• Int J Qual Health Care · Jan 2021

    Human factors/ergonomics to support the design and testing of rapidly manufactured ventilators in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Sue Hignett, Janette Edmonds, Tracey Herlihey, Laura Pickup, Richard Bye, Emma Crumpton, Mark Sujan, Fran Ives, Daniel P Jenkins, Miranda Newbery, David Embrey, Paul Bowie, Chris Ramsden, Noorzaman Rashid, Alastair Williamson, Anne-Marie Bougeard, and Peter MacNaughton.
    • School of Design & Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK.
    • Int J Qual Health Care. 2021 Jan 12; 33 (Supplement_1): 4-10.

    BackgroundThis paper describes a rapid response project from the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF) to support the design, development, usability testing and operation of new ventilators as part of the UK response during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodA five-step approach was taken to (1) assess the COVID-19 situation and decide to formulate a response; (2) mobilise and coordinate Human Factors/Ergonomics (HFE) specialists; (3) ideate, with HFE specialists collaborating to identify, analyse the issues and opportunities, and develop strategies, plans and processes; (4) generate outputs and solutions; and (5) respond to the COVID-19 situation via targeted support and guidance.ResultsThe response for the rapidly manufactured ventilator systems (RMVS) has been used to influence both strategy and practice to address concerns about changing safety standards and the detailed design procedure with RMVS manufacturers.ConclusionThe documents are part of a wider collection of HFE advice which is available on the CIEHF COVID-19 website (https://covid19.ergonomics.org.uk/).© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of International Society for Quality in Health Care.

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