Better Rescue through Sensors Florian Michahelles, Bernt Schiele, In First International Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing for Cognitive Aids (UbiCog'02), at UbiComp 2002, Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden, 2002.

Abstract: This paper investigates how wearable sensing technology can be applied to alpine avalanche rescue. Sensors worn by mountaineers reveal information about vital functions of the victims in an emergency case. In particular the rescue of multiple victims might benefit enormously from the use of wearable sensors. As time is the most critical issue in rescue, we believe that based on those sensor information rescuers obtain the necessary information in order to focus on victims which are still alive rather than to waste valuable time to dig out victims which are already dead.

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Bibtex Record

@Article{alife_ubicog02,
  author =       {Florian Michahelles and Bernt Schiele},
  title =        {{Better Rescue through Sensors}},
  booktitle =    {Proceedings of First International Workshop on
                  Ubiquitous Computing for Cognitive Aids} 
  year =         {2002},
  address =      {Göteborg, Sweden},
  month =        {September}
}