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Ambulatory Resuscitative Care and Surgery
Ambulance transport times can be a matter of life and death. Overcrowding problems in emergency rooms add to the time patients must wait before receiving care. RECAS aims to create a pre-hospital vehicle in which patient diagnosis and both minor and time-sensitive surgeries are performed on-scene, preceding transport to a hospital. Information was gathered from case studies on survival rates and response times relating to trauma injuries; interviewing EMTs and hospital personnel; and researching medical equipment and devices, personnel, and procedures to treat patients with time-sensitive injuries. Analysis of this data resulted in the design of a new, mobile critical care ambulance that intends to improve the overall quality of care in the pre-hospital environment, saving lives overall
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Ensuring the Safe Production of Natural Gas
Growing demand for natural gas in the U.S. has led to an increase in hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale region of PA. The goal of this project was to recommend best practices to the U.S. Department of Energy for hydraulic fracturing. First, industry practices for well drilling, cementing, and casing were analyzed. A System-Theoretic Process Analysis was used to identify weaknesses that could lead to loss of wellbore integrity; and a blowout preventer system was designed to mitigate this hazard. Second, contaminants in hydraulic fracturing fluids were identified and a mobile onsite wastewater treatment system using reverse osmosis was designed to remove fracturing chemicals, radium, and solids. Lastly, recommendations were made to improve the safety of natural gas recovery