Overview of the User Experience for Snorkeling Mask Designs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Healthcare

EmilieL. Dubois¹  Dimitrios Karakitsos²  LucasA. Hof³  Jacopo Profili⁴ 

[1] Agence IMPAKT Scientifik Inc., 435 chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, QC G1S 2J2, Canada;Critical Care Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Department of Mechanical Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, 1100 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada;Laboratoire d’Ingénierie de Surface, Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés, Département de génie des mines, de la métallurgie et des matériaux, Université Laval, 1045 avenue de la Médecine, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada;

关键词: personal protective equipment;    non-invasive ventilation systems;    rapid prototyping;    full-face snorkeling masks;    healthcare products;    COVID-19 pandemic;   

DOI  :  10.3390/healthcare9020204

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, industries and academic institutes have collaborated to resolve the worldwide medical supply shortage issues. Innovative designs of 3D-printed items were proposed and developed by the maker community as a temporary solution to address the lack of personal protective equipment. An overview of global ongoing and past initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic along with their challenges on retrofitting full-face snorkeling masks for healthcare applications such as splash-proof face shields, respirator masks and non-invasive ventilation systems are reported in this contribution. This study reviews these global initiatives and challenges. From our analysis, the present situation highlights the need to build solid networks between healthcare institutes and the different rapid prototyping initiatives. A clear feedback system needs to be implemented to facilitate effective collaboration between engineering (maker) and healthcare teams, to optimize the available human resources, and to achieve adequate product developments responding to the needs of healthcare workers.

【 授权许可】

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