Participatory design in emergency medical service: designing for future practice

Authors:
Margit Kristensen;Morten Kyng;Leysia Palen
Affiliations:
University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark;University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark;University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark and University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Venue:
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2006

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Abstract

We describe our research-its approach, results and products-on Danish emergency medical service (EMS) field or "pre-hospital" work in minor and major incidents. We discuss how commitments to participatory design and attention to the qualitative differences between minor and major incidents address challenges identified by disaster sociolo-gists when designing for major incidents. Through qualitative research and participatory design, we have examined the features of EMS work and technology use in different emergency situations from the perspective of multiple actors. We conceptualize victims in incidents-and particularly in major incidents, where on-site medical as-sessments is highly incomplete-as boundary objects over which the complex and imperfect work of coordination is done. As an outcome of our participatory design approach, we describe a set of designs in support of future EMS work.