Caring for one’s own physical condition and welfare is often a very low priority for an over motivated soldier. It is a fact that troops in the field are at the greatest risk from heat stroke since they may not be in a position to evacuate or near a water source. A military environment is also not conducive to the use of conventional types of temperature monitoring devices such as rectal and esophageal probes.
Thermoregulatory strain can quickly advance in soldiers and the early signs of heat stroke can be very subtle leaving very little time for commanders to react, determine a course of action and to provide remote medical triage to medics.
The CorTemp core body temperature and heart rate monitoring system is a wireless, non-invasive physiological monitoring system that was originally developed specifically for use in the detection and prevention of hyperthermic conditions. It features the CorTemp core body temperature pill, which was developed in the mid 1980s by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. The system affords great flexibility and can be used as a personal ambulatory monitoring/alerting device worn by an individual or as a wireless long-range system in which you can remotely view and monitor multiple individuals during peak activity.
