Intense environmental or working conditions can impede an individual's
evaporative cooling mechanism normally responsible for thermoregulation
during exercise or exertion. Non-invasive physiological monitoring
capabilities are needed to more precisely define the cardiovascular
responses and identify markers of impending failure of compensatory
mechanisms prior to collapse or onset of irreversible pathology. The
oxymetry method and system of the present invention provides
non-invasive, continuous remote monitoring and analysis of cardiovascular
and pulmonary function that overcomes accuracy and monitoring
deficiencies of current oximetry systems.