Cocouv, a smart health connected poncho to assess the health of the homeless

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The smart health connected poncho Cocouv is a project from a hackathon. The goal is to bring warmth to the homeless but also to monitor their health and optimize maraudes.

When temperatures fall, homeless people need to find heat to survive weather conditions. The homelessness mortality rate is particularly high, especially during periods of extreme cold. A blanket is essential but not sufficient in many cases. Also, 250 people who participated in a hackathon in Nice in November 2017 had the idea of ​​creating a smart health connected poncho called Cocouv not only to bring warmth but also to follow certain physiological data to warn about a health problem.

Cocouv: the smart health connected poncho for the homeless

The Cocouv project was awarded during the hackathon. This brilliant idea has not remained abandoned as it is often the case after a hackathon because different people have decided to convert the project into something real. After months of work, the smart health connected poncho is a reality. The work was difficult because many parameters had to be taken into account such as the location of the sensors or the charging of the battery.

Concretely, the poncho smart health connected Cocouv captures the person's heart rate and blood oxygenation rate. Two vital parameters that can indicate a medical emergency especially in case of severe hypothermia. When such an alert is given, help can intervene quickly and save the person. This device also helps to better organize marauding.

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