Intelligent Medical Systems for Aerospace Emergency Medical Services

The purpose of this project is to develop a portable, hands free device for emergency medical decision-making support to be used in remote or confined settings by non-physician providers. Phase I of the project will entail the development of a voice-activated device that will utilize an intelligent algorithm to provide guidance in establishing an emergent airway. The interactive, hands free software will process requests for assistance based on verbal prompts and algorithmic decision-making. The device will allow the crew to attend to the patient while receiving verbal instruction, guidance and graphic representations where it will be helpful in performing procedures. Testing in the Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine, in a real time clinical setting, will validate the efficacy of this mode of technology. Phase I of the project will focus on validation of the proposed technology as well as development of the necessary software and hardware into a beta-type device. In Phase II, we will produce the first generation software and hardware for hands-free, interactive medical decision for use in any situation in which an algorithmic guide would be useful.