TriageJulia Elsmo, Christina Glunt, Tom Mullenix, Kelly Murray, & Tina Zenzola

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A functional and fashionable bag for people with a chronic disease. When you have a chronic illness, especially during your college years, lack of control over your illness can make it feel like you don’t have control over the rest of your life. This bag will help you have control.

Research

● 17% of young people have a chronic illness, which includes but is not limited to:○ Diabetes

■ Of the ~2.3 million freshmen enroll in college every year, 7,700 students have Type 1 Diabetes

○ Arthritis, Asthma, Epilepsy○ IBD

■ People between the ages of 15-30 are most commonly diagnosed

● Though so many college aged students have chronic illnesses, there isn’t a functional, fashionable bag that addresses their needs, yet looks like a bag they’d want to buy.

Solution

The Triage Bag is the streamlined, subtle solution for students living with chronic illnesses. Its modularity and fashion conscious design caters first and foremost to medical needs, but doesn’t draw unnecessary negative attention. This backpack allows for college students dealing with chronic illnesses to take back control of their lives.

Two Base Models

Triage Pak Purple

● Storage area for miscellaneous medical supplies

● Storage area for student needs● Tray Module on back of backpack

that folds out

Triage Pak Green

● Storage area for miscellaneous medical supplies

● Storage area for student needs● Tray Module on back of backpack

that folds out ● Button notification in emergency

situations, notifies emergency contact

Triage Pak Purple Triage Pak Green

Functional Add-Ons

A refrigerated area that keeps your medications cool, your insulin pump cool, and/or your meals, if you have special dietary needs.

Functional Add-Ons

Inflatable Function to protect user in emergency situations:

● Seizures● Insulin Shock● Fainting

Functional Add-Ons

Emergency Notification that tracks your vitals and location to your emergency contact.

Custom Appearance

Branding

Minimalistic & Hip

Bright Colors

Triage hits the trifecta:

cool

health control

college

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