Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Army Tests Warfighter Physiological Monitor

NATICK, Mass., July 23, 2007 — Recently researchers from the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) got a chance to test out one of the products they have been working on in an exercise scenario.

The Warfighter Physiological Status Monitor (WPSM) lets an observer view heart rate, respiration and core temperature from a remote location. Although intended for medical personnel to monitor the critical vital signs of Warfighters on the battlefield or in training, it also has other uses.

More at http://www.natick.army.mil/about/pao/2007/07-23.htm