An automobile monitoring system is for monitoring patient body
characteristics. The automobile monitoring system includes at least one
sensor to monitor at least one patient body characteristic, at least one
transmitter operatively coupled to the at least one sensor to communicate
sensor data, at least one monitor operatively coupled to the at least one
transmitter to receive the sensor data, and automobile electronics
operatively coupled to the at least one transmitter to receive sensor
data. The at least one monitor and the automobile electronics display the
sensor data to the patient. The at least one transmitter communicates
with the at least one monitor and the automobile electronics using at
least one wireless protocol including Bluetooth, infrared, radio
frequency, 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g. The automobile electronics
include at least one of a GPS navigation system, a DVD entertainment
system, an on-system computer, or a stereo system.