Title :
ECG delineation and morphological analysis for firefighters tasks differentiation
Author :
Bras, Sergio ; Fernandes, Jose Maria ; Cunha, Joao P. S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Eng. Electron. e Telematica de Aveiro, Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
Between first responder professionals, firefighters registered the highest number of deaths on duty. An abnormal high proportion is associated with cardiovascular events. Our main goal is to identify fatigue/stress during daily routine activities, focusing on the cardiovascular analysis. To accomplish this purpose, ECG wave morphological alterations are analyzed. It was observed that the RR, PP and ST segment significantly differentiate the most stressful tasks from the others.
Keywords :
cardiovascular system; electrocardiography; medical signal processing; ECG delineation analysis; ECG morphological analysis; PP segment; RR segment; ST segment; cardiovascular analysis; cardiovascular events; fatigue-stress; firefighter tasks; Accidents; Databases; Electrocardiography; Prediction algorithms; Standards; Stress; Stress measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), 2013 IEEE 26th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Porto
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.2013.6627856
