INMM spent 3 days in Sardinia with the Italian Red Cross this past week. The days consisted of simulated exercises for CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) training.
Up to 400 personnel attended the event to prepare them to respond in case of a natural or man-made disaster. It also allowed those who attended to test their current preparedness by evaluating timings and effectiveness of interventions.
The exercises involved highly skilled specialists from all over Italy.
INMM were involved in helping to train the operators on the use of all equipment that has been implemented into the Italian Red Cross over the years. This included a range of isolation chambers, stretchers and even full vehicles that have been designed and certified to support responses to biological threats.
INMM has been a supplier to the Italian Red Cross since 2015, and in particular supplying the bio-isolation vehicles. The vehicles are specifically designed to help with the evacuation of patients who are considered to be infected with a HID (highly infectious disease). The vehicles allow the Italian Red Cross to transport the patients to the nearest medical treatment facility whilst reducing the risk of the infections being dispersed to the wider environment and other persons.
The vehicles are designed to carry from 1 (bio-ambulance) – 50 (bio-isolated vehicle) patients and are designed so that the drivers are completely isolated from those being carried. The vehicles also have a monitoring device installed within them, allowing the teams transporting the patients are able to monitor the pressures within the isolation chamber. Many parameters are monitored and also alarm if a parameter is considered to be not correct or if an urgent intervention is required.
For more information on the bio-isolation vehicles please email info@inmm.it or call the office on +39 0532 61650
