Heart Rate and Respiratory Rate During Fitness Training, Obstacle Course Runs, and Mass Casualty Simulations - Performance of Two Warfighter Physiological Status Monitoring Systems

Abstract : The U.S. Army Medical Department Board conducted a Customer Assessment of the Warfighter Physiological Status Monitor (WPSM) under USAMEDDBD Project 17-07, during July 23-27, 2007 at Camp Bullis, TX. The assessment primarily focused on whether WPSM triage information and use models proved beneficial to medics in assessing and providing care to simulated casualties, and examining the form and fit of two potential WPSM monitors. In addition during the customer assessment physiological data were collected by the two WPSM candidate monitors. The goal of this technical report is to provide a very quick analysis of the physiological data to aid the manufacturers as they continue to develop systems for field use.