{"id":2742,"date":"2021-03-23T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T14:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekergroup.dev07.dekodes.no\/epiguard\/?p=2742"},"modified":"2022-05-04T14:18:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T14:18:22","slug":"us-embassy-in-latvia-donates-epishuttles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekergroup.dev07.dekodes.no\/epiguard\/us-embassy-in-latvia-donates-epishuttles\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Embassy in Latvia donates EpiShuttles to State Emergency Medical Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"two-col-header-block_612cbd88db0b1\" class=\"two-col-header-outer ts-load-responsive-bg\"  id=\"ts6a48d075b0e2b\" data-ts-bg-url-l=\"https:\/\/ekergroup.dev07.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/1616593477321.jpg\" data-ts-bg-url-md=\"https:\/\/ekergroup.dev07.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/03\/1616593477321-768x1024.jpg\" 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Services<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"career-post-apply-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Reusable btn here -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-div ts-btn-div\">\n\t\t\t<a  class=\"cta-btn ts-btn-m\" href=\"\/contact\">Contact us for Preparedness<span class=\"btn-icon dashicons dashicons-arrow-right-alt\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"post-career-layout-bot\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"career-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lv.usembassy.gov\/united-states-european-command-donates-medical-equipment-to-state-emergency-medical-service-to-support-latvia-during-covid-19-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\">The U.S Embassy in Latvia has donated two EpiShuttles<\/a>\u00a0to State Emergency Medical Services (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmpd.gov.lv\/lv\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nmpd.gov.lv\/lv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neatliekam\u0101s medic\u012bnisk\u0101s pal\u012bdz\u012bbas dienests<\/a>) making these the first EpiShuttles to be stationed in Latvia.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><strong>Minister of Health, Daniels Pavluts, received the EpiShuttles on behalf of the Latvian government. The EpiShuttles will be deployed in ground ambulance to transport critically ill Covid-19 patients between hospitals to provide medical care.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ekergroup.dev07.dekodes.no\/epiguard\/epishuttle\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.ekergroup.dev07.dekodes.no\/epiguard\/epishuttle\">EpiShuttle<\/a> is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ekergroup.dev07.dekodes.no\/epiguard\/epishuttle-helps-protect-from-corona-virus\/\">in use worldwide<\/a>, among air forces, organisations, ground ambulance services, private air transport companies and hospitals. During the pandemic, the EpiShuttle has been widely used to transport patients where beds in ICU are available, even across nations. In addition, the EpiShuttle also keeps the ambulances operational, protecting both ambulance and crew from contamination and infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cAs the wave of the pandemic hits Europe, hospitals are once again at maximum capacity. The hotspots are struggling, while others have beds available. Safe transport is crucial in order to maximize the capacity of the health care system\u201d.<\/p><cite><em>Ellen Cathrine Andersen, CEO of EpiGuard.<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">In addition to Covid-19 medevacs, the EpiShuttle is also used for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ekergroup.dev07.dekodes.no\/epiguard\/medical-transportation-of-infectious-patients\/\">transport of patients<\/a>\u00a0with other contagious diseases as SARS, MERS, Ebola and MRSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Scanmed SIA is the Latvian distributor of the EpiShuttle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left is-style-default\"><p>The technology behind the EpiShuttle is of the highest quality and we are looking forward to introducing this single patient isolation and transport unit in Latvia. One of the main advantages of this device is that it\u2019s reusable and extremely cost efficient. Also, vehicles used for the transport of highly contagious patients in the EpiShuttle do not have to be disinfected after the transport.<\/p><cite>\u2014 <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Roberts Briska<br>Product Manager in Scanmed SIA<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><div id=\"flexible-heading-block_61af229b24554\" class=\"flexible-heading-outer\">\n\t<div class=\"flexible-heading-inner\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flexible-heading-wrapper\n\t\t ts-text-styled ts-title-m\t\t\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ts-title-s\">Have any questions?<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div> <!-- End Inner Div -->\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#flexible-heading-block_61af229b24554 {\n\t\t\tbackground-color: #FFFFFF;margin-bottom: 4rem !important;\t\t}\n\n\t\t#flexible-heading-block_61af229b24554 .flexible-heading-inner 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