Establishment of a baseline measurement of respiratory activity for efficient measurement of changes

A method for measuring a baseline respiratory level of a patient and comparing future respiratory levels of the patient to the baseline respiratory level to identify a dangerous respiratory status, the method comprising:

• a. applying a plurality of strain sensors capable of measuring a plurality of physical signals to a plurality of locations on the patient's body, wherein each physical signal represents an expansion and contraction measurement of the respective location;
• b. measuring, by the plurality of strain sensors, the plurality of physical signals, wherein each physical signal comprises 5 to 60 seconds of respiratory activity at the respective location;
• c. transmitting the plurality of physical signals to a computing device, wherein the computing device is communicatively coupled to the plurality of strain sensors;
• d. calculating, by the computing device, an arithmetic computation of the plurality of physical signals;
• e. storing the arithmetic computation of the plurality of physical signals as the baseline respiratory level of the patient;
• f. measuring, by the plurality of strain sensors, a second plurality of physical signals, wherein each physical signal comprises a continuous waveform of respiratory activity at the respective location;
• g. transmitting the second plurality of physical signals to the computing device;
• h. calculating, by the computing device, a comparison to the baseline respiratory level, wherein the comparison is selected from a group comprising a ratio of each physical signal of the second plurality of physical signals to the baseline respiratory level, and a ratio of a combined signal of the plurality of physical signals to the baseline respiratory level;
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• i. triggering an alarm if the ratio of the physical signal to the baseline respiratory level exceeds a threshold.