BUBA
TEAM WORK | SCHOOL PROJECT | 2021-2022
Toolkit for remote pediatric diagnostics
Background
On average most children get sick five to seven times a year before the age of five. This is due to them building up their immunity system. Each year, millions of children get sick with seasonal flu and thousands of children are hospitalized, several hundreds deaths are reported.
When it comes to parents and children, there is a big amount of fear and stress involved, from both parents and children - not just becuase of the sickness and nerves, but becuase of difficulties that planning a visit brings. Parent’s are not educated or taught to properly recognise and describe symptoms.
On average most children get sick five to seven times a year before the age of five. This is due to them building up their immunity system. Each year, millions of children get sick with seasonal flu and thousands of children are hospitalized, several hundreds deaths are reported.
Scenarios
Time wasted especially in rural areas for the doctor’s visit
Waiting at an online doctor’s office which, still leads to an appointment on site to get an accurate diagnosis
Definition
• Fear and trust
• Symptoms descriptions
• Assesment (emergency)
• Time cost
• Lack of data
• Time and resources costs
• Limitations
• Exposure
Moodboard
Ideation
Final product
Buba toolkit
Patient's side
Doctor's side
Buba platform
Doctor's side
Patient's side
Buba kit
What is inside
The Buba kit automatically charges and sterilizes all the telemedicine devices. A basic BUBA kit contains an unit for ear or throat check-up and compatible lenses, a non-invasive blood sampling unit, and a stethoscope unit.
Doctor is in charge
All these units transmit data to the doctor in real time during the tele-visit. Doctors have direct control over the units, and can activate or diactivate them when needed.
Parent co-operate
Frosted indicator lights gently alert parents which device is activated by the doctor. The rhythm of the heartbeat or breathing is also visualised. At the same time, on-screen instructions guides the patient to put the correct place.