates an
underlying infection which can be life-threatening. Core body temperature can be accurately
measured using traditional techniques, but these are not suitable for non-invasive monitoring
during normal life. This study investigates the possibility of fever monitoring in children
under 2 years of age in a non-clinical setting based on various local skin temperatures.
Various system designs are presented, i.e. single vs multi-sensor systems, and a set of sensors
either localized or distributed across the body. The probability of positive fever identification
on feverish children ranges from ~40% to 77% using 1 and 5 sensors respectively, while the
detected false positives are a 10%. We conclude that a continuous and non-invasive fever
monitoring in children under 2 years is possible by the propose method, providing a suitable
solution for early fever detection and alert.