Items added at Skyaid     Feb 1, 2002 -> Oct 2002

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Cocaine use and heart attacks May 2002  added 07/09/02

Moller May 2002 update  added 05/07/02

Heart Attacks may be linked to inflammation. added 04/16/02
8 page article provides overview of 5 years of research: May 2002 Scientific American
New views of High and Low density lipoprotein. 
Why sudden heart arrests may not be proceeded by angina
Issue of the magazine or PDF files both cost $5.00

New AED Plus had been approved by the FDA
Its two pads connected, not separate
Designed for Public Access Defibrillation 
Review of Zoll AED at Merginet.  
added 04/04/02

Moller April 2002 update  added 03/29/02

LifeWatch name must soon change to ???? (Skyaid Watch as of 10/10/02)
Possible names include: ProtectWatch,  AlertWatch, HealthWatch, EmergencyWatch,  Watchaid,  HelpWatch, HeartWatch,  PanicWatch,  PanicButton, LifeGuard, GuardWatch, AngelWatch, GuardianAngel 
      - another company has prior legal claim to LifeWatch.    added 03/20/02

Internal Defibrillators have been shown to reduce likelihood of death from subsequent heart attacks by just 30%.   For a or a 1,200 patient trial there were 86% alive after 20 months instead of 80%. At 36 months 78% were still alive with ICD vs. 69% without the ICD.  Please note that the ICD and associated surgery are not cheap:  $20,000.  New England Journal of Medicine, March 2002.  added 03/20/02

Your Odds of Dying From . . .     added 03/16/02
     Skyaid should be able to decrease chance of dying from the causes in BOLD
Heart Disease 1 in 388
Cancer 1 in 499
Stroke 1 in 1,658
Chronic respiratory disease 1 in 2,228
Unintentional injuries 1 in 2,941
Diabetes 1 in 4,009
Flu and pneumonia 1 in 4,107
Motor vehicle accident 1 in 6,585
Gun shot 1 in 8,802
Residential fire 1 in 83,025
Bad medical care 1 in 83,720
Falling object 1 in 373,787
     etc. etc.
Lightning strike 1 in 3,106,880
     statistics for the U.S. from a variety of sources     Wired Magazine  March 2002  

Traxis appears to have a tiny GPS antenna which can be built into watches, cell-phones, etc.  added 03/16/02

Globallocate  GL-16000 GPS chip requires less than 0.0005 percent of battery charge per fix, far lower than competing technologies. The processor is capable of acquiring satellite signals below -158dBm, enabling GPS signal reception indoors. It is a tiny 8mm x 8mm and is expected to cost only $10 in large quantity. Acquisition time varies from 1/10 second outdoors to seconds indoors. They teamed with Fujitsu in Feb 2002  This is different than the SnapTrack system which Qualcom bought.  They apparently have servers around the world, but it is not clear if this has been interfaced to cell-phone providers. GPS Magazine had article on it in Sept 2001. added 03/13/02

E911 update/summary from LBSZone  (location-based services) added 03/15/02

Solar cell prototype efficiency = 20% for PDA  
(and perhaps for future Skyaid Watch) 
Related article in 7/01 Wired Magazine said 1 watt was generated for the PDA 
Solar powered batteries for cell-phones are currently available  added 03/13/02

Transportation modes have changed every 55 years (You should invest in the next mode)   
We would like your comments on this concept. added 03/03/02

WristDreams provides a nice review of what different companies are putting onto a wrist.
GPS, Camera, MP3, PDA, etc. See also: Samsung's concept for mobile phone watch (in English)  added 02/28/02

Reminder of ongoing  work: MIT Vital Signs Ring  added 02/26/02

Vertiport Concept Design for Houston   added 02/23/02

While there was a "first flight" on Jan 7, 2002, there has not yet been a SUSTAINED hover flight demonstration.  added 02/23/02

Brain cooling helps after sudden cardiac arrest (cooling helps strokes too)  From New England Journal of Medicine  added 02/22/02

Emergency watch for downed pilots, etc. "Breitling Emergency" $3,000  
Transmits emergency call on 121.5 MHz for up to 48 hours 
Compared to Skyaid Watch: no GPS, must extend antenna and have search aircraft.
Introduced in 2000    added 02/18/02


Yahoo/AP news  Currently 47% of all deaths from heart disease happen before person gets to the hospital.  (52% women, 42% men) This is an increase from 38% in 1989  added 02/15/02

Digital Angel offers a watch & pager (with GPS) which you can use to call 911 added 02/14/02

Feb 2002 Moller newsletter. added 02/12/02