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Emergency Glucagon Injection Device, John Corbett, Zachary Cullingsworth, Christopher Ducic, Ryan Meekins
Emergency Glucagon Injection Device, John Corbett, Zachary Cullingsworth, Christopher Ducic, Ryan Meekins
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Glucagon is a drug administered to people with diabetes that are experiencing a seizure due to low blood glucose levels. The current method of injecting glucagon during a hypoglycemic seizure is lengthy and complicated when time equates to minimizing the effects of an emergency situation. This project is student created and the result of the design team recognizing a serious problem and deciding to find a better solution. The goal of this project was to streamline this process. Several working prototypes were developed and evaluated before a final design was chosen. Safety, durability and usability were all considerable factors. The …