Current Situation and Solutions: Operation of Anti-Covid-19 Field Tents in Disease Management
During the complicated Covid-19 pandemic with a sudden increase in the number of infections, the arrangement, layout and installation of field hospitals have become extremely popular and important. Many places around the world have applied the construction of field tent unit against Covid-19 in areas near or far from the main hospital. This is a completely mobile structure, deployed very quickly and neatly to suit the urgent situation, ensuring both open space for people, adequate safety for staff and medical equipment, and reducing the load on fixed medical facilities.
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Technical Requirements Analysis & Solution Context
Due to the rapid spread of the disease, fixed medical facilities are often overloaded, lacking space for isolation, testing, and treatment of patients. This scenario requires a flexible solution that can be rapidly scaled up, ensuring biosecurity and cross-infection control. The tents need to meet urgent criteria for mobility, construction speed, mold resistance, medical equipment friendliness, convenient installation of energy equipment, and easy disinfection between uses. Furthermore, they need to be able to function as a temporary hospital, providing all the necessary functional areas.
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Technical Solutions
The Covid-19 field tent operates as a temporary hospital, designed and deployed with optimal technical specifications to respond to the epidemic situation.
Configuration and Function of Tent Units
Depending on the size of each locality or city, the Covid-19 field tents are arranged into specialized functional units, forming a complete temporary medical system:
- The tented room unit receives patients
- Emergency room canvas unit
- Room canvas unit prepares materials for medical staff
- Tent unit for recovery room
- Intensive care unit (ICU) tent
- Tent unit for toilet
- Tent housing unit for medical machinery and equipment
- Tent unit for pharmacy
- And other canvas tent units depending on the needs of the medical unit.
The tent's components are prefabricated and have a standardized assembly process, allowing for rapid deployment at the site. The units vary in size depending on their intended use, typically ranging from 800 to 1,100 square feet. For example, Will King, director of medical operations at Samaritan's Purse in Central Park, New York, said it takes about 15 minutes to inflate the bracing system and move on.
Materials and Device Integration Capabilities
The outer covering uses PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride) material which is flame retardant, anti-mold and easy to clean, ensuring a safe and clean environment. The floor is made of interlocking plastic panels, easy to install and disassemble. Inside, the temperature is kept at a comfortable level thanks to the insulation and ventilation. The anti-Covid-19 field tent is capable of safely covering important medical equipment such as ventilators, X-ray machines, patient monitors and other medical equipment, effectively operating as a temporary hospital.
Application Scope and Rapid Deployment
Facilities such as schools, community centers, stadiums, and hospitals are often used to accommodate Covid-19 patients and suspected cases. However, when these facilities are overloaded, temporary tents are the optimal support option. They are often installed in hotels with large campuses, sports arenas, convention centers, university dormitories, and fairgrounds. These tents are used to treat recovering Covid-19 patients and patients with symptoms that do not require intensive care or emergency care.
In Detroit, for example, engineers from The Army and other companies built a 970-bed care center at the TCF Center, a 350,000-square-foot convention center. The installation took nine days, making it “one of the fastest constructions in the country.” Similarly, in New York, The Army built a 500-bed facility inside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center that took just seven days to set up and is capable of providing operating rooms, an emergency department, X-ray facilities, and a pharmacy if required.
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Results and Performance Evaluation
The operation of the anti-Covid-19 tents has proven to be highly effective in responding to the epidemic situation. These units have quickly provided additional medical space, reducing the load on the fixed hospital system, and ensuring the ability to receive, test, and treat patients in a timely manner. Mobility, fast installation speed, and reusability have optimized resources and response time. The flame retardant, mold-resistant, and easy-to-clean properties of the tent material, along with the ability to flexibly integrate medical equipment, ensure biosafety and a standard working environment for medical staff. The ability to expand in clusters and be suitable for hard-to-reach areas are also key advantages, contributing to the overall success of global epidemic prevention work.
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Contact Technical Consulting
Flexiiform is proud to be one of the leading units in Vietnam providing solutions for designing and constructing tensioned canvas. With its predecessor originating from the company FasTech, Flexiiform team gathers experts with over 10 years of experience in the industry and a team of consultants providing solutions according to the requirements of diverse models and projects at home and abroad. We are committed to providing high-quality, sustainable and effective anti-Covid-19 tent solutions, contributing to disease prevention and public health management.
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