Country Pick 2019
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Immobilization equipment
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PrizesBronze in Life Science Design/Safety Designs
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Lead DesignerCarlos Alberto Chaveznava Treviño.
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Design TeamKaren Paola Santaella Sosa, Mariana Margarita Lara Díaz, José Antonio Sepúlveda Velázquez, Paulina Guerra Castro, Alexis Ruiz Serhan.
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UniversityUniversidad de Monterrey
Rethinking the design of paramedical equipment for car accidents.
Statistics show that traffic collisions are among the most common type of accidents; time between injury and hospitalization is crucial.
By analyzing the equipment used in rescue; the rigid board, collar and immobilizer vest were redesigned. The result was that the rigid board was presented as an extensible product, the collar was transformed into a cephalic-cervical immobilizer and the extraction vest changed its morphology for the lumbar area. Thus improving and reducing the time and maneuvers to remove the injured person.
Statistics show that traffic collisions are among the most common type of accidents; time between injury and hospitalization is crucial.
By analyzing the equipment used in rescue; the rigid board, collar and immobilizer vest were redesigned. The result was that the rigid board was presented as an extensible product, the collar was transformed into a cephalic-cervical immobilizer and the extraction vest changed its morphology for the lumbar area. Thus improving and reducing the time and maneuvers to remove the injured person.
Photo Credit: Carlos Alberto Chaveznava Treviño.
