A Built-In Guidance System to Monitor Vital Signs in Space and on Earth

INTRODUCTION: Different types of remote expeditions often require an expedition crew to conduct medical emergency assessments without prior medical training. Modern technology offers new devices that support diagnosis with a simple guided user instructions interface. It is not yet clear how quickly medically untrained individuals can acquire the required skills with such a device. This study investigated the time and quality of obtained outcomes, as well as the mental workload when using a vital signs monitor and its guided procedure interface during a simulation of a medical emergency event.METHODS: There were 50 individuals (25 medically inexperienced, 25 medically trained) who participated in this study. In a randomized order subjects measured electrocardiography, noninvasive blood pressure, pulse oximetry, and body temperature. The procedure was repeated after a 20-min break. Completion time, data validity, and mental workload were analyzed.RESULTS: Average times to obtain stable and reliable signals of all recorded vital signs were significantly shorter for both groups during the second attempt and for medically experienced individuals in comparison to medically inexperienced individuals. The number of errors did not change between attempts for both groups. The mental workload was higher during the first attempt in both groups for most vital sign acquisitions.DISCUSSION: Automated devices could be easily and quickly used by members of a given expedition, even if the crew lacks advanced medical training. With relatively little training provided by a built-in guidance system, medically untrained individuals can achieve a basic level of proficiency in reliably obtaining valid vital signs.Huerta R, Kaduk SI, Fatai L, Rusch H, Weber T, Sammito S. A built-in guidance system to monitor vital signs in space and on Earth. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024; 95(3):139-146.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:95

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Aerospace medicine and human performance - 95(2024), 3 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 139-146

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Englisch

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Huerta, Roger [VerfasserIn]
Kaduk, Sylwia Izabela [VerfasserIn]
Fatai, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Rusch, Hakon [VerfasserIn]
Weber, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Sammito, Stefan [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 23.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.3357/AMHP.6273.2024

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NLM368462269