Title :
A portable setup for comparing transmittance and reflectance pulse oximeters for field testing applications
Author :
Traviglia, Daniel ; Mendelson, Yitzhak
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomedical Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA
Abstract :
Battlefield triage is a dangerous and life-threatening task. The growing interest in the development of military telemedicine applications utilizing physiological sensing is meant to facilitate remote triage on injured soldiers. This paper describes a portable wireless setup for comparing transmittance and reflectance type pulse oximeters for future field testing applications resembling simulated battlefield conditions.
Keywords :
medical computing; military computing; oximetry; portable computers; radio access networks; telemedicine; Battlefield triage; field testing applications; injured soldiers; military telemedicine applications; physiological sensing; portable wireless setup; reflectance pulse oximeters; remote triage; transmittance pulse oximeters; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical monitoring; Blood; Computer networks; Computerized monitoring; Portable computers; Reflectivity; Testing; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the IEEE 30th Annual Northeast
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8285-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2004.1300070
