AUTOMATED CARDIAC ARREST DETECTION AND ALERTING SYSTEM USING A SMARTPHONE AND A STANDARD BLUETOOTH CHEST STRAP HEART RATE MONITOR DURING EXERCISE: THE “PARACHUTE” APP

Aerobic exercise is a healthy behaviour and prolongs life, but during vigorous exercise the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest, although small in absolute, is increased several times compared with resting. Runners and cyclers (>100 millions in US) often exercise where there is low probability that a