Life saving award
< Back to university newsTalented Royal College of Art innovators have won one of the world's most prestigious design awards for a life-saving device. The design team of Philip Greer, Graeme Davies, Chris Huntley and Lisa Stroux from the Industrial Design Engineering Department was awarded one of five INDEX Awards given by the Danish government for international life improving design.
The tool can be used in emergency situations by paramedics as well as bystanders who may not have first aid training. Called "Tongue Sucker" (pictured), the device is a small plastic chamber with a bulb-shaped air reservoir which allows untrained bystanders at the scene of an emergency to keep the airway of an unconscious person open. The INDEX jury awarded the €100,000 (£68,000) prize to the RCA team, praising their device for its simplicity, its low-tech solution and its low cost.
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Posted: Tuesday 9 February 2010