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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Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka launched a scathing attack on MLC Dr. Yathindra, demanding that he retract his controversial statement comparing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to the late Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. Ashoka urged Yathindra to apologize to the people of Karnataka if he had even a shred of conscience and any respect for the Mysuru royal lineage.

In a strongly worded social media post on Sunday, Ashoka stated, “Comparing Siddaramaiah to Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar is nothing short of absurd. Where is Nalwadi, who was bestowed the title of ‘Rajarshi’ by Mahatma Gandhi himself, and where is Siddaramaiah, who has stooped to being a puppet in the hands of fake Gandhis for the sake of power?”

He continued his critique by contrasting the enduring legacy of Nalwadi, remembered fondly by Kannadigas for his people-centric development, with what he termed as Siddaramaiah’s failure to manage Karnataka’s economy, burdening every household with debt.

Ashoka highlighted several stark differences, while Nalwadi built Mysore University over a century ago, Siddaramaiah is shutting down nine universities due to lack of funds. Nalwadi famously sold his family’s gold to build the KRS dam, whereas Siddaramaiah is accused of grabbing 14 sites meant for the public. Nalwadi established Bhadravati Iron & Steel Plant, Sandalwood Soap Factory, and Mysore Paper Mills. In contrast, Ashoka claimed Siddaramaiah's governance drove away industries, investors, and entrepreneurs. Nalwadi pioneered reservations for the backward classes long before it became mainstream. Siddaramaiah, Ashoka alleged, is reducing social justice to a gimmick by sticking labels on doors in the name of surveys.

While acknowledging Yathindra’s emotional attachment to his father, Ashoka emphasized that comparing Siddaramaiah to a visionary like Nalwadi was “laughable, baseless, and a gross insult” to the late king.

In his concluding remarks, Ashoka slammed the government for ignoring farmers’ needs despite an early monsoon. He accused the administration of being caught up in internal power struggles and negligence, forcing farmers into despair. “This government will not be spared from the curse of the farmers,” he warned.

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