Detecting Drowning

[maelstrommage]

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I have an idea for an invention but I need some info and thought a naval doctor might be the best to ask. 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

 

[tman]

WTF???
Why in the name of all things that don't make sense would you have an ICU room complete with a pool????Hell I say forget about the pulse ox, ECG monitor and all that expensive crap, just hire yourself a kid who's Lifegaurd certified for $6/hour and save yourself a ton of money...they are great at detecting people who are drowning... and if you ever want an upgrade, in light of your preference for the Navy you could always hire a retired SEAL complete with Draeger rebreathing dive gear to swim with the ICU patient...this apparatus would allow you to monitor the patient's flatus output while not being fooled by a open circuit bubble producing SCUBA system...

 

[Heeed!]

You are cross-posting. According to SDN etiquette this is a foul, I believe.

After reading the replies from the other forum, I don't think you're going to get any legitimate responses until you are less vague. I found the, "Are we at Sea World" comment humorous. What are you talking about?

 

[Homunculus]

You are cross-posting. According to SDN etiquette this is a foul, I believe.

you are correct, sir.

locking this one down-- go see the open one for the contining discussion of the OP's "drowning detector" device.