The Medical Triage Assistant: A Diagnostic Sensor Suite for Far Forward Medical Care

Abstract

A new method for obtaining critical physiologic data in combat injured war fighters is presented. The device is called the Medical Triage Assistant (MTA). This method uses a wearable glove format that has embedded sensors for electrocardiogram (ECG), pulse oximetry and body temperature. Data is collected in real-time. Results are presented applying this device to measure physiologic changes in an anesthetized pig model subjected to hypoxia, cold induced hypothermia, and pharmacologic induced bradycardia and tachycardia. MTA data is compared to data simultaneously measured by Edwards Lifesciences Explorer, Mallinckrodt digital thermometer and Nellcor pulse oximetry. Excellent correlation was noted between data obtained by the MTA and that by traditional methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA445024

Entities

People

  • Adrian Urias
  • Catherine Yun
  • Eleanor Lee
  • Geoffrey S. Ling
  • Hasan B Alam
  • James Ecklund
  • Jeffrey Becker
  • Peter Rhee
  • Ronalee Lo
  • Sandy Bogucki

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Body Temperature
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Casualties
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Electrocardiography
  • Emergencies
  • Evacuation
  • First Responders
  • Ground Based
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Paramedics
  • Personnel Management
  • Physiological Monitoring
  • Veins

Readers

  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology
  • Trauma or Military Medicine