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detachApack
Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 9:24AM DetachApack is a mobile medical unit designed for quick and easy setup, along with minimal use of materials and supplies. The pack would include one day’s worth of supplies, medical and pharmaceutical, for 8 medical personal. Each pack also includes one fold out lounge; this would accommodate a patient and a doctor at each station. Supplies would be organized within the pack by dividers, as well as zip off sections to separate the medical from the pharmaceutical supplies. The mobile medical unit would serve approximately 250 Haitians over a four day period with a set of 8 backpacks per day.;)
The detachApack being used by a medical personnel.
Though the pack functioned as was planned there were a couple lessons learned, as well as a few minor tweaks that would make the pack even more functional. The first major lessoned learned from the nurses, would be to make sure there is a good separation between the pharmacy and the doctor and nurses. This would help with crowd control and security of both the medical and pharmaceutical supplies. The original intent of the detachApack was for the medical and pharmaceutical supplies to be separate from one another in setup, but more specific instructions would improve upon this idea.;)
The fold out lounge chair that could be used for patient examinations.
A functional issue that could be designed better is the fold out lounge chair. Though the idea was beneficial and useful, the design was too low to the ground. This would cause for the doctor to be bent over most of the day. The design could be easily fixed to accommodate a system of telescoping legs for adjustable height as well as the possibility of uneven terrain at the site.
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The ends of each pack can be zipped off to be distributed to separate areas of the clinic setup.
A final critique of the project was the labeling system, or lack thereof. Other than making the zip off sections different colors there was no indication of what was included within the pack. To assist in the ease of setup, a clear indication on each bag of what was inside, such as a list of supplies or a number to indicate what day the bag was to be used for, would decrease a possible mix-ups of bags or the nurses not being able to find a certain medicine quickly. Each bag would also need to be slightly modified to accommodate a space to carry water, as well as an individual lunch for each medical personnel per day.
Backpack, Clinic, Emmie Corgan, Haiti, detachApack in Erin Brelsford 
Reader Comments (4)
I loved the graphics in this project. I thought that the fold out chair that accommodated patients was a good addition to a medical backpack. The signage would be a great addition, and without pharmaceuticals the pack would be good for transporting supplies with quick and easy set up and service.
I like how you incorporated the fold-out chair into the structure of the backpack; anything with a duel purpose is great for these units. With more time, you can easily modify it to be at a more appropriate height for doctors and patients.
Also, I liked how the backpack breaks down into separate compartments for the various uses. Add some more graphics (like you said) and I can see this working very well.
I really like the way this thin packs together. Excellent use of space and modularity. And you guys were one of the only teams that actually had the pharmacy separate from examinations so good job there as well! I don't know if I would want to lay down on that examination table though. I'd be worried about it tipping over. But I'm sure that could be solved relatively easily.
I was really impressed by the amount of supplies provided in each detachApack. The minimal materials used and the ease of wearing are definite strengths in the design; the weight of each detachApack could become an issue for each user, though. Your drawings are great in describing the details of the design!