Developing a head-mounted display to help emergency medical services give the right medications to children.
Official title: Augmenting the On-scene Medic (ATOM): Development of a head-mounted display application to reduce prehospital pediatric medication errors
Funded at Western Michigan Univ School of Medicine · NIH-11053586 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is developing a special headset app to help emergency medical workers give the right medicine to kids, aiming to make sure they get the correct doses and reduce mistakes during treatment.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Western Michigan Univ School of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Kalamazoo, United States) |
| Project start | April 1, 2023 |
| Project end | March 31, 2026 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $477,394 |
| NIH project number | 5R18HS029283-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11053586 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for this research are pediatric patients who may require emergency medical services for medication administration.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who do not require emergency medical services or those who are not pediatric patients may not benefit from this research.
What this research studies
This research aims to create a head-mounted display application that serves as a cognitive aid for emergency medical services (EMS) to reduce medication errors when treating pediatric patients. The project will involve analyzing the factors contributing to medication administration errors, designing a prototype application through a user-centered approach, and testing its usability and effectiveness in a controlled trial. By addressing the high error rates in pediatric medication administration, this innovative tool seeks to enhance the accuracy of drug dosing in emergency situations.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could significantly reduce medication errors in pediatric emergency care, improving patient safety and outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: While there have been previous attempts to reduce medication errors in EMS, this approach utilizing advanced technology and a comprehensive design process is novel and has not been extensively tested.
Where this research is happening
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Western Michigan Univ School of Medicine
Kalamazoo, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hoyle, John D — Western Michigan Univ School of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Hoyle, John D
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.