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.
3-719: 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 . 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
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9-493: 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. 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
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