Wearable Proximity Sensors for Monitoring a Mass Casualty Incident Exercise: Feasibility Study

Conclusions: Our study shows the feasibility of the use of wearable sensors for tracking close contacts among individuals during an MCI simulation. It represents, to our knowledge, the first example of unsupervised data collection—ie, without the need for the involvement of observers, which could compromise the realism of the exercise—of face-to-face contacts during an MCI exercise. Moreover, by permitting detailed data collection about the simulation, such as data related to the flow of patients in the hospital, such deployment provides highly relevant input for the improvement of MCI resource allocation and management.

Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - April 25, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Laura Ozella Laetitia Gauvin Luca Carenzo Marco Quaggiotto Pier Luigi Ingrassia Michele Tizzoni Andr é Panisson Davide Colombo Anna Sapienza Kyriaki Kalimeri Francesco Della Corte Ciro Cattuto Source Type: research