Aerosol Boxes and Swab Shields - CTY Contributions
UPDATE: March 31, 2020
Meeting of the CTY Collaborators on March 30, 2020
Before CTY stopped production of aerosol boxes and swab shields because of lockdown.
Officially stopped March 30, 2020
Last delivery - March 31, 2020
CTY supplying Aerosol Boxes and Swab Shields signed off on March 30, 2020 after serving about 95 hospitals in the Philippines because of the lockdown imposed by the government.
CTY - Chua - Tanlimco - Yu
ROJoson's Words of Appreciation fro CTY
I like to thank you @Sandy Chua Yu and @Abby Chua Tanlimco for taking the initiative of helping the Filipinos in the fight against COVID19. You are considered HEROES. You are the first group to have supplied the largest number of aerosol boxes and swab shields in the hospitals in the Philippines - 95. You are the only one who provided swab shields. All others just provided aerosol boxes. Athough we don't have stats, those using your boxes and shields, the anesthesiologists particularly and the ER staff who used the swab shields were protected from being infected. THANK YOU, ABBY AND SANDY.
Resolution:
Dr. Reynaldo O. Joson and HelpThru will continue this worthwhile project.
Will look for other suppliers in the country.
Will coordinate for efficiency and also so that all hospitals will have these boxes and swab shields in the fight against COVID19.
March 23, 2020
ParaSaPinas
I got a message from Sandy Chua Yu.
Offering to help frontliners using Aerosol Boxes and Swab Shields.
Ideas picked up from:
Aerosol Box
The Aerosol Box is a transparent cube made of acrylic or polycarbonate that covers a patient's head during endotracheal intubation, a necessary procedure for infected new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who suffer respiratory failure.
It has two holes on one side through which physicians can insert their hands to perform the procedure while being shielded from the patient's respiratory droplets.
The design could come in handy, as the soaring number of COVID-19 patients worldwide means more patients will need to undergo intubation, putting medical personnel at risk as medical resources such as air-purifying respirators and N95 masks are depleted.
Estimated local cost: P1600 / box (according to Sandy)
Reminder on disinfecting aerosol box
To those who are using acrylic material as part of their PPE, do NOT disinfect it with alcohol. Alcohols can instantly or slowly cause porosity in acrylic material.
They might not crack but repeated exposure will damage it. "LUMULUTONG"
It is recommended to disinfect it with SOAP and WATER only.
Swab Shield
Video Chat (Sandy Chua Uy and ROJoson) - March 23, 2020
Project Aerosol Box and Swab Shield Against COVID-19 - ParaSaPinas
Project Coordinators: Reynaldo Ong Joson and Camille Marie Therese Ick Joson
Supplier: Sandy Yu Chua
Grand Plan: to provide each hospital with 5 Aerosol Boxes and 1 Swab Stand for FREE
Email Request to:
therese.joson@gmail.com
Furnish the following info:
Name of Hospital
Contact Person
Contact Number
ROJoson's TPORs
What could be a good name for the box and stand?
Aerosols are a subset of air pollution that refers to the tiny particles suspended everywhere in our atmosphere. These are what the box and the stand are trying to contain or prevent being inhaled by the health workers doing procedures on the mouth, nose, throat and respiratory tree of a patient.
"Aerosol box" and "Aerobox" are terms that I have seen in the Internet and Facebook being used to refer to boxes done for the purpose of trying to contain aerosols that may contain COVID-19.
Aerobox is commonly or popularly used for fitness program.
I think "aerosol box" is more appropriate than "aerobox" (unless it will be used as a brand).
Thus, I go for Aerosol Box Against COVID-19.
Swab shield is more appropriate that swab stand. Swab shield connotes there is a shield to protect the health workers while doing the swab.
Project Aerosol Box and Swab Shield Against COVID-19 - ParaSaPinas
Project Goal and Key Performance Indicators: NO health professionals using aerosol box and swab shield while doing procedures on the mouth, nose, throat and respiratory tree of patients have acquired COVID-19 infection while doing the procedures.
Project Facilitating Goal: to supply all hospitals in the Philippines with at least 5 aerosol boxes and 1 swab shield (within 2 months) [may be done in collaboration with other donor agencies]
Project Output: Hospitals given aerosol boxes and swab shield are using them maximally. [must have quantifiable targets - number of patients / number of procedures]
Project Key Performance Indicator: NO health professionals using aerosol box and swab shield while doing procedures on the mouth, nose, throat and respiratory tree of patients have acquired COVID-19 infection while doing the procedures.
Data needed:
Name of Hospital
Address
Point Person
Contact Number
Private / Government
Bed capacity
What departments are using
ER
OR
ICU
Floor
Others
Timely supply (was supply delivered on time as promised)
Adequate supply (is 5 aerosol boxes and 1 swab shield enough)
Usage (frequency) - how often used in a month (total and based on location of usage)
Number of health professionals getting infected
CYT Family and Friends Donations to Makati Medical Center
SPECIFICATIONS ENDORSED BY CYT FAMILY:
ROJ@20mar23