Abstract
The 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina showed that point-of-care testing (POCT) was both needed and feasible in acute disaster response and follow-up recovery. However, POCT devices made for routine clinical use and the consumer market are not adequate for disaster conditions. We explain the rationale for developing field-robust point-of-care devices and durable single unit-use tests in the context of 3 "wishes." Then, we challenge inventors, innovators, and industry to produce POCT devices and reagents that will meet the needs of rural emergencies and disaster care to improve preparedness in the United States and other countries worldwide. We call this "The Grand Point-of-Care Challenge."
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 105-107 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Point of Care |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2008 |
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Keywords
- Clinical needs
- Durable
- Field robust
- Hurricane katrina
- Multianalyte testing
- Novel nucleic acid testing technologies
- Thermal stress
- Tsunami
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)
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The grand point-of-care challenge. / Louie, Richard F.; Hindson, Benjamin J.; Tran, Nam; Gentile, Nicole L.; Kost, Gerald J.
In: Point of Care, Vol. 7, No. 3, 09.2008, p. 105-107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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