Patent ID: 8517981

Claim:
A method, comprising: monitoring by an apparatus an individual's oxygen saturation and/or respiration, wherein the apparatus comprises a pulse oximeter and/or respiratory monitor coupled to at least one stimulus delivery device; delivering by the at least one stimulus delivery device a first stimulus to the individual if the individual's oxygen saturation and/or respiration falls within a first predefined range and is sustained within the first predefined range for a first predefined duration; delivering by the at least one stimulus delivery device a second stimulus to the individual if the individual's oxygen saturation and/or respiration falls within a second predefined range and is sustained within the second predefined range for a second predefined duration, wherein the second predefined range is indicative of more severe hypoxia or respiration than the first predefined range; delivering by the at least one stimulus delivery device a third stimulus to the individual if the second stimulus fails to increase the individual's oxygen saturation and/or respiration to a level above the second predefined range; and wherein the first stimulus comprises one or more audible stimuli, the second stimulus comprises one or more tactile stimuli, and wherein the third stimulus comprises the administration of one or more doses of a narcotic antagonist.