Ready Care
A Snap Spectacles experience that teaches you how to use an EpiPen
Training for a Lifesaving Skill
Ready Care is an augmented reality EpiPen training experience for Snap Spectacles, designed to make a high-stakes emergency skill easier to learn and practice.
The project began at the 2024 Snap Lensathon, where our team explored how hands-free AR could guide someone through emergency response in the moment. Our prototype included training for an AED, Narcan, and an EpiPen, and won first place at LensFest 2024.
Following the win, Ready Care received funding to develop the EpiPen concept into a more robust, clinically informed training experience.
There are significant knowledge gaps among care providers
Large scoping reviews have found major, recurring errors among healthcare workers when using EpiPens, including dosing mistakes, incorrect technique, and confusion about when to administer.
Only 38.1% of caregivers use an EpiPen even when it’s warranted
In a study of 118 reactions where an EpiPen should have been used, caregivers administered it only 38.1% of the time, even in severe, clear-cut emergencies.
Only 16% of people who carry an EpiPen demonstrate correct use
In one study of allergy patients, just 16% were able to correctly demonstrate EpiPen use. Most made multiple errors such as using the wrong end, choosing the wrong site, or not holding long enough.
At the 2024 Snap Lensathon, Lauren Cason, Kathryn Hicks, Emma Sofija, Sam Jones, and Paige Piskin teamed up to test whether AR could help people learn emergency response steps more confidently. Over three days, the team built a working prototype that offered hands on guidance for using an AED, Narcan, and an EpiPen,all delivered through Snap Spectacles. The experience was intentionally simple and friendly.The prototype won 1st place at LensFest 2024, validating both the concept and the need for a more intuitive way to teach everyday emergency skills