• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 1th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.627-632
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• 2005

The severe acute respiratory syndrome -SARS virus spreaded rapidly in Asia in 2003 caused a lethal and serious epidemic. Establishing special isolation wards of high-level epidemic prevention has becomes one of the most important tasks of epidemic prevention. Taking the biosafety level of US CDC biology laboratory as an example, the laboratory of the highest level, BL4 and that of the second high level, BL3 are only allowed to handle and research this kind of highly dangerous viruses safely, to ensure the safety of researchers and the surrounding environment.This research aims to study the functions and the design requirements of "special isolation wards", which is equivalent to the high-level biotechnology laboratory, and have an integrated discussion about the design and construction techniques of this kind of wards, expecting to provide a reference for constructing special isolation wards and maintaining operation safely in Taiwan.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.45-56
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• 2016

Purpose: The MERS(Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreaks in Korea highlighted dramatically the failings of traditional hospital environment for controlling or preventing infections among both patients and healthcare workers. MERS is transmitted by droplets that can be airborne over a limited area. The point should be emphasized that MERS in South Korea was predominantly a hospital-acquired (not a community-acquired) infection, because approximately 93% of MERS cases were resulted from exposure in hospital settings. This paper tries to suggest the design guidelines of negative pressured isolation ward for the sake of proper control of severe respiratory infectious diseases. Methods: Literature survey on the design guideline and regulations of airborne infection wards in Korea, Europe U.K. and CDC of U.S. have been carries out. 4 special infection wards in Hongkong, Germany, Japan and Korea have been surveyed in order to make the best use of the experiences related to facility design and operations. Results: Operating system influencing the facility design, space organizations of infectious ward including required space and zoning, and circulations of patients, staffs and materials are proposed. Implications: The results of this paper can be the basic data for the design of the airborne infection ward and relevant regulations. Afterwards in-depth study such as the development of space standards for the single bedroom, locker room and so on could be explored.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 EPC Network의 응용 기술 분야에서 가장 중요한 기술로 연구되고 주목받고 있는 RFID를 활용하여 특수질병 감염환자를 효율적으로 관리할 수 있는 U-MAS (U-Medical Administrative Services)시스템을 설계하였다. U-MAS시스템은 질병관리본부에서 질병의 유형에 따라 감염환자들을 격리 수용과 치료, 회복, 퇴원, 격리병동 이탈 등을 집중 관리할 수 있도록 효율성을 증대시킬 수 있으며, 수작업과 단순한 컴퓨터 프로그램을 이용하는 현 수준의 질적 향상을 높이기 위해 RFID 태그를 이용하여 환자의 관리를 좀 더 면밀하고, 격리병동을 벗어나게 될 경우 관할 질병관리지역구에서 보다 빠르게 위치추적 등의 대응을 원활히 할 수 있도록 기여하는데 목적이 있다. 먼저, EPC 네트워크의 관련 기술과 모바일 RFID 시스템에 대한 관련 연구를 기술하고, U-MAS 시스템 설계를 제안한다. 제안된 U-MAS 시스템을 활용할 경우 전염성 질병환자에 대한 모니터링과 격리병동에 있는 환자가 무단으로 이탈하였을 때 위치추적에 소요되는 시간을 단축시키는 질병관리업무의 효율성을 개선할 수 있는 기대 효과를 제시하였다.