It looks like a headset for listening to music, uses sensors placed in the external ear canal and has been tested in the terraXcube, in temperatures between -10 and 20 °C. The space-saving, noninvasive and easy-to-use instrument not only measures core temperature, but also oxygen saturation and heart rate. Eurac Research patented it in collaboration with companies Minnova Med and Kerr Srl, the innovative device performs best in emergency medical interventions, but could also be used in other hospital settings. 

Medical device to measure temperature and other vital parameters from the ear recently patented 

An emergency headset 

A lezione di pronto intervento in montagna

Eurac Research physicians tested the LUCAS automatic heart massager aboard an airbus that simulated altered gravity by means of a parabolic flight. The goal of the study was to ascertain whether the device could be used for cardiac emergencies in space.

Alessandro Forti and Giacomo Strapazzon testing the LUCAS automatic heart massager aboard the airbus 

Our researchers tested an automated heart massager to measure its efficacy on space missions

Houston, we have a (heart) problem

A research team from Eurac Research, the Universities of Trento and Padua and the Hospital of Aosta assessed the risks of exposure to high altitude for a variety of neurological conditions from migraine to Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis to stroke.

Recommendations for climbing at altitude

How altitude can impact neurological conditions

Fisiologi e medici di Eurac Research stanno utilizzando il simulatore di climi estremi terraXcube per verificare se l'acclimatamento a un'altitudine di 1.900 metri sul livello del mare protegga i pazienti con malattie coronariche dai rischi per la salute durante lo svolgimento di attività sportive. 

Nuovi test nel simulatore di ambienti estremi terraXcube

Pazienti ad alto rischio e sport di montagna: l'acclimatamento può proteggere dall'infarto?

Research Award Alto Adige 2021 al medico ricercatore Simon Rauch

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An emergency headset

Houston, we have a (heart) problem

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A lezione di pronto intervento in montagna

How altitude can impact neurological conditions

Research Award Alto Adige 2021 al medico ricercatore Simon Rauch

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