The Center Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) in Angers (Maine-et-Loire) has acquired a system unique in France to care for patients potentially infected with the Ebola virus, a report says. Echoes. This unit is mobile “High isolation”The Elytron system, called Elytron, allows people with symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever to be treated, while protecting the rest of the population and caregivers.
This mini-hospital consists of a container and semi-rigid parts, and can be transported by truck and assembled in three hours. Inside there are different airlocks and negative pressure rooms, which makes it possible to contain the spread of the virus and provide first aid to patients. If tests confirm Ebola, the patient may be referred to hospital.
Other potential uses
that it “Innovative and unique equipment in France developed to combat epidemiological and biological risks (REB)”declares to Western France Cécile Jaglien Grimombrez, Director General of Angers University Hospital (Maine-et-Loire). Eighty employees will be trained to use Elytron.
The device can also be deployed for “Exceptional health cases”. We can also carry out vaccinations there, take samples in the event of an epidemic or even transport infected people there if the hospital is overcrowded. The unit can be moved to other areas. The Elytron device costs around 600,000 euros, funded by the Pays de la Loire Regional Health Agency (ARS).
