Detecting Drowning

[maelstrommage]

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I have an idea for an invention but I need some info. For simplicity, let us say you are in a room full of medical equipment which is monitoring a person in another room which you cannot see. If this person started to drown, which piece of equipment would detect a problem first (blood ox, blood pressure, heart rate, etc)? Secondly, which piece of equipment--which would detect a problem, but not necessarily detect it first--would be the least expensive?

Also, any links to webpages, titles of books or journal articles which would pertain to this subject would be appreciated

Thank you.

Mike

 

[beriberi]

1. The one that showed they stopped breathing (end tidal CO2 monitor). You have to be intubated (or otherwise airway assissted) to have one of these.

2. I don't know what's cheap....heart rate is, and would certainly go up, but this change is not very specific.

 

[MustafaMond]

I have an idea for an invention but I need some info. For simplicity, let us say you are in a room full of medical equipment which is monitoring a person in another room which you cannot see. If this person started to drown, which piece of equipment would detect a problem first (blood ox, blood pressure, heart rate, etc)? Secondly, which piece of equipment--which would detect a problem, but not necessarily detect it first--would be the least expensive?

Mike

This is probably the dumbest f^&*ing idea ever.
👎

 

[NinerNiner999]

I don't get it. "In another room". what kind of "room" would this be? Are we working at sea world? Is there a tank in the room or is the room a tank? I would imagine that for $8/hr you could hire a lifeguard to watch the patient and save expensive monitoring charges. How would a patient drown in a room?

 

[MustafaMond]

You know it occurs to me that people like you are the cause of the downfall of civilized society. You freaking arse--you do not even know what my idea is--how could you know how "dumb" it is? Obviously, to protect my idea I was as vague as possible. Idiot! And doctors wonder why most people think they are a joke.

Sorry.
You are the new edison.

 

[NateatUC]

And didn't they teach us all in Pathology that "drowning" is a diagnosis of exclusion anyway? At least that's what the deputy coroners that gave our forensics lectures told us.

 

[NinerNiner999]

"Where you born this stupid or did you have a head injury at sometime? I tried to put my question in a way which even an idiot might understand the information I was seeking. However, you have proven me unsuccessful. I will strive to make my future postings as monosyllabic as possible for you."

Wow. It makes me uncomfortable to be in the presence of such greatness....

 

[Heeed!]

Can ANYONE venture a guess as to what OP is talking about??? 😕 Apparently he doesn't want to clarify so he can protect his invention.

 

[rastelli]

Lifeguards are pretty cheap....less than $10 an hour.

Glad you reminded me about the perils of swimming. Last time I went to the beach I forgot my continuous pulse oximetry monitor. I sure won't let that happen again!

 

[NinerNiner999]

Sorry for the friction Maelstrommage. Try clicking www.baywatch.com for some help with the drowning problem...

 

[MustafaMond]

Genius-boy has posted this elswewhere.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/search.php?searchid=157185
He must be onto something big.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Closed for the same reasons as stated above (ie, multiple postings in multiple forums).