AI Predicting Risk of Cardiac Arrest in Firefighters

A recent article shared in the Daily Dispatch examines how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can predict potentially fatal cardiac events in firefighters. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used a form of AI known as machine learning to accurately identify abnormal cardiac rhythms in firefighters. Chiefs Bob Horton and Jeff Buchanan spoke with Dr. Kate Kapalo, Senior Research Scientist and Assistant Director of the Western Fire Chief’s Applied Sciences Center, about where she sees this technology heading in the future.