There are four sizes of
first aid kits, workplace small, medium, large and a travel kit
(Realfirstaidltd, 2017)
The size and contents
according to size of first aid kit:
Colours
spectrum suitable for medical field:
Medical
products and devices have a significant impact on user’s experience. Their colours
can be calming and restorative, or they can be active and energizing. Colour
is one of the most important things that affect us emotionally and
psychologically.
The
green-cyan-blue side is cool, while the yellow-red-magenta side is warm. Most
medical products have used greens, blues colours in the neutral space of
whites/greys. The cool colours like blues and greens are calming colours, which
is suitable in the anxious environments of hospitals and clinics.
(formamedicaldevicedesign.com,
2017)
“ David Pantalony authored an article
in the Canadian Medical Association Journal regarding how green became the
color of hospitals and medical machines. He cites an American surgeon, Dr.
Harry Sherman, as being the first to use green in the operating room in 1914. The
traditionally white environment is too bright and glaring with new electric
lighting systems as Sherman experimented with an operating room all in green,
reasoning it was the colour compliment to the red of hemoglobin. He found that
his eyes could rest on anatomical features and details much better and without
tiring. Furthermore, colour green is used for therapeutic treatment for its
calming qualities.”
(formamedicaldevicedesign.com,
2017)
“Green is one of the best of all hues”.
It is “fresh in appearance and slightly passive in quality
(Ireland, C, 1930).
Other colours like white
signifies cleanliness and purity. Other than that, red, green, yellow, orange
and blue are the most easily recognized colours according to authors of
Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design. Blue has a soothing effect
as it gives the most serene and calming hue. Red is energizing and
can be appropriate in a pediatric setting. Its obvious association with blood
makes it a color to avoid for devices used in the clinic, except in small
amounts and for functional reasons to attract the eye to important areas. Yellow
is sunny, optimistic and friendly. Great for pediatrics. Pink is a tranquil
color. Orange is a happy color. As such, it can also be comforting. Purple is
associated with royalty, but also with religion and spirituality.
Reference:
Realfirstaidltd, 2017, British standard on first aid kits for the
workplace, Realfirstaid.co.uk, Accessed on 21th May 2017, url: http://www.realfirstaid.co.uk/workplacefirstaidkits/
Stipe D, 2017, Colour in Medical Products, Forma
Medical Device Design, accessed on 21 May 2017, url: http://www.formamedicaldevicedesign.com/white-papers/color-medical-products/
Pantolony, D, 2017, The colour of medicine, National
Center for Biotechnology Information, Accessed on 21 May 2017, url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2742127/
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