AN IMPROVED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DETECTION OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF SHOCK AND PRE-SHOCK

摘要

Method and apparatus for the diagnosis and/or early detection of physiological distress in a patient and of recovery of a patient from actual state of physiological distress by measuring the filling time of blood vessels subjacent to an area of the skin of the patient. An image of an area to be gauged for color is acquired, so as to obtain a base-line color measurement. The filling time of blood vessels in the area is determined by comparison of the color of one or more additional images of the gauged area with the base-line measurement.