title: Noninvasive health condition monitoring device for workers at high altitudes conditions.
abstract: This work presents the design and implementation of a continuous monitoring device to control the health state of workers, for instance miners, at high altitudes. The extreme ambient conditions are harmful for peoples' health; therefore a continuous control of the workers' vital signs is necessary. The developed system includes physiological variables: electrocardiogram (ECG), respiratory activity and body temperature (BT), and ambient variables: ambient temperature (AT) and relative humidity (RH). The noninvasive sensors are incorporated in a t-shirt to deliver a functional device, and maximum comfort to the users. The device is able to continuously calculate heart rate (HR) and respiration rate (RR), and establish a wireless data transmission to a central monitoring station.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aqueveque
authors.forename: Cristopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saavedra
authors.forename: Esteban J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Pino
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D001831:Body Temperature; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009790:Occupations; D056152:Respiratory Rate