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Communications Technology Laboratory

Public Safety Communications Research Division

Heart in Hand

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Project Summary

“Heart in Hand” provides a reliable system to monitor first responders' health and safety in real-time. ​The system allows to collect heart rate of the first responder and surrounding environment data such as heat, humidity, air pressure, and gas reading.​ The system also allows to notify the first responder when they are in a bad situation. The system is using multiple wireless network communications to improve the flexibility and LoRa technology has been implemented for back-up communication which improves the reliability for the system.

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Advanced communications and Public safety
Created August 4, 2020, Updated December 27, 2022
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