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Explore how low-cost frugal innovations from low- and middle-income countries can enhance emergency medicine solutions.

June 3, 2026

Frugal and reverse innovations in emergency medicine: a concepts piece

Key Points

Explore how low-cost frugal innovations from low- and middle-income countries can enhance emergency medicine solutions.
Conducted a preliminary literature search for examples of frugal innovations in emergency medicine.
Identified barriers impeding the adoption of such innovations in high-income countries.
Suggested strategies to enhance the consideration of these innovations in emergency care.
Identified several low-cost innovations with potential benefits for emergency medicine.
Outlined barriers like regulatory challenges and funding limitations that hinder adoption.
Proposed actionable steps to facilitate the introduction of frugal innovations into high-income emergency systems.

Abstract

We suggest that low-cost innovations, termed as frugal, when diffused from low-income and middle-income countries to high-income countries, offer an opportunity to diversify sources of ideas and solutions in emergency medicine. We outline examples from a preliminary search of the literature, consider the barriers faced by such innovations and suggest what needs to be done to improve their chances of being considered for use in emergency medicine.

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Asfand-E-Yar et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc49adee9eb8c0dce61be https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2024-214235

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