VitalTag to give vital information in mass casualty incidents
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 10:50
in Health & Medicine
When mass casualty incidents occur—shootings, earthquakes, multiple car pile ups—first responders can easily be overwhelmed by the sheer number of victims. When every second counts, monitoring all the victims in a chaotic situation can be difficult. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a stick-on sensor that measures and tracks a patient's vital signs to help first responders quickly triage, treat and transport the injured.