Application of the Cardiotrak pacemaker monitor to prehospital care.
The Cardiotrak is a small, lightweight device originally developed for use by pacemaker patients to transmit their electrocardiograms (ECGs) by telephone to their doctor or to a hospital. The Cardiotrak seemed well suited for use by paramedics and was field tested on 76 patients. In 69 patients, clear ECGs were transmitted with ease; in the remaining seven, only minor, correctable problems were noted. The Cardiotrak appears to have advantages over other devices used to transmit ECGs to base station hospitals from paramedics.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002140:California; D003422:Critical Care; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*