I couldn't even get a chest ultrasound when I was a kid.
Medical equipment looks way too scary to children. It's all cold, white, sterile, and aluminum machinery. The smell of latex and alcohol don't help, and overall, the hospital seems like a very scary place. Heart monitors beeping every minute, weird blipped lines on EKG machines, and electrodes attached to your chest: is this a healing center or a torture prison?
Sedation is the problem with healthcare exemplified. Instead of creating a hospitable (no pun intended) pediatric environment that's comfortable for kids, knock 'em out and bombard them with EM radiation. That's sure to make the kid and the parents more comfortable.
Hospitals need to be designed with a human factor. The way they're designed right now makes them seem like robotics factories.
Huge props to Doug for trying to change the medical landscape to make it more comfortable for younger children. I was hospitalized several times as a young child, and I used to be terrified every single time. I know I would have appreciated this level of attention to design. I know many other children who need medical attention will too.
Medical equipment looks way too scary to children. It's all cold, white, sterile, and aluminum machinery. The smell of latex and alcohol don't help, and overall, the hospital seems like a very scary place. Heart monitors beeping every minute, weird blipped lines on EKG machines, and electrodes attached to your chest: is this a healing center or a torture prison?
Sedation is the problem with healthcare exemplified. Instead of creating a hospitable (no pun intended) pediatric environment that's comfortable for kids, knock 'em out and bombard them with EM radiation. That's sure to make the kid and the parents more comfortable.
Hospitals need to be designed with a human factor. The way they're designed right now makes them seem like robotics factories.
Huge props to Doug for trying to change the medical landscape to make it more comfortable for younger children. I was hospitalized several times as a young child, and I used to be terrified every single time. I know I would have appreciated this level of attention to design. I know many other children who need medical attention will too.