Method for detecting a situation in which a person suffers a medical emergency, and first aid system

A method for detecting a situation in which a person located in a vehicle suffers a medical emergency and for providing assistance, the method comprising:

• detecting, by at least one sensor, vital signs of the person;
• evaluating, by a computing unit, sensor data generated by the sensor to determine vital data;
• outputting, by the computing unit and based the vital data in the vehicle, instructions for providing assistance to the person in the situation;
• examining, by the computing unit, the vital data for deviations from standard values;
• causing, by the computing unit when the examination identifies the deviations from the standard values, an alarm to be output in the vehicle;
• establishing, by the computing unit using a telecommunications unit, a communications link to an aider external to the vehicle;
• granting, by the computing unit, the aider access to at least some of the vital data;
• activating, by the computing unit, a microphone and a loudspeaker to establish a bidirectional verbal communications link between occupants of the vehicle and the aider;
• and
• capturing, by a camera, at least a portion of a vehicle interior to transfer camera images to the aider, wherein the aider is then able to talk to the vehicle occupants, to visually examine the person, and to propose measures for aiding the person based on an examination result,
• wherein person-specific standard values are established that the computing unit takes into account when examining the vital data for the deviations,
• wherein the computing unit only establishes the communications link to the aider if establishing the communications link to the aider is not proactively prevented by a vehicle occupant, and
• wherein the computing unit grants the aider access to the control of vehicle functions so that the aider controls at least one vehicle function to facilitate the examination or to aid the person.

A first aid system for detecting a situation in which a person located in a vehicle suffers a medical emergency and for providing assistance, the first aid system comprising:

• a vehicle comprising a computing unit, a telecommunications unit, a human-machine interface, and a camera;
• and
• at least one sensor,
• wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect vital signs of the person,
• wherein the computing unit is configured to
• evaluate sensor data generated by the sensor to determine vital data;
• output, based the vital data in the vehicle, instructions for providing assistance to the person in the situation;
• examine the vital data for deviations from standard values;
• cause, when the examination identifies the deviations from the standard values, an alarm to be output in the vehicle;
• establishes, using the telecommunications unit, a communications link to an aider external to the vehicle;
• grants the aider access to at least some of the vital data;
• and
• activate a microphone and a loudspeaker to establish a bidirectional verbal communications link between occupants of the vehicle and the aider;
• wherein the camera is configured to capture at least a portion of a vehicle interior to transfer camera images to the aider, wherein the aider is then able to talk to the vehicle occupants, to visually examine the person, and to propose measures for aiding the person based on an examination result,
• wherein person-specific standard values are established that the computing unit takes into account when examining the vital data for the deviations,
• wherein the computing unit is configured to only establish the communications link to the aider if establishing the communications link to the aider is not proactively prevented by a vehicle occupant, and
• wherein the computing unit is configured to grant the aider access to the control of vehicle functions so that the aider controls at least one vehicle function to facilitate the examination or to aid the person.