Wear-and-Forget Physiologic Status Monitor (PSM) for First Responders

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1 Wear-and-Forget Physiologic Status Monitor (PSM) for First Responders A wear and forget Physiologic Status Monitor, A Training Tool Paul Nahass pnahass@foster-miller.com 8/8/2007

2 PSM Applications Monitor health status in operation Monitors heart rate, respiration rate, skin temp, activity level, posture Training and Performance Optimization Tool Individual alarm settings based on history Remote Monitoring Real-time vital signs AND Location

3 PSM Benefits for First Responders Predict / Prevent heat stress injuries Identify casualties Situational Awareness: add location Assist in diagnosis of injuries

4 Foster-Miller and Physiologic Monitoring 1996 the science of electro-textiles SBIR programs for integrating wires in fabrics 2002 use e-textiles for physiologic monitoring Objective Force Warrior (FFW), CCC, WPSM FMI product focus on comfort, ease of use 4-year program to develop product for the Army ( WPSM ) military testing Underway Targeting markets outside the military

5 Army Objectives for WPSM Wear and forget garment-based system to monitor: Heart rate, Respiration rate Body orientation, activity level, skin temp. Incorporate Wellness Status algorithms Green Yellow Red Black Broadcast wearer status to medic/command Comfortable, unobtrusive, rugged, manufacturable

6 Electronics/Radio How does it work? Start with Comfort and Ease of Use Garment & E-textile Bus Algorithms Health Status Display: DATABASE Sensors: HR, RR, T, Activity, Posture, Energy Exp GPS Location

7 Flexibility of System Platform Multiple system configurations possible Garments, straps, fabrics Multiple new sensors Multiple radio options (eg, Bluetooth, RF, MIL) Integrate into existing infrastructure Cell phone or 2-way radios can be configured to transmit data On-body electronics easily upgradeable Ongoing health-state algorithm development on-body or at monitor TWO SYSTEMS: 1. Communicates w/customer infrastructure 2. Uses FMI radio, GPS, display. Available for near-term insertion.

8 System User Interface: Basic Status

9 System User Interface: Detailed History

10 System User Interface: Location

11 System User Interface: Performance Analysis, Live or Post -Detail performance information available by selecting one of number icons

12 PSM+GPS Display Screen: Cambridge, MA 12/8/06 Close-up shows accuracy to trail

13 PSM Status: Test Results UMass tests validate monitoring vs. Gold Standards: at rest, at high activity and with gear on. Correlation: -Heart Rate = Respiration Rate = 0.85

14 PSM Status: Relevant Environment Testing Army: validated by Army Medical Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, Jun 06 5 soldiers, 5 days urban assault training Exc. data correlation, comfort, no wireless comms problems Special Ops (SFAS, Camp Mackall, Aug 06) 10 soldiers, intense PT; sensor failed after severe exercise Land navigation demo with GPS (Jul 07) On the Move (Ft. Dix) Jun-Aug 07 AAEF (Ft. Benning) Sep-Oct 0 First Responder Santa Ana FD: Level A Gear Training NGB: 9 th WMD CST: Hazmat Ops Training Excellent comfort, good transmission range

15 Status: Physiologic Alarm State Determination Use Algorithms/Guidelines DHS Study (MFRI, 2006) on Firefighter Training: US Army body of Work Ongoing FMI work: testing beginning Fall 07 Injury Prevention Fatigue, exertion Potential dehydration, heat injury Fitness / Performance Optimization Training effect, Energy expenditure Personalized databases Emergency Triage Battlefield: Army Inst. for Surg. Res. Algorithms Hemorraghic shock, Ballistic impact Civilian experience and application

16 Foster-Miller, Inc. Background Founded in 1956 Current staff of over 350 Annual revenues over $120 million Networked into global research and technology sources Wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Europe s largest science and technology company Staff of $1.5B Revenue in FY04

17 TALON Robots - The Soldiers Choice Theatre-proven for explosive disposal, small arms fire >300 robots, >20,000 Iraq missions Firsts: In US Military use (Bosnia 1999) US robots used at WTC (2001) In combat (Afghanistan, 2002) TIME Most Amazing Inventions of 2004

18 Enables the medic/trainer/commander to record quantify interpret decide during training and operations.