German Air Force Centre of Aerospace Medicine-I 1, Aviation Physiology Diagnostic and Research, Königsbrück, Saxony, Germany
Review Article
Historical and Current Online Monitoring of Vital Parameters of Persons on Duty in Extreme Environments
Author(s): Andreas Werner*, Hanns-Christian Gunga and Thomas Küpper
Collecting and recording physiological parameters and forwarding this data via
telemedicine or remote surveys may significantly increase the health and safety
of people working under extreme environmental conditions, like firefighters,
mountain rescuers, disaster control employees, military personnel, etc. First,
ruggedized systems, as small, lightweight, and flexible as possible, are needed to
optimize the goal of increasing occupational health and safety of persons at risk
and maximizing their performance during missions. Previous systems could only
record a minimal number of parameters, and a few could forward the data online
to return information to the user. Therefore, an extension of existing systems is
required to record several meaningful, valid, and reliable physiological parameters
synchronized. This review highlights this problem and gives an .. View More»