This is a Portable Negative Pressure device that we can use on a Patient that captures ALL Respiratory Pathogens basically creating a safe space around the patient for our crews and equipment while still giving us access to the patient.
It is a very small, portable, ultra-quiet mask with an attached vacuum and can be used with Oxygen, Nebulizers, CPAP, BiPAP, BVM or just in place of a face mask on the Patient.
This will cut down on scene time, decontamination time and sick leave.
We can no longer expose ourselves to airborne illnesses like we have in the past.
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics stated a Four Thousand percent (4,000%) increase in employer reported respiratory illness cases in 2020.
Covid, Influenza, Tuberculosis and the Common Cold are all airborne diseases.
We wear latex gloves to protect ourselves yet we breathe the same air.