In the current crisis, the hospitals are quickly running out of supplies. In the US, the Defense Procurement Act has been triggered and similar measures have been taken in other countries. But we are not going to see production of the number needed gowns, masks, etc. for quite a few weeks.
Many of the people in this forum have tools and supplies that can be put to use meeting that demand.
Over the past few days, a number of groups have come together and been developing designs for various Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supplies. One of the centers for this is the Facebook Group:
Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies
They are producing build guides etc and getting designs out to hospitals etc. for review. We are also starting to get requests in from doctors and hospitals. We are currently looking at ways to scale up matching of supply and demand. Besides mask making, there is going to be a sudden need for HVAC engineers to reconfigure hotel air handling systems to suck the air out of rooms rather than blow and a whole host of similar concerns.
We need to ramp up quickly. We can't afford to let the doctors get sick
One thing that could help massively here is if any of you has a direct contact for Adam Savage. He has a very large and relevant audience. If he made mask making, gown making etc. the subject of one day builds, it would reach a large and more importantly capable audience. And moreover we really need someone skilled in making that type of video.
One last thing: Yes, we know ventilators are going to be in short supply but unless you are a medical expert or happen to have a manufacturing capability able to build a hundred units a week, you can almost certainly do more good making PPE. Making parts for ventilators is a different matter but its still a specialized area as the parts need to be sterile.
If there is something urgent and relevant, I can be reached via email: hallam@gmail.com
Many of the people in this forum have tools and supplies that can be put to use meeting that demand.
Over the past few days, a number of groups have come together and been developing designs for various Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supplies. One of the centers for this is the Facebook Group:
Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies
They are producing build guides etc and getting designs out to hospitals etc. for review. We are also starting to get requests in from doctors and hospitals. We are currently looking at ways to scale up matching of supply and demand. Besides mask making, there is going to be a sudden need for HVAC engineers to reconfigure hotel air handling systems to suck the air out of rooms rather than blow and a whole host of similar concerns.
We need to ramp up quickly. We can't afford to let the doctors get sick
One thing that could help massively here is if any of you has a direct contact for Adam Savage. He has a very large and relevant audience. If he made mask making, gown making etc. the subject of one day builds, it would reach a large and more importantly capable audience. And moreover we really need someone skilled in making that type of video.
One last thing: Yes, we know ventilators are going to be in short supply but unless you are a medical expert or happen to have a manufacturing capability able to build a hundred units a week, you can almost certainly do more good making PPE. Making parts for ventilators is a different matter but its still a specialized area as the parts need to be sterile.
If there is something urgent and relevant, I can be reached via email: hallam@gmail.com
