A document which details the essential design requirements which a product is required to provide as defined by the key stakeholders.
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The Individual Survival Unit: Transporting Patients in a Protective and Stable Environment in Disaster Scenarios – a Case Study
Philip Breedon (Nottingham Trent University, UK), Martin Higginson (Nottingham Trent University, UK), Francesco Luke Siena (Nottingham Trent University, UK), and Michael H. J. Vloeberghs (Nottingham University Hospital Trust, UK)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2309-7.ch015
Abstract
The Individual Survival Unit project was delivered under the European Project Semester exchange program. Four students from varying multidisciplinary education backgrounds and nationalities undertook the four-month project. The project investigated and addressed the design and feasibility of a unit that can be used to protect and increase the survival time of an injured individual within a disaster zone. The designed solution provides a stable and protective environment for an individual whilst avoiding further injury during transportation. To enable the design of an optimal solution, disaster areas were analyzed and identified, providing a focused design problem requiring exploration and resolution. Essential basic life support equipment was researched, listed, and then ranked by the importance according to the literature review based upon interviews with experts. The final concept was presented through technical drawings, computer-aided visualization and renders, animations, interface simulation, and a real-life situation presentation.