Isolation pod

An isolation pod is a capsule which is used to provide medical isolation for a patient. Examples include the Norwegian EpiShuttle and the USAF's Transport Isolation System (TIS) or Portable Bio-Containment Module (PBCM), which are used to provide isolation when transporting patients by air.[1][2]

Isolation devices were developed in the 1970s for the aerial evacuation of patients with Lassa fever. In 2015, Human Stretcher Transit Isolator (HSTI) pods were used for the aerial evacuation of health workers during the Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea.[3]

Isolation pod provide 100% protection to Frontline/Health workers [biosafety level-4] In covid outbrack in India 2020-21 ahmedabad based company Edithheathcare.in Developed such pods to isolate infectious patients.

A review of 14 relevant studies concluded that the use of isolation pods for the transport of COVID-19 patients would not normally be appropriate as the use of oxygen masks and other, less-demanding precautions would be adequate.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK's NHS hospitals set up separate reception areas, which were called isolation pods, but these were typically temporary accommodation such as a portacabin or tent, without special technical features, just being located at a distance from the permanent facilities.[5][6]

  • A pod designed to isolate chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks
    A pod designed to isolate chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks
  • A HSTI-TCOL pod used in Guinea during an Ebola outbreak[3]
    A HSTI-TCOL pod used in Guinea during an Ebola outbreak[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ John A. Tirpak (2 April 2020), "Air Force Readying Isolation Pods for Transporting COVID-19 Patients", Air Force Magazine
  2. ^ Brittany Chang (5 April 2020), A Scottish airline is converting its tiny planes into 'flying ambulances' using sealed pods to transport COVID-19 patients — here's how it works
  3. ^ a b Dindart, J.; Peyrouset, O.; Palich, R. (2016), "Aerial medical evacuation of health workers with suspected Ebola virus disease in Guinea Conakry-interest of a negative pressure isolation pod-a case series", BMC Emergency Medicine, 17 (9): 9, doi:10.1186/s12873-017-0121-x, PMC 5346232, PMID 28284181
  4. ^ Sasidharan, S.; Singh, V.; Dhillon, H. S.; Babitha, M. (2020), "Patient isolation pods for the evacuation of COVID-19 infected patients – Is this the answer?", Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 36 (supplement 1): S152 – S155, doi:10.4103/joacp.JOACP_344_20, PMC 7574020, PMID 33100671
  5. ^ Sam Courtney-Guy (29 February 2020), "Coronavirus isolation pods to be installed at every A&E unit as UK sees more confirmed cases", Metro
  6. ^ Standard operating procedure for Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Priority Assessment Service (PDF), NHS England, 6 March 2020, archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2020, retrieved 22 May 2020


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