Looking out for one another
First Responder Physiological Monitoring (Preprint)
UNSTRUCTURED The pandemic had shed light on healthcare burnout and stress throughout the healthcare workforce even more so the First Responder. First responders experience significant physiological stress during response operations and face exposure to a myriad of hazards. Miniaturized, wearable sensors attached to or carried by respond- ers can provide incident command with information about an in- dividual’s health status and specific threats and hazards at the in- cident scene. Improved awareness of these factors helps incident command make decisions that increase the safety of responders and the population. Blended with new advancements in the internet of things and remote care, we are best to look out for one another. Rapid response services like the physician response service at Barts Health NHS trust in east London can offer a new model of working we’re we can look after one another.