Title :
A ventilator and ventilation supervisor for the NASA Space Station
Author :
Westenskow, Dwayne R. ; Brunner, Josef X. ; Byrd, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
An expert ventilator alarm system was developed for the NASA Space Station. The alarm system identifies critical events and delivers diagnostic textual messages in real time. Using simulation, 520 critical events were created. The expert system correctly identified 98% of the events. By providing specific alarm text messages to identify specific events, the system can improve patient care and help the patient care personnel respond more correctly to critical events.<>
Keywords :
aerospace biophysics; alarm systems; expert systems; medical diagnostic computing; pneumodynamics; NASA Space Station; aerospace medicine; critical events; diagnostic textual messages; expert ventilator alarm system; patient care personnel; ventilation supervisor; ventilator;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95026
