WO2020083712A1

WO2020083712A1 - Monitoring and emergency help system for apparently dead persons

Info

Publication number: WO2020083712A1
Application number: PCT/EP2019/077987
Authority: WO
Inventors: Albi SALIHU
Original assignee: End Life Technologies Ag
Priority date: 2018-10-26
Filing date: 2019-10-15
Publication date: 2020-04-30
Also published as: CH715477A2

Abstract

The monitoring system is used to monitor apparently dead persons. It is fastened to the apparently dead person or placed or mounted in the immediate vicinity of the apparently dead person, for example in a cooling chamber of a mortuary or in a coffin (13). One or more of the following bodily functions and conditions are sensed by means of sensors (4, 6, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23), specifically by at least one sensor having an associated temporarily connectable battery or mains power supply, an electronic unit, a controller and a signalling device (28), for the continuous or intermittent sensing and signalling of one of the following conditions to a service centre active around the clock, 24/7: breathing, body movements, pulse, body temperature and noises. The system also includes a microphone/loudspeaker unit (26) for communication between the apparently dead person and the outside world, and an LED (15) which lights up as soon as a signal is received from the coffin (13), wherein the signals from the sensor(s) can be transmitted wirelessly to a receiver, even through several metres of earth, and when such signals are received, an alarm is triggered to prompt rescue of the person waking from apparent death.

Description

Monitoring and emergency aid system for fake deaths

The present invention relates to a surveillance system for monitoring persons who have been declared dead and may only be dead, and an associated emergency aid system for rescuing an apparent dead person.

An apparent death is excluded in any case in the presence of a certain death sign. But there are always false death determinations and apparent deaths are declared dead. The apparent death is defined as a comatose state with loss of consciousness, areflexia, muscular atony and an apparent lack of breathing and pulse. With hypothermia and intoxication (alcohol, sleeping pills) there are dangerous basic requirements for such a condition. In principle, however, one also has to count on such a “vita reducta” for older people. Typical causes of an apparent death are summarized in the so-called vowel rule:

A) Anemia, anoxemia, alcohol poisoning

B) epilepsy, freezing, electricity

C) Injury (especially in the case of open traumatic trauma)

D) Opiates and all centrally active poisons (barbiturates!)

E) Uremia and all forms of endocrinological and metabolic coma In order to be able to safely rule out apparent death, one must never rely on uncertain signs of death. These are:

A) Paleness of the doldrums

B) decrease in body heat

C) respiratory arrest

D) Cardiovascular arrest

E) missing pupil reaction

F) muscular atony For centuries, there has been a habit in western civilization of burying the deceased in a coffin. A burial in a coffin usually takes place within 48 hours at the earliest and 10 days at the latest after the onset of death, with shorter periods being sought in particular in warmer climates. Even if no funeral takes place, but the body is cremated instead, a coffin is used. The time span until the actual cremation can be of different lengths, whereby among other things the availability and capacity of corresponding crematoria play a role. As long as there is a habit of burying people in coffins, some people live in fear of the idea that they may seem to be buried dead. Up until the 18th century, people carried out macabre practices to prevent such an incident. For example, the Polish composer and pianist Frederic Chopin decreed that after his death you should cut your heart out of your body so that he doesn't seem to be laid to rest and awake in his own coffin. Even today, many people live in fear of a funeral in a state of apparent death because, in very rare cases, it has happened that people have been or are almost being buried whose death has been medically diagnosed even though they are still alive were, albeit in a state that suggested their death. Surveys in Switzerland showed that around 20% of the population feel a certain fear that they could possibly be buried as an apparent death. In some countries, this fear led to the dead man being given a poison vial to enable him to end his suffering and fears by committing suicide in the coffin. But that is an unbearable idea. In addition, this euthanasia is not permitted in many countries and is also not practicable because the procurement of poison is prohibited. In other countries, a phone or microphone set to a specific number has been placed in the coffin to give the person who has woken up from the apparent death the opportunity to make himself known in this way. However, this possibility is of little use, because an awakened person is initially unable to imagine where he is and is also unable to make sounds or noises, because he is usually in a very bad mood weak state and must be so paralyzed by fear that he is unable to respond normally. The one for the The connection of a telephone or microphone required wiring is also complex and expensive and it is not allowed in most cemeteries.

It has become known in some cases that people must have survived their own "death" first. Traces of desperate attempts to free themselves from the "prison" of the coffin have been found on the inside of coffins. Cases of this kind are rarely known because opening a final resting place is an unusual and rarely practiced process. Statistics are not available as evidence.

Inevitably, if you think about this topic, you will be reminded of your own death. One wishes to never get into such a situation. The idea of suffocating is suffocating. Modern medicine is, however, very well developed for the benefit of all people and should not be doubted with this invention. In medical reading, states of apparent death were often addressed. Many reasons, from rare diseases to abnormal reactions after taking medication, can trigger a death-like condition. Even today it cannot be ruled out with absolute certainty that people are buried dead.

A coffin is closed before burial. Shortly after burial, the grave is filled with earth. By filling up the grave, a very solid sound insulation is placed around the flute body of the coffin. A coffin is usually about 2 m below the ground level. This results in an at least 2 m thick insulation layer consisting of soil. It is a very good sound isolator. Cemeteries are usually away from frequently used paths or busy streets. Strong external noises from other sources can almost be excluded. It can be assumed that no sound would be heard outside the closed coffin and grave, even if a person in the coffin cried out as hard as possible.

In winter burials, the coffin is exposed to the cool temperature of the mortuary before the burial. Frost cannot be excluded. Depending on the time of year, the cold of the ground will quickly pass through the wooden body of the coffin after the grave has been closed. On the other hand, in the winter, the coffin may assume the elevated soil temperature present at this depth. At a depth of 2 m, this can mean that the temperature of the coffin is raised. This means that the ambient temperature of the coffin is likely to be a few degrees above the frost line, which would encourage a seemingly dead person to wake up.

It has been shown that sleeping people require much less oxygen than waking people. The oxygen requirement increases considerably during physical work. The need of an apparently dead person is probably far below that of a sleeping person.

When the apparent dead person regains consciousness due to some unexplainable event and his physical functions slowly return to "life", a series of events will occur. Awakening itself must be an outrageous shock for people. He then recognizes his surroundings and his extremely dramatic situation and he is likely to get increasingly panicked. This possible panic is influenced by the environmental properties. The reduced temperature has a paralyzing effect. However, this can be a positive aspect. This minimizes oxygen consumption. However, the absolute darkness, the existing silence and the palpable environment may convey a situation and increase the likelihood of uncontrollable emotional reactions. Man uses the means possible to make himself noticeable. He screams and / or moves. All of these issues are the starting point for this invention.

The invention is therefore based on the object to provide a system for the monitoring of apparent deaths, so that it can be prevented that apparent dead are accidentally buried, and if an apparent dead person should have already been buried, a rescue option is created if such a person wakes up from the apparently dead state. The invention is based on the circumstances described below.

The object is achieved by a monitoring system which is attached to the supposedly dead person or can be set up or assembled in its immediate vicinity, and which detects one or more of the following bodily functions and facts by means of sensors, namely with at least one sensor with an external power supply , Electronics, control and signaling device for which permanent or intermittent recording and reporting of one or more of the following facts to a performance center:

o breath

o body movements

o pulse

o body temperature

o Noises

and that the emergency aid system includes a microphone / loudspeaker unit for communication with the supposedly dead person with the outside world, as well as an LED as lighting in the coffin, which switches on as soon as a signal is received from the coffin, the signals from the sensor or sensors being wireless can also be transmitted to a receiver through several meters of soil, and when such signals are received an alarm can be triggered to initiate a rescue operation of the person awakening from the apparently dead state.

Based on the figures, the monitoring system is presented in more detail and its function is explained. The emergency aid facilities for survival in the coffin are also described and explained.

It shows:

Figure 1: A mortuary in a hospital;

Figure 2: A coffin equipped with a surveillance system, in one

Side view;

Figure 3: The coffin according to Figure 2 equipped with the monitoring system seen from above;

Figure 4: A longitudinal section through a coffin of a buried person, with cable-supported signal transmission;

Figure 5: A receiver station for wireless or wired sensor

Signals from the coffin in the ground;

Figure 6: A cemetery in plan.

The risk of an apparent death already exists in a hospital or hospital, where many people die. If a death is found on the basis of an insufficiently careful examination, the person in question is in the apparently dead state in the Mortuary 1 shifted, as shown in Figure 1. In this mortuary 1, the supposedly dead person is kept in a cooling chamber 2 until it is then transported away for burial, be it for a later cremation or for a later burial. And so a possibly dead person lies in such a cooling chamber 2, which has a sealed door 3, so that no heat penetrates into the chamber 2 from the outside. If a sham dead person returns to life, it is difficult to make itself felt, since often nobody stays in the morgue 1 for a long time and the cooling chamber 2 hardly lets the sound out. It is dark inside and there is no possibility to open door 3 from the inside. Rather, the air in the cooling chamber 2 threatens to run out for the apparently dead person and also threatens to freeze to death if it is not freed from the cooling chamber 2 in a sufficiently short time. The monitoring system is already in place here. The cooling chamber 2 is equipped with sensors for this purpose, and a pulse sensor is placed on the wrist of the person declared dead by means of a bracelet, like a wristwatch. Movement sensors 4 are also arranged inside the cooling chamber 2. A sensitive microphone 6, which sits for example at the end of an inelastically flexible wire 7 and which acts like a so-called snake neck and is installed with one end inside the cooling chamber, the microphone 6 is positioned as close as possible to the mouth opening of the person lying down. In the same way, sensors for a draft can be placed at the free end of an inelastically flexible wire close to the mouth and nose opening of the person lying down. Finally, sensors are glued to suitable parts of the body, which measure the temperature and / or temperature fluctuations very precisely. All such sensors are commercially available and only have to be adapted for the present monitoring system. An interface as a receiver / transmitter is also installed in the cooling chamber 2, so that any signals from sensors can be transmitted via cable 8 or wirelessly to a receiver station 9 in the morgue 1, which, for example, visually indicates from which specific cooling chamber 2 the signal came. When a signal is received, the receiver station 9 triggers a signal via the cable 10 or wirelessly 1 1 to an alarm device with light and horn which is emitted outside the morgue 1 to an optically and acoustically acting device 12. Such an unmistakable and unmistakable alarm can be emitted by a large number of such devices 12 arranged in the hospital. Upon receipt such an alarm can be intervened immediately. First, the microphone / speaker unit inside the cooling chamber 2 can be used to contact the awakening person to calm them down and to announce help, and the person in the cooling chamber 2 can be rescued as quickly as possible and life-saving measures can be taken on them. Optionally, when a sensor signal is emitted, the cooling chamber 2 can be equipped with an interior lighting which then switches on, and with an oxygen supply device with a mask, so that the waking person, if he is able to do so, can use it and the oxygen supply at least for 4 hours is guaranteed.

For the further course of time after the occurrence of a supposed death, that is, if the person declared dead is coffed up, which takes place both for a later cremation and for a later burial, the monitoring system is implemented in and on the coffin, as in FIG. 2 shown. For this purpose, motion sensors 14 are arranged at a suitable location within the coffin 13, and the device for measuring the pulse, the breath, and one or more sensitive microphones are attached to suitable body parts of the person, a sensor for the pulse on the arm in the wrist -Nearby, a sensor for body temperature for example in the armpit and a sensor for breathing and noise close to the mouth and nose opening. The sensors are operated with an external power supply, because batteries are not permitted in graves and coffins. Only for the transportation of the coffin in a car or in the cemetery to the grave and until it is lowered into the grave is a battery provided as a temporary bridging of the power supply. Before the coffin is lowered into the grave, the power supply is ensured via a previously installed power cable, and only when this power supply has been checked and works will the battery be removed from the coffin. At least one LED lighting 15 and a microphone / speaker unit 16 are installed in the coffin 13. As soon as a sensor transmits a signal, the LED switches on and as soon as possible a person from the central power center, which is operated 7 days a day, can contact the person and reassure them and announce that help is coming.

For practical reasons alone, it will be preferred to mount the sensors inside the coffin 13, since this reduces the risk of false positive or false negative reception and also the risk of Excludes damage during transport and at the actual funeral. After all, the coffin 13 is still mostly transported by a hearse through traffic, and considerable noise immissions and vibrations can occur and it must be ensured that such noise and such vibrations do not trigger any alarms. In addition, preferred embodiments of the invention described later provide that optional emergency rescue functions that can already be triggered inside the coffin can be activated.

The implementation of these emergency rescue functions already require an arrangement of certain means inside the coffin 13, which is still shown in Figure 3 in a view from above. Since a separation of the arrangement in the sense of a separation into a part inside the coffin and a part that is attached on the outside does not seem sensible, an arrangement of the signal transmitter inside the coffin is recommended in the preferred embodiments. Otherwise there is the possibility of installing the signal transmitter in the coffin itself or in the associated lid part. Both options are equivalent, however, for practical reasons, attachment to the top of the coffin will be preferred in both cases. It will appear in the following description that the aids used have a small scope or a very small volume and that the necessary measures on the coffin do not lead to any significant change in its appearance. The coffin will normally not be seen to contain sensors as signaling devices. Neither will it change the design when installed in the lid. The sensors as signal transmitters according to the invention comprise at least one individual sensor as a minimal solution. But there can also be several sensors of different types, as presented below and shown with the aid of FIG. 4:

"Radar" motion detector 18: With this detector or sensor 18 movements are detected without contact. The advantage of this detector is the detection of movements without loss of performance through wood, glass, plastic and similar materials. The detector or sensor works, for example, on a microwave basis and detects movements from 0.6 m / sec to 80 km / sec. The maximum range is typically 5-8 m. This sensor is preferably installed in the side or foot part of the coffin. The movement to be evaluated must stop for a while, e.g. one slowly descending hand or raised hand, or moving the feet or head. This prevents false reports.

IR sensor 19: With this sensor, the heat radiation of a moving body is detected. The detector works on an infrared basis, with wavelengths of 6-10 pm and has a range of up to 7 m. This sensor is mounted in optical contact with the interior of the coffin. The sensor has a monitoring solid angle of approx. 60 °. This monitors the entire interior of the coffin. Instead of an IR sensor, a temperature sensor 20 can be used, which is glued, for example, into the armpit of the supposedly dead person and connected via cable to a transmitter unit 21 with an external power supply, which is attached inside the coffin 13.

Microphone, sound sensor 22, 23: With this microphone 22 or sound sensor 23, a noise inside the coffin is monitored. The module system preferably consists of two microphones. A microphone 22 is glued into the wooden wall of the coffin, another microphone can be placed very close to the mouth opening of the person by being mounted on the free end of an inelastic flexible wire 24 which is mounted on the inner wall of the coffin 13. The sounds are evaluated differentially by software. As a result, external noises are recognized and filtered out, and only noises with a noise source within the coffin are monitored and passed on as a signal. The volume required to trigger the alarm within the coffin must exceed a certain sound level. Only a speech frequency within a defined frequency band can activate the signal message.

Other types of sensors are used for this monitoring system, for example a highly sensitive heart rate monitor 17 and highly sensitive temperature sensors 20. The heart rate monitor 17 is preferably arranged lying on the inside of the forearm near the wrist and held with a bracelet. The temperature sensor 20 is preferably glued into the armpit of the person declared dead. All sensors used are supplied with energy via a central power supply source 25. On the outside of the coffin there are two plug sockets for the secure connection of an external power supply cable, and two plug sockets connected in parallel Temporary connection of a battery for energy supply, for example over a period of at least 10 days, i.e. until the coffin is lowered into a grave.

The types of sensors listed above can be used individually or in combination. The invention further provides that a signal is triggered when a sensor is activated. This signal must represent an alarm signal that can be detected from the outside. If monitoring is desired before the coffin is buried, an alarm device directly on the coffin, for example by a sound or light signal, can be considered. A mini transmitter can also be attached directly to the coffin, which sends a radio signal that can be received by another receiver in the area where the coffin is located.

The monitoring system should also be effective in particular when a coffin has already been lowered into a grave and covered with soil. For this purpose, the signal from the signal transmitter located in or on the coffin must be received by a signal receiver device that is spatially separated from the coffin, as is shown in FIG. This must be able to convert, amplify and pass on the received signal. On the basis of a received signal, this signal receiver sends a further signal via a signaling device 28 in order to finally trigger an alarm on site or via a wireless telephony connection or the Internet elsewhere. When such an alarm arrives, the first thing that can be made to contact the awakening person via the microphone / loudspeaker unit 16 in the coffin is to calm them down and to announce help.

[0023] According to a preferred monitoring system, the signal receiver is integrated in the grave lamp 26 located on the grave. For this purpose, the nearest cemetery lamp essentially contains the necessary electronics 27 and the notification device 28, which can have, for example, a flashing light 30 and a loudspeaker 29 for an acoustic alarm. Alternatively, such a signal receiver and forwarding device can also be arranged on a temporarily insertable post with a photovoltaic cell at the top with a rechargeable battery for the external power supply.

According to the current state of science, it is not possible for humans to seem to survive for a longer period of time. The whole system is said to still deliver its performance for 30 days. The supply of the Emergency rescue systems are therefore planned for a period of 4 weeks. If a signal is received from the coffin, the alarm must be given immediately and a rescue team must be able to rescue the buried person within a period of 3 hours because the oxygen supply in the coffin is sufficient for about this period when increased physical activity returns.

The low air supply, which is located in a coffin, requires extremely quick help if someone really wakes up from apparent death and makes itself felt with the means provided. If the exhumation does not take place quickly enough, the person awakened from apparent death suffocates due to lack of air. Therefore, if there are concerns that a rescue team will not be able to exhume and rescue the buried person within 3 hours, the surveillance system can optionally include an emergency survival system. This includes at least one oxygen supply. This can be a small compressed air bottle with an associated breathing mask, with an associated light source, which switches on the light immediately after a signal from one of the sensors mentioned, so that the awakening person can find his way around and use the oxygen supply. It must be extremely easy to use: put on a breathing mask and turn off the valve - done. In this case, the coffin must also have a ventilation pipe 5, as shown in FIG. 4, because otherwise the internal pressure would increase unstoppably.

The supply by emergency rescue units is provided for a period of 4 weeks. Instead of a signal receiver and forwarding device in the form of a temporarily plug-in post with a photovoltaic cell with a rechargeable battery for the external power supply, a flat and encapsulated small switch housing can also be used, which contains the necessary electronics to carry out the functions described above, and that is buried below the surface of the earth at the grave. The connection between the coffin and the small switch housing is made possible by a commercially available moisture-resistant and durable cable 31, as shown in FIG. The connection to the coffin is made by a plug connection, which is provided on the actual coffin or on its lid. If there are concerns regarding the functionality of the unprotected cable 31 in the ground, additional protection can be provided, for example, by hoses 32 made of plastic material. However, such extra protection does not appear to be absolutely necessary, especially not because as stated above, the monitoring operation is intended to be for a relatively short period of time. In addition, the invention basically provides that the necessary measures can be carried out with the necessary discretion during the funeral. Complex security and protection measures do not fit. The cable 31 and a possible protective tube 32 can be pulled out of the ground after the monitoring time has ended (approx. 4 weeks). The design of the connecting cable 31 allows a secure connection to the supply and signaling electronics 26, 28, but can be separated by the action of an axial force (predetermined breaking point).

The monitoring and emergency aid system presented here ensures that waking up of the buried person does not go unnoticed and that a rescue can be carried out quickly. Until then, the person trapped in the coffin is exposed to the most violent and unimaginable emotions. Excessive arousal should be prevented for a reasonably favorable psychological and physical process. For this purpose, the emergency rescue functions automatically take care of the reception of a signal by the signal receiver device and this should help the person concerned to get through their situation better until the rescue. Communication via the microphone / loudspeaker unit 16 also helps to contact the person and to calm them down by announcing the rescue.

The greatest problem can be considered the remaining oxygen content of the volume in the coffin. For this reason, an oxygen reserve is offered. The dosing can also take place automatically after the alarm is triggered, is economical but sufficiently calculated to survive in a "half-awake state". The amount of oxygen should be sufficient for a period of at least 12 hours.

Illumination by means of an LED 15 is arranged in the coffin. This lighting creates a diffuse light. This diffuse light takes away the fear of absolute darkness from the trapped person and helps the waking person to put on an existing oxygen mask and to operate the associated oxygen bottle by hand.

A message is output by a miniature loudspeaker integrated in the base part or elsewhere. This message can optionally contain the following information: 'Rescue measures have been initiated' - 'Please wait for their rescuers. Please behave calmly. Such a reassurance serves to avoid increased oxygen consumption. All components inside the coffin are environmentally friendly. These electronic parts can also be housed on the surface of the grave in a small switch housing and are therefore easy to dispose of by cemetery staff The small sensors and electronic components are entirely harmless small parts and can be removed from the ground and disposed of when a grave is dug, so that overall there is no problem with regard to the system according to the invention with regard to contamination of the floor of the cemetery.

Theoretically, monitoring of a closed container or coffin in the period before a cremation can also be considered. It is obvious that combustion of the parts inside the container is not a problem.

The required parts of the monitoring system according to the invention can be installed individually. For practical reasons, installation as a set is recommended, which contains all the necessary functions. It would therefore be possible to think of an installation set containing at least one sensor (optionally a motion sensor, an IR sensor, or a microphone sensor), an oxygen bottle, lighting and a microphone / speaker unit. The provision of different installation sets with different equipment is a good option. The practical application of an installation set offers the advantage that only minor adjustments have to be made to the coffin, such as the connection for the cable connection to the power supply.

Figure 6 shows a cemetery with a large number of graves 35. The reporting electronics wirelessly uses a telephone signal, for example an SMS or a digital call with a standard voice message via a receiver antenna 33 to a switchboard within the power center, where the alarms Arrive centrally from many cemeteries and process them in a CPU 34. The signals sent to the service center naturally contain the information about the exact location of the coffin in question, possibly by means of a code, or the relevant cooling chamber from which the signals arrived. The system can be reset if desired by briefly interrupting the supply connection. This function can be important if it is to be excluded that e.g. B. an earthquake could cause a trip. It must be possible to reset the message, since in the described case it cannot be assumed that the function will be triggered correctly.

A surveillance and emergency aid system as presented here can be financed with insurance by interested parties can ensure with a small additional fee that this surveillance and emergency aid system will be used as standard, or at least if they do not coincide with their death ultimate security a fake death can be excluded. Because an apparent death is only effective in a small part of the deaths, the costs of surveillance and possible rescue can be shared among a large number of policyholders. Whoever takes out additional insurance of this kind is offered the insurance benefit that in the event of death, he / she is provided with at least one wristband for pulse measurement and transmission of signals from the coffin. Depending on the insurance contract, the policyholder's coffin includes additional sensors and devices for emergency aid as described above and installed in the coffin. The insurance benefit also includes the operation of a service center or a control center, which is staffed around the clock around the clock 7 days a week, and the emergency service of a rescue team with equipment, i.e. with a small excavator and an associated transport vehicle. This rescue team must be able to rescue a buried person within 3 hours of being deployed. The service center is therefore always ready to receive any sensor signals, to intervene as quickly as possible in such a case and to send a rescue team to send the person from the coffin or, in the case of signals from a morgue, from the appropriate cooling chamber out of their coffin recover.

Numerical index

1 morgue Cooling chamber

Door cooling chamber

Motion sensor

Vent pipe

microphone

Flexible wire in cooling chamber 2

Cable from motion sensor

Receiver station in morgue 1

Cable from 9 to alarm display and horn

Wireless transmission

Acoustic alarm device

coffin

Motion sensor in the coffin 13

LED

Microphone / speaker unit in 13 heart rate monitors

Radar motion detector

Alarm device with light and horn

Temperature sensor

Transmitter unit

microphone

Sound sensor

Flexible wire in 13

Power source

Microphone / speaker unit in the coffin

electronics

Notification device

speaker

Flashing light

Cables from the coffin

Protection tube for cable 31

antenna

CPU

Single graves in a cemetery

Claims

1.Monitoring system for supposedly dead people, which is attached to the supposedly dead person or can be set up or assembled in its immediate vicinity, and which uses one or more of the following bodily functions and facts using sensors (4, 6, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22 , 23), namely with at least one sensor with external power supply from the battery or power supply, electronics, control and signaling device (28), for the permanent or intermittent recording and reporting of one of the following facts to a 24/7 active Performance center:

o breath

o body movements

o pulse

o body temperature

o Noises

and which includes a microphone / loudspeaker (26) for communication with the supposedly dead person with the outside world, and an LED (15) for lighting as soon as a signal is received from the coffin (13), the signals of the or the sensors can also be transmitted wirelessly to a receiver through several meters of soil, and when such signals are received an alarm can be triggered to initiate a rescue operation for the person awakening from the apparent death.

2. Monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensor for the detection of breathing air is mounted on an inelastically flexible wire (7, 24) and can thus be positioned directly in front of the nose and mouth opening.

3. Monitoring system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one sensor (14, 18) for detecting body movements can be attached to the inner wall of the coffin.

4. Monitoring system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensor (17) for measuring the pulse is a highly sensitive sensor which can be positioned and fastened in the manner of a wristwatch on the inside of the forearm first of the wrist by means of a bracelet.

5. Monitoring system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensor (18) for measuring the body temperature can be glued to a suitable location on the body.

6. Monitoring system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensor for detecting noises (22, 23) is mounted on an inelastically flexible wire (7, 24) and can thus be positioned directly in front of the mouth opening.

7. Monitoring system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the microphone / speaker unit (16) can be fastened to the inner wall of the coffin.

8. Monitoring system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is additionally an emergency aid system in the form of

Includes survival facilities in the coffin for the oxygen supply to the supposedly dead person.

9. Monitoring system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is additionally an emergency aid system in the form of

Includes survival facilities in the coffin for the oxygen supply to the supposedly dead person using a compressed air bottle with a manual valve and an associated oxygen mask.

10. Monitoring system according to claim 8, characterized in that it additionally includes an emergency aid system in the form of survival devices in the coffin for the oxygen supply to the supposedly dead person by means of an automatically triggerable metering of oxygen from a reserve compressed air bottle with an electrically actuated valve.