A Robotic Platform for Assistance in the Medical Triage Process

Abstract

Triage is the process of partially assessing and ordering patients as to the priority of need for medical care. However, in disaster scenarios and atypical events, overcrowding of the care system can occur. In this context, a collaborative robot, able to share the work environment with health agents, could be in charge of the repetitive triage tasks, leaving the medical team with the care. Thus, this paper aims to develop a virtual prototype for medical triage assistance, nicknamed BayIEEEmax. The 3D model was created in SOLIDWORKS 2018, the electronic circuit was designed in KiCad, and the simulation was performed through ROS.