3 Day Emergency Dialysis Kit

Authors

• Luke Fillingim, Utah State University
• Aaron Marshall, Utah State University
• Brandi Thielman, Utah State University

Document Type

Poster

Journal/Book Title/Conference

College of Engineering Senior Design Projects

Publisher

Utah State University

Location

Logan, UT

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

Following natural disasters, dialysis clinics are unable to provide treatment for their patients. Many city facilities and vital services, such as water and power, can remain damaged or unavailable for as many as a few weeks

In one instance, it was reported that after a natural disaster the five leading causes of dialysis clinics becoming inoperable were: damage to reverse osmosis systems, interruption of water supply, failure of electrical power supply, structural damage to buildings and failure of telecommunications³.

Unfortunately, patients with end stage renal disease have the potential to become very sick in a matter of days without treatment. There is a need for the ability to provide dialysis treatment to patients in the midst of natural disasters wherever the patients may be.

Recommended Citation

Fillingim, Luke; Marshall, Aaron; and Thielman, Brandi, "3 Day Emergency Dialysis Kit" (2019). Biological Engineering. Paper 24.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bioengr_srdesign/24