[LINK] Tiny Pill Relays Body Temperature of Firefighters In Real-time

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http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health-fitness/tiny-pill-joins-the-battle-of-the-bushfires/story-fneuz9ev-1226555482375

/"Australian firefighters are enlisting the help of tiny pill to battle
fires. In a training exercise, 50 firefighters swallowed the LifeMonitor
capsule which is equipped with a thermometer and a transmitter. The pill
transmits data to a device worn on the chest, which also gathers data on
heartbeat, respiration and skin temperature. This data is relayed in
real-time
<http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health-fitness/tiny-pill-joins-the-battle-of-the-bushfires/story-fneuz9ev-1226555482375>,
allowing better management of heat-stress during firefighting.
Victoria's Country Fire Authority trialed this new mechanism when they
found that the standard measurement of temperature by the ear was an
ineffective indication of heat-stress. The pill is expelled naturally
after two days."/