Human Factors Evaluation of the Hidalgo Equivital EQ-02 Physiological Status Monitoring System

Abstract

Soldiers are particularly vulnerable to thermal strain when they are required to react to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threats. One solution to addressing this thermal strain is real-time physiological monitoring to improve situational and health state awareness. One proposed product is the Hidalgo, Ltd. (Cambridge, UK) Equivital EQ-02 physiological status monitoring (PSM) system. The usability and acceptability of this system has been tested previously and generally been found to be acceptable by Soldiers for military use. However, no study has examined its use in a CBRNE environment with CBRNE-PPE. This study addressed that need. A total of 28 Soldiers (26 men and 2 women) from the 22nd Chemical Battalion Technical Escort (TE), the 95th Civil Support Team Weapons of Mass Destruction (CST-WMD) and the 1st CST-WMD volunteered to participate. It was concluded that the Equivital EQ-02 system when worn under CBRNE- PPE provided utility and was comfortable to wear.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 11, 2013
Accession Number
ADA592523

Entities

People

  • Adam W Potter
  • Anthony J. Karis
  • Christina Sampsonis
  • Cynthia M. Clements
  • David Dominguez
  • Mark J. Buller
  • Stephen P. Mullen
  • William J. Tharion

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Body Armor
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Heart Rate
  • Materials
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Physiological Monitoring
  • Protective Clothing
  • Protective Equipment
  • Radio Links
  • Standards
  • Training
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Materials Science