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Haptic Stimulation Vest

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Project Overview

The opioid abuse pandemic has become an unfortunate public health issue affecting the population worldwide. Over the years, both pre-hospital and hospital medicine has adapted to compensate for patient care involving opioid overdose. In many metropolitan areas, Emergency Medical Services and first responders are trained to administer reversal medications such as naloxone in the field to often unresponsive patients suspected to have overdosed on opioid medications.

Once the patient is brought to the hospital, they are commonly assigned a one-on-one “sitter” to monitor the patient and keep them awake and breathing. In order to reduce the workload of busy hospitals, this project aims to create a stimulation device to aid in opioid overdose patient monitoring.

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Team members from left to right: Erik Bjorklund, Andrew Fugate, Andrew Polnaszek, Calvin Hedberg, Chris Larsson
Team members from left to right: Erik Bjorklund, Andrew Fugate, Andrew Polnaszek, Calvin Hedberg, Chris Larsson

Contact Information

Team Members

  • Erik Bjorklund - Team Leader
  • Andrew Fugate - Communicator
  • Calvin Hedberg - BSAC
  • Andrew Polnaszek - BWIG
  • Chris Larsson - BPAG

Advisor and Client

  • Mitchell Tyler - Advisor
  • Dr. Christopher Ford - Client

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