Development of a Mobile Application for EMS Treatment Protocols Based on a Human-Centered Design Approach
Using HCD principles, we developed a mobile application that enables rapid access to real-time decision support for EMS clinicians. This process and the application features, prioritized by our system stakeholders and EMS clinicians, can inform similar efforts in other EMS systems.
Authors
- M. Gausche-Hill
- Craig Goolsby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9929-8764)
- Jonathan Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8398-6674)
- Dipesh Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-5709)
- Jonathan Lamon
- Shira Schlesinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6793-2609)
- Denise A. Whitfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7267-9604)
- Kelsey Wilhelm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8490-7950)
- Richard Tadeo
- Nichole Bosson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8356-0772)
- Jake Toy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0089-5495)
- Michael Kim
- Tabitha Cheng
- Sara Mastro
- Bijan Arab
Institutions
- Health and Human Services Agency (US)
- Perceptronics Solutions (United States) (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2026.2643297
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00