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Development of web-application that supports Basic Life Support for visual impairments

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K13247
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 09070:Educational technology-related
Research InstitutionNiigata University of Health and Welfare

Principal Investigator

Kentaro Tani  新潟医療福祉大学, 医療経営管理学部, 助教 (40758322)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords視覚障がい者 / 一次救命処置 / 胸部圧迫 / アプリケーション / スマートフォン
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Basic life support including cardio pulmonary resuscitation is an important treatment that significantly contributes to the prognosis of patients with cardiopulmonary arrest. Applications that support basic life support already exist, but few applications are made for the visually impaired. In this research, we attempt to develop an application that supports basic life support for the visually impaired. In experiments using the application developed in this study, it is demonstrated that the procedure from the detection of the victim to initiation of CPR could be performed in less than 2 min. However, when the compression depth of the subject's chest compressions was measured, it was found to be inadequate in many cases. From these results, there are still limitations regarding the training of the compression depth of chest compressions for the developed application.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で開発したアプリは視覚障がい者が一次救命処置を実施を支援するものであり、このアプリによって傷病者に対して一次救命処置を試みる視覚障がい者が増えることが期待される。本来であればこのようなアプリに頼ることなく一次救命処置を実施できるのであれば、そちらの方が迅速に処置できる。それでも今回開発したアプリがあることでいざという時にアプリを見れば大丈夫、という安心感を与えることができると考えている。また視覚障がい者の方には自分が他者から助けられている分、人を助けたいという気持ちをもっている方も多い。そのような方のQOLを上げるという意味においても社会的意義があると考えている。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2022 2018

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] 視覚障がい者向けの一次救命処置支援アプリケーション開発の試み2022

    • Author(s)
      谷賢太朗,神藏貴久,前田義信
    • Organizer
      第61回日本生体医工学会大会, P3-19.
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Application Software for Visually Impaired Persons to Support Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation2018

    • Author(s)
      Kentaro Tani
    • Organizer
      40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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