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Table 1 Medical equipment & personnel dedicated to CCCA transport

From: Collective Critical Care Ambulance: an innovative transportation of critical care patients by bus in COVID-19 pandemic response

Equipment

Count

Medical equipment for each workstation

Physio-Control Lifepak 15™ or Lifepak 12™ multi-parametric monitor/defibrillator

1 per workstation

Monnal T60™ or Elisée 350™ ventilator

1 per workstation

 Syringe pumps

4 per workstation

 Suction unit

1 per workstation

 Vacuum Mattress (VM)

1 per workstation

 3 m3 Oxygen Cylinders (p = 200 bars)

2 per workstation

 Power supply by transformer and batteries for Class II biomedical devices (stand-alone time = 60 h)

1 per workstation

 Isothermal blanket

1 per workstation

Additional pooled resources available for the 6 workstations

 Large container for intensive care consumables and drugs

1

 Large container for Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) including:

Disposable Tyvek Classic Plus™ coveralls;

FFP2 Masks;

Gloves, shoe covers, etc.

1

Abbott i-STAT System™ blood analyser

1

Hemocue™ Hb 201 System for hemoglobin testing

1

Spare equipment*

 Spare ventilator

1

 1 m3 Oxygen Cylinders (p = 200 bars)

6

 ALS ambulance stretcher trolleys

2

Healthcare personnel (CCCA medical team)

 Doctors (senior - resident)

2 (1–1)

 Critical Care Nurses

4

  1. *Spare equipment was boarded in the trunks (baggage compartments)