Close X
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
ADVT 
Tech

App to measure breathing rate inside 10 seconds

Darpan News Desk IANS, 20 Jun, 2014 12:39 PM
  • App to measure breathing rate inside 10 seconds
A new mobile app can measure respiratory rate in children roughly six times faster than the standard stop watch method.
 
Developed by researchers at British Columbia Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, "RRate" can reliably measure respiratory rate in an average of 9.9 seconds.
 
Currently, physicians typically measure respiratory rate by counting a patient's breaths for 60 seconds using a stop watch.
 
"With this app, we can give health care workers with few resources faster and more accurate measurements, help them make better decisions, and give them more time with their patients," said Walter Karlen, who co-led the study with Heng Gan.
 
This simple, but innovative piece of technology is a big step towards better diagnoses for children with pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses.
 
"RRate" allows workers to measure respiratory rate by tapping the touch screen every time the child inhales.
 
In addition to calculating the rate of inhalations during a given time frame, the app also provides an animation of a breathing baby, allowing for a direct comparison with the breathing patient, said the study published in the journal PLOS One.

MORE Tech ARTICLES

Facebook tips on how to halt false rumours on social media

Facebook tips on how to halt false rumours on social media
Social networking websites can add fire to the fuel of a false rumour. Simply updating Facebook or Twitter pages may not be enough for organisations concerned with public safety to halt the spread of such rumours, a joint study by Facebook and Standford University in the US indicated.

Facebook tips on how to halt false rumours on social media

Now, put this washing machine into dirty clothes!

Now, put this washing machine into dirty clothes!
What if you do not need to put dirty clothes into a washing machine but place the washing machine between the dirty clothes?

Now, put this washing machine into dirty clothes!

Beat this! A fabric that changes colours

Beat this! A fabric that changes colours
What if you can change colours of your clothes to suit the ambiance of where you can be just like a chameleon?

Beat this! A fabric that changes colours

Tiny scanner that checks your fruit's nutritional value

Tiny scanner that checks your fruit's nutritional value
What if you can get the nutritional value of an apple or a watermelon by just scanning it with a hand-held device?

Tiny scanner that checks your fruit's nutritional value

Google Glass now available for all in US

Google Glass now available for all in US
Grabbing a piece of Google Glass has just become a bit easier as the company opened the online sale of its wearable computer device for all with $1,500 in the US Wednesday.

Google Glass now available for all in US

Green diesel might soon run your car

Green diesel might soon run your car
Heard of green diesel? That could be the fuel for your vehicle in near future.

Green diesel might soon run your car