Smart rescue helmet, especially for firefighters

A smart rescue helmet for use by a rescuer at an action site, comprising:

• an outer shell in a hemisphere-like shape;
• a shock absorbing canopy and a retention system;
• a rotating visor in a front part of the helmet;
• a control module comprising a microcomputer contained inside the smart rescue helmet;
• a near-field display;
• a visible band camera;
• a thermal imaging camera;
• a sensor module monitoring physiological parameters along with a position of the rescuer;
• and
• a communication system with a command center where data readings are processed accordingly and stored in a dedicated database;
• wherein the near-field display is built on a mini-LCD screen with a bright backlight and an optical prism allowing for a wide-angle field of vision;
• wherein the visible band camera records an image from the action site and a compressed video stream is transmitted via the control module to the command center;
• wherein the thermal camera has a radiometry function and a video feed from the thermal imaging camera is fed directly to the near-field display,
• wherein the sensor module of the rescuer's physiological parameters and accelerometer sensors are mounted in the outer shell in contact with skin of the rescuer and information from the sensors is transmitted to the control module.