What is a square pod hospital?

Square-cabin hospital is a rapidly deployable set of field mobile medical platform with medical square cabin as the carrier and comprehensive integration of medical and medical technology protection functions. Square cabin hospital is generally composed of medical function unit, ward unit, technical support unit and other parts, is a modular health equipment, with emergency treatment, surgical disposal, clinical testing and other functions.

Because of its good mobility, rapid deployment, environmental adaptability and many other advantages and can adapt to the sudden emergency medical rescue mission, and therefore by each country attaches great importance to. In China's earthquake relief and other public **** health emergency protection has played a huge role.

In February 2020, in order to respond to the new coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, the National Health Commission and related organizations established Wuhan Vulcan Mountain Hospital, Wuhan Thunder Mountain Hospital, and 13 square cabin hospitals in Wuhan . As of February 15, 2020, nine square-cabin hospitals are open in Wuhan .

March 3, 2020, Hubei will orderly promote the medical order of zoning and hierarchical management, classification and step-by-step implementation, according to the epidemic prevention and control of the actual gradual reduction of the new Crown pneumonia admitted to the designated hospitals, the orderly closure of the square cabin hospitals, batch by batch distribution and gradual restoration of the normal medical order. March 10, Wuhan square cabin hospitals all rest.

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Under field conditions, the main components of the medical cabin, technical support cabin, ward unit, life support unit and capacity, etc., the cabin is not only equipped with flowing water hand-washing facilities, storage of medicines and sterile items, disinfection and sterilization of instruments, and a continuous supply of power, but also can carry out surgery,

To carry out tests, ultrasound, X-ray, CT and other inspections, relying on a complete set of equipment to ensure the completion of the casualty treatment and other tasks. China's square cabin hospital has participated in the Wenchuan earthquake, Qinghai Yushu earthquake and other emergency medical rescue missions, in the participation and implementation of a variety of emergency protection tasks have withstood a comprehensive test.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia- -Square Cabin Hospital