Abstract: An elevation and leveling adjustment arrangement for accurately locating pressure-to-current transducers, used in monitoring blood pressure during and post surgery, at an appropriate reference point relative to the patient. The pressure-to-current transducers are mounted to a platform or base which also has provided thereon level indicating means and optical means. The optical means in combination with the level indicating means is arranged to indicate when the base is properly leveled and the pressure transducers are at the same elevation as the reference point marked on the patient. In the case where an optical sighting means is employed, the reference point is directly viewable thereby. The platform further includes leveling adjust means which adjustably couples the base to a telescoping elevation adjust means, the latter of which provides fine elevation adjustment of the platform.

Abstract: A patient care system for monitoring respiratory distress problems and providing therapeutic treatment comprising, a sensor for generating patient derived respiratory activity signals, detecting an apnea episode from the signals, and providing in response to a detected apnea episode, stimulation of the patient by a momentary inflation of a pneumatic means adapted for placement under the patient to raise the patient and induce loss of equilibrium for startling the patient into a natural respiration pattern.

Abstract: A patient care system for monitoring respiratory distress problems and providing therapeutic treatment comprising, a sensor for generating patient derived respiratory activity signals, detecting an apnea episode from the signals, and providing in response to a detected apneic episode, stimulation of the patient by a momentary inflation or deflation of a pneumatic means adapted for placement under the patient to raise or lower the patient and induce thereby a loss of equilibrium for startling the patient into a natural respiration pattern.