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ArticleBiomedical engineering online2016

Chest compression rate measurement from smartphone video.

Kjersti Engan, Thomas Hinna, Tom Ryen, Tonje S Birkenes, Helge Myklebust

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Article in Biomedical engineering online, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Kjersti EnganDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway. kjersti.engan@uis.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8970-0067
Thomas HinnaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Tom RyenDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Tonje S BirkenesLaerdal Medical, Stavanger, Norway.
Helge MyklebustLaerdal Medical, Stavanger, Norway.
Laerdal (Norway) · NOUniversity of Stavanger · NONational Association of Home Builders · US

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Abstract

backgroundOut-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a life threatening situation where the first person performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) most often is a bystander without medical training. Some existing smartphone apps can call the emergency number and provide for example global positioning system (GPS) location like Hjelp 113-GPS App by the Norwegian air ambulance. We propose to extend functionality of such apps by using the built in camera in a smartphone to capture video of the CPR performed, primarily to estimate the duration and rate of the chest compression executed, if any.

methodsAll calculations are done in real time, and both the caller and the dispatcher will receive the compression rate feedback when detected. The proposed algorithm is based on finding a dynamic region of interest in the video frames, and thereafter evaluating the power spectral density by computing the fast fourier transform over sliding windows. The power of the dominating frequencies is compared to the power of the frequency area of interest. The system is tested on different persons, male and female, in different scenarios addressing target compression rates, background disturbances, compression with mouth-to-mouth ventilation, various background illuminations and phone placements. All tests were done on a recording Laerdal manikin, providing true compression rates for comparison.

resultsOverall, the algorithm is seen to be promising, and it manages a number of disturbances and light situations. For target rates at 110 cpm, as recommended during CPR, the mean error in compression rate (Standard dev. over tests in parentheses) is 3.6 (0.8) for short hair bystanders, and 8.7 (6.0) including medium and long haired bystanders.

conclusionsThe presented method shows that it is feasible to detect the compression rate of chest compressions performed by a bystander by placing the smartphone close to the patient, and using the built-in camera combined with a video processing algorithm performed real-time on the device.

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Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationMobile ApplicationsSmartphoneThoraxVideo RecordingFeedbackFemaleHumansKineticsMaleUser-Computer InterfaceCPRFFTMotion analysisSmartphoneVideo processing

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