Type.
Medical Design
Year.
2017
From acid attacks to agricultural spills, contamination is a major issue that is often overlooked. This design seeks to develop a more inclusive system of decontamination procedures that will take less time to carry out and ultimately save lives.
What is the Current Decontamination Process?
Sketches
User Testing
Final Product
DeconPak in Action
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Hospital staff performs triage to determine the priority and needs of each patient.
Patient opens and unfolds DeconPak.
Patient puts on yellow poncho to privately remove contaminated clothing while waiting for shower.
Contaminated clothing is sealed into opened DeconPak bag.
Patient showers off contaminants.
Patient puts on blue scrub suit and is safe from contamination.