#$%^&*AU2018286621A120200716.pdf#####ABSTRACT: Heart attacks are one of the most common heart problems and happen very quickly. It is very important that people with a high risk of a heart attack be provided with devices that alert emergency services and family/friends on behalf of the potentially confused and in pain or unconscious person. A heart monitoring app was coded to read the output of an electrode based heart monitor vest and display a simple ECG on an Android phone. The app recognises when the heart stops (flat line) or goes into ventricular fibrillation (weak irregular electrical activity), and notifies the ambulance service (000), family and friends by Bluetooth connected to the Android phone with the GPS location of the person having the heart attack. The device and app will allow people with a high risk of heart attacks to live at home or move freely instead of having to be in a hospital.
