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There are companies Lærdal Medical and Servi which will produce respiratorene.
– Now put all the cloths in to produce the first 1000 devices in the course of a few weeks. The goal is to be able to produce respiratorene so cheap that it can be taken in use in lavinntekts countries when koronapandemien turn to there, ” says Tore Laerdal, ceo of Laerdal Medical.
Tore Lærdal is the managing director of Lærdal Medical
Photo: Markus Johanssjon / Markus Johanssjon/BITMAP/Næringsforeningen Rekordrask the development of respiratorene
In record time the Norwegian Defence research establishment, Lærdal Medical, and Look, we developed a new nødrespirator for intensive care of patients.
Nødrespiratoren is easier to use, and is thus easier to learn and use for workers who are not at the usual work with this type of treatment.
today, there are over 100 patients who receive intensive care in the Norwegian hospital with Covid-19-disease. Since the outbreak started in Norway has 168 patients received intensive care, according to figures from the Norwegian institute of public health.
The sickest of these get pustehjelp, and most will need a respirator to survive the disease.
1000: It is now ordered 1000 new domestically produced nødrespiratorer to strengthen the capacity of Norwegian hospitals.
Photo: Arild Eskeland / NRK Erna Solberg: – A pleasing story to tell
– We have implemented measures to avoid getting into a situation where we don’t have enough intensivplasser. At the same time, Norway will during the next months, reach a peak in the number of sick patients with covid-19, says prime minister Erna Solberg during Tuesday’s press conference.
She tells us that koronaepidemien has led to an acute need for respiratorer all over the world.
– the Delivery time from the manufacturers is longer and more uncertain than normal. There have been uncertain relating to whether we have enough capacity if many are sick at the same time. I’m here today because I have a good news. A joyful story to tell, a story about dugnadsånd and productions that found each other, ” says Solberg.
NEW: how To see the new nødrespiratorene see out. Nødrespiratoren were shown off at Laerdal Medical in Stavanger on Tuesday.
Photo: Arild Eskeland / NRK
Government guarantees are now financing of the project, and have ordered 1000 respiratorer.
– We can increase the capacity of our hospitals with their own domestically produced nødrespiratorene, where the production will take place in Kristiansand, ” says Solberg.
She adds that the Uk most likely will not get to use it all, and thus can contribute internationally.
Initiative to do this with touched and grateful, and optimistic for the future is korona. The consequences of koronaepidemien and the climate crisis will require that we find new and smarter ways of doing things, and today’s news is a source of inspiration for all, says Solberg.
Need more respiratorer in Norway
If everything goes according to plan, the production can get started already in april.
Norwegian institute of public health has estimated that there may be a need for between 600 and 1200 intensivplasser in Norway.
– We have 682 respiratorer and more are being delivered in the next few weeks, so that we can get in 1123, says health minister Bent High.
– We have ordered 1000 nødrespiratorer from Lærdal Medical, and this is more than we need in Norway. But we know that there is a great demand also in other countries and are therefore looking at the possibility of export.
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