Wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system sounding to bystanders in patient's own voice

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs which, when executed by at least one processor a wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system, the WCD system including a support structure configured to be worn by a patient, an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge, a discharge circuit configured to be coupled to the energy storage module, a measurement circuit, a speaker system coupled to the support structure and a memory, they result in operations comprising:

• storing in the memory at least one data file encoding a sound recorded in the voice of the patient;
• rendering, by the measurement circuit, a physiological input from a physiological signal of the patient while the patient is wearing the support structure;
• determining from the physiological input whether or not a shock condition is met and, if met, controlling the discharge circuit to discharge the electrical charge through the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient;
• and
• outputting, via the speaker system, a transmitted sound that includes the sound recorded in the voice of the patient after it is determined that the shock condition is met and before the discharge circuit is controlled to discharge the stored electrical charge through the patient.

A method for a wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system, the WCD system including a support structure configured to be worn by a patient, an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge, a discharge circuit configured to be coupled to the energy storage module, a measurement circuit, a processor, a speaker system coupled to the support structure and a memory, the method comprising:

• storing in the memory at least one data file encoding a sound recorded in the voice of the patient;
• rendering, by the measurement circuit, a physiological input from a physiological signal of the patient while the patient is wearing the support structure;
• determining, by the processor, from the physiological input whether or not a shock condition is met and, if met, controlling the discharge circuit to discharge the electrical charge through the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient;
• and
• outputting, via the speaker system, a transmitted sound that includes the sound recorded in the voice of the patient after it is determined that the shock condition is met and before the discharge circuit is controlled to discharge the stored electrical charge through the patient.

A wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system, comprising:

• a support structure configured to be worn by a patient;
• an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge;
• a discharge circuit coupled to the energy storage module, the discharge circuit controllable to discharge the stored electrical charge so as to cause a shock to be delivered to the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient;
• a memory configured to store at least one data file encoding a sound recorded in the voice of the patient that communicates a request to not touch the patient;
• and
• a speaker system coupled to the support structure and configured to output a transmitted sound that includes the sound recorded in the voice of the patient.

A wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system, comprising:

• a support structure configured to be worn by a patient;
• an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge;
• a discharge circuit coupled to the energy storage module, the discharge circuit controllable to discharge the stored electrical charge so as to cause a shock to be delivered to the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient;
• a memory configured to store at least one data file encoding a sound recorded in the voice of the patient that communicates a request to not remove the support structure from the patient;
• and
• a speaker system coupled to the support structure and configured to output a transmitted sound that includes the sound recorded in the voice of the patient.

A wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system, comprising:

• a support structure configured to be worn by a patient;
• an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge;
• a discharge circuit coupled to the energy storage module, the discharge circuit controllable to discharge the stored electrical charge through the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient;
• a measurement circuit configured to render a physiological input from a physiological signal of the patient while the patient is wearing the support structure;
• a processor configured to:
• determine from the physiological input whether or not a shock condition is met and, if met, to control the discharge circuit to discharge the electrical charge through the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient;
• a memory configured to store at least one data file encoding a sound recorded in the voice of the patient;
• and
• a speaker system coupled to the support structure and configured to output a transmitted sound that includes the sound recorded in the voice of the patient after it is determined that the shock condition is met and before the discharge circuit is controlled to discharge the electrical charge through the patient.