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  • Tue. Nov 5th, 2024

Russia analyzes ventilator type sent to U.S. after fires eliminate six

Russia analyzes ventilator type sent to U.S. after fires eliminate six

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow has started investigating the security of a Russian-made medical ventilator, some of which have actually been sent to the United States, after 6 people died in healthcare facility fires reported to involve two such machines.

5 individuals passed away at Saint George’s Hospital in St Petersburg on Tuesday – including 4 in a coronavirus extensive care unit, according to a regional attorney. A source told the TASS news company that the blaze erupted after a ventilator – utilized to assist badly ill COVID-19 patients breathe – burst into flames in the ward.

A comparable fire – brought on by the same model of ventilator, according to a police source speaking to TASS – eliminated one person in a hospital in Moscow on Saturday.

Roszdravnadzor, Russia’s healthcare watch

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