Untethered monitoring in remote and rural rescue

This study is a collaborative venture with the Centre for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) and colleagues at Harvard Medical School in Boston. The study will examine the potential for a miniaturised untethered physiologic monitoring device, which can monitor parameters such as heart rate, oxygen saturation and respiratory movement to assist rescuers in managing casualties in remote environments, and during extreme weather conditions. This type of device applied to the body surface can relay signals wirelessly to a range of devices.

There are 3 phases to the study: literature review and scoping of the issues involved in rescue from remote environments; design issues for a remote monitoring device; field trials. The study will involve close liaison with experts in mountain rescue and provision of emergency services in remote areas.

For further information contact:

Alasdair Mort a.mort@abdn.ac.uk

tel: 01463 255886