The U.S. government has decided to withdraw from the warehouses and not to use Russian ventilators "Aventa-M" to ascertain the causes of fire in a hospital in St. Petersburg, reports emergency management Agency (FEMA).
"In early April, Russia sent the United States a consignment of the medical equipment, including ventilators "Aventa-M". At that time in new York and new Jersey predicted an acute shortage of the ventilator, so the machines were delivered to the warehouses, belonging to two States", — stated in the message.
According to the Agency, as a result of the stabilization of the situation with coronavirus machines were not popular and were not deployed in hospitals, but they were kept in reserve in case of deterioration of the situation in new York and new Jersey.
"as a precaution, States return the fans to FEMA. The results of the investigation conducted by Russian authorities in connection with a fire in St. Petersburg will help us make the decision concerning any future use of the ventilator", — stated in the message.
the Fire in the hospital
The fire at St. George in St. Petersburg, where they treat patients with coronavirus, occurred on Tuesday morning. Five people were killed, evacuated 150 people. Upon a fire criminal case on signs of the crime provided by article "causing death on imprudence to two and more persons".
The Governor of Petersburg Alexander Beglov said that the cause of the fire, according to preliminary data, short circuit became, "one of the ventilator on fire". Vice-Governor Oleg Ergashev said that the specialists of the Ural instrument-making plant included in concern "Electronic technology", check the ventilator of the brand "Aventa" after the fire. He added that conclusions about the causes of the emergency to do before, worked through several versions, but the city authorities have decided not to use in hospitals ventilators of this manufacturer before the end of the validation results.
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