The Cambridge Design Partnership, an industrial design consulting firm out of Cambridge, UK, has created a vital signs monitor designed to help first responders to manage multiple victims during emergency situations. The First Response Monitor clips onto the nose and immediately begins monitoring the heart and respiratory rate of the person wearing it. The readings can be transmitted in real-time to a paired smartphone or tablet via the latest Bluetooth low energy wireless standard. EMTs or battlefield medics can quickly snap the devices on all the trauma victims in their care and begin monitoring their vitals en masse.
While the First Response Monitor was designed for emergency situations involving multiple victims, because the device is so small and easily deployed it may find use in hospitals and clinics for keeping a discreet eye on patients. Moreover, the respiratory rate has been easy to ignore in the past because only compact heart rate monitors have been around for a while now, but thanks to this new device the respiratory rate will hopefully get more attention as a factor to consider during acute situations.
Source: Cambridge Design Partnership…
