Biomedical equipment for COVID-19 case management - inventory tool: Interim guidance

Overview

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Use and content

Countries can use this tool to collect in-depth facility inventories of biomedical equipment re-allocation, procurement and planning for COVID-19 case management. The survey assesses quantified availability and the causes for non-functioning of different sources of oxygen delivery and supply systems to the patient in order to determine priorities and re-allocation requirements in accordance with needs. Content areas include:

• Oxygen supplies and equipment
• Respiratory instruments and equipment
• Suction devices
• Ventilators
• Autoclaves/sterilizers

Target audiences

• Facility managers
• Clinical decision-makers
• Procurement officers
• Planning officers
• Biomedical engineers
• Infrastructure engineers

Key questions this module helps to answer

• Do facilities have adequate supplies to administer oxygen and ventilation to severe and critical COVID-19 patients?
• What is the current capacity for the production of biomedical equipment?
• What are the causes of equipment malfunctioning? 
• What resources need to be procured, reassigned or redistributed?

When to use

From early stages of emergency to early recovery

Mode of data collection

Paper-based and electronic

Languages:

Chinese I French I Portuguese I Russian I Spanish