Medical Intervention Indicator Methods and Systems
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an electrocardiogram from at least one remote individual, detecting R-waves within the electrocardiogram, calculating R-R interval power spectra for the electrocardiogram, calculating power spectral densities for a range of low frequencies and a range of high frequencies for the electrocardiogram, calculating an index based on the power spectral density of the range of high frequencies divided by the power spectral density of the range of low frequencies, and outputting the index.
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Abstract
An approach for improving the chances of survival of an individual who has received a trauma including, for example, hemorrhage or blunt injury, by providing more relevant information regarding the individual to first responders including at least one of heart rate variability index value, a baroreflex sensitivity value, and a pulse pressure. This information being used in at least one implementation to provide medical treatment to injured individuals including dispatching assistance and/or prioritizing in a triage situation increasing the speed at which these decisions can be made. In one exemplary embodiment, the heart rate variability index value is determined based on the relative power of the high frequencies versus the relative power of the low frequencies. In one exemplary embodiment, the pulse pressure is determined based on the difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an electrocardiogram from at least one remote individual, detecting R-waves within the electrocardiogram, calculating R-R interval power spectra for the electrocardiogram, calculating power spectral densities for a range of low frequencies and a range of high frequencies for the electrocardiogram, calculating an index based on the power spectral density of the range of high frequencies divided by the power spectral density of the range of low frequencies, and outputting the index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving systolic arterial pressure and diastolic arterial pressure from at least one individual, obtaining a pulse pressure based on the received systolic arterial pressure and the received diastolic arterial pressure, and outputting the pulse pressure. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving vital sign information including arterial pressures and electrocardiogram from a plurality of remote individuals;
obtaining a pulse pressure for each individual;
detecting R-waves in received electrocardiograms;
determining R-R intervals in the electrocardiogram for each individual;
when three or more sampling periods for an individual the systolic pressure is progressively increasing or decreasing systolic pressures and the R-R intervals are progressively increasing or decreasing, calculating a baroreflex sensitivity;
for each individual performing a fast Fourier transform on the received electrocardiogram to obtain R-R interval power spectra, calculating power spectral densities for a range of low frequencies and a range of high frequencies, calculating an index equal to the power spectral density of the range of high frequencies divided by the power spectral density of the range of low frequencies; and
notifying an entity when at least one indicator selected from a group consisting of the index exceeding a predetermined value, the pulse pressure is lower than a predetermined value, and the baroreflex sensitivity is trending lower. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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