Vital signs

Vital parameters are numerical values ​​that reflect the basic functions of the human body. They are measured in the medicine during the physical examination to check the vital signs.

In general, vital signs are distinguished by two types of measurement. Firstly, there is the discrete measurement, that the measurement of the timing. This includes heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and respiration rate. On the other hand, there is the continuous measurement of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and electroencephalography (EEG ) is one.

You need to determine the discrete measured vital parameters a thermometer, a clock and to measure blood pressure a sphygmomanometer. These vital parameters can also be of non-medical staff ( nurses, paramedics ) are collected. They form the basis of the " patient chart " in the hospital and then case -and problem- based supplemented by additional parameters (eg, pain score, blood glucose monitoring, Glasgow Coma Scale, etc.).

Recent developments allow the determination about the heartbeat through analysis of video recordings by means of Euler's video gain.