KMC Mangalore team led by Dr. Haroon secures patent for emergency patient monitoring system
New technology aims to improve pre-hospital care and save lives during ambulance transfers
Mangaluru, July 12: In a significant step forward for emergency medical care, a team of doctors and MBBS students from Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore, has published a patent for a newly developed real-time emergency monitoring system. The patent, titled “Real-Time Pre-Hospital Emergency Monitoring System and Method”, was officially registered on July 11, 2025.
The team behind the innovation includes Dr. Haroon H from the Department of General Medicine, Dr. Sameena H from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and MBBS students Shubham Bhusari (MBBS batch 2021), Snehal Mahima Castelino (MBBS batch 2022), and Aayush Ganesh Iyer (MBBS batch 2022).
The patented system is designed to continuously monitor a patient's vital signs and health condition in real-time during their transfer to a hospital, especially when coming from distant or rural locations. The technology allows medical professionals—both those accompanying the patient in the ambulance and those waiting at the receiving hospital—to access the patient’s health data live.
According to the team, the core idea is to bridge the critical gap in care that often exists during the journey between the point of emergency and the hospital. The system will use information technology and connected devices to track and transmit essential data like heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and other physiological parameters from the ambulance to the hospital team.
This real-time tracking will also support automated clinical decision-making. Based on the patient’s condition, the system can help determine the most suitable hospital for treatment, instead of automatically routing the patient to the nearest facility. This could prove crucial in complex medical emergencies where specialist intervention is required.
How will the system work:
Let’s say a patient is being brought from a remote village located two hours away from Mangalore. Right now, in most cases, the hospital doesn’t receive proper details about what happens to the patient during the journey. Sometimes, critical changes in the patient's condition go unnoticed. This new system allows the doctor referring the patient and the doctor receiving the patient to both track the patient's condition live, with the help of paramedics on the ambulance.
The system is built not just for monitoring but also to make the entire process of transferring patients more efficient. "The goal is to save time, reduce confusion, and most importantly, save lives," the team added.
Several patients lose their lives during ambulance transfers simply because their condition isn’t monitored properly en route. By providing live data and allowing medical staff at the destination to prepare in advance, this technology could bring down such fatalities.
The innovation comes at a time when India’s emergency medical services are still developing in many parts of the country, especially rural areas. Lack of proper coordination during emergency transport remains a serious challenge.
By enabling better communication between referring and receiving doctors, and giving both sides access to real-time data, this system has the potential to improve how emergency care is managed, particularly in time-sensitive situations like cardiac arrests, trauma, or complicated pregnancies.
The system, once implemented and scaled, could act as a model for emergency services across the country and beyond.
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Experience comes when you play bigger teams in bilateral series: Rashid Khan
Chennai (PTI): Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan called for more bilateral series against stronger cricketing nations after his team signed off from the T20 World Cup on a high, defeating Canada in their final group match here on Thursday.
Afghanistan played some exhilarating cricket, going down to South Africa in a gripping second Super Over after the scores were tied, a humdinger that provided one of the early thrills of the World Cup.
However, the spin-bowling stalwart said Afghanistan could make significant strides if they get regular opportunities to compete against stronger cricketing nations.
"Couple of areas to improve, with the batting, the middle order got a bit stuck against the big teams, and then with the bowling the death overs. That comes when you play the bigger teams in bilateral series," said Rashid after his team defeat Canada by 82 runs, with him returning excellent figures of 2 for 19.
The stalwart said the side had arrived well prepared for the tournament and produced some breathtaking cricket, but admitted the narrow defeat to South Africa proved costly and remained a painful setback.
"We were well-prepared (for the tournament), we played some unbelievable cricket. The game against South Africa, that really hurt everyone. We had to win one of those (first two) games and see how the tournament unfolded. We'll take some positive things from this World Cup and look forward," he said.
With head coach Jonathan Trott set to part ways with the team, Rashid described the departure as an "emotional" moment for the side.
"I think we had some wonderful times with him. Where we are now, he played a main role. It's emotional to see him leave us, but that's how life is. We wish him all the best and somewhere down the line we see him again."
Ibrahim Zadran, who was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 95 off 56 balls, said it was satisfying to finally register a substantial score after two below-par outings.
"I enjoyed it, didn't play better cricket in first two innings, which I expect. Wanted to back my skills, really enjoyed it. Pressure was there, it's there all the time. I want to put myself in pressure situations and enjoy it," said Zadran.
"Wanted to play positive cricket, rotate strike and punish bad ball, create partnerships and this is what I have done."
