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On July 31, 1997 for the "first" time in the history of aviation and communications vital signs were transmitted real time from an American Airlines Boeing 757, flying from Chicago to Los Angeles, simultaneously to The Saddle Back Memorial, in Laguna Hills, CA, Hospital Santojanni in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Medical Department of American Airlines based in Dallas/Fort Worth.
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Dr. Montgomery (left) and Dr. Gandsas (right) getting the equipment ready for the transmission.
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Dr. Gandsas is "blowing" off carbon dioxide through an oral detector while the data is being sent to Argentina. This parameter is very useful to see if a passener is hyperventilating (fast breathing), which is a common cause of dizziness and nausea.
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A simulated cardiac arrest was entertained and handled according to ACLS protocols. Directions were received and followed from one of the ground stations. This technology is able to deliver vital signs and real time video from a sick passenger, to any computer connected to the Internet regardless the geographical position of the aircraft.
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The Propaq monitor (left) connected to laptop (right). Notice the software (written by the "byte-master" Dr. Kevin Montgomery, from NASA) sending data and real time video to the ground at a speed of 4,800 bps !.
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Montgomery hooking up American Airlines flight nurse, Linda Campbell to the Propaq monitor.
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Montgomery and Gandsas celebrating after a successful in-flight telemetry test
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