I was president of the IET for 2016-17, and have been asked by government to gather practical and innovative ideas from our Engineering communities. So, please enter any ideas you might have in this thread that might help address and mitigate the Covid-19 crisis. Ideas might include digital tracking / monitoring through therapy equipment and beyond. Even ideas outside your usual expertise domain will be welcome. Now’s the time for Engineering to show we can change the world!
Some interesting and, I think, valuable guidance for would be ventilator manufacturers on "Human Factors
in the Design and Operation of Ventilators for Covid-19" just out from Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors https://bit.ly/HFandVentilators
The purpose of this document is to provide designers and manufacturers of ventilators with
overarching advice and guidance on the key themes for consideration and specific Human
Factors and Ergonomic (HFE) issues in a period of “crisis management” requiring rapid design
and production.
The authors are mindful that some manufacturers may not have design experience of health care
or the production of ventilators. Wherever possible we have used plain language and provide
illustrative examples of issues to be addressed to “nudge thinking” aimed at creating a safe and
user-friendly product within the current frontline operating context of hospitals
Some interesting and, I think, valuable guidance for would be ventilator manufacturers on "Human Factors
in the Design and Operation of Ventilators for Covid-19" just out from Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors https://bit.ly/HFandVentilators
The purpose of this document is to provide designers and manufacturers of ventilators with
overarching advice and guidance on the key themes for consideration and specific Human
Factors and Ergonomic (HFE) issues in a period of “crisis management” requiring rapid design
and production.
The authors are mindful that some manufacturers may not have design experience of health care
or the production of ventilators. Wherever possible we have used plain language and provide
illustrative examples of issues to be addressed to “nudge thinking” aimed at creating a safe and
user-friendly product within the current frontline operating context of hospitals
