A single quad outlet is placed in close proximity to the mobile computer workstation serving each pod of four exam bays. The biggest power draws are from portable AHUs. In other cases, facilities can quickly provide permanent power. In most cases, generator power is a short-term solution pending permanent power. POWER: Power is supplied by generators and also run from the buildings where possible. Exam bays are subdivided by solid, epoxy-paint-faced, plywood panels affixed to the floor at back to back exam bays, and pipes with fabric for the side walls.If the site has significant slope, a raised floor system helps level the floor, with ADA ramps to access the doors if they are more than threshold height.Tents are composed of aluminum tube frames with heavy, fire-retardant treated vinyl fabric.A service area is provided at the back of the tent for EVS cart, waste receptacles, under-counter refrigerators, and a portable eyewash station.At the larger sites (40’x80’ or 40’x90’ tents), an additional printing station is located near the middle of the tent.Centralized printing stations are provided near the waiting and near the exit.Personal Protection Equipment stations are located near the entrance, a central location, and near the exit.Tents are set up for one-way flow from entry/waiting through a hallway between exam bays to an exit.Registration will occur in the exam bays or in the waiting space as needed.A mobile workstation is provided for each of the four exam pods and an additional workstation is provided near the tent exit for a physician workstation.Surge Tents generally include a small waiting area (six-foot clearance around each chair) and four exam spaces per provider (8’x8’).The Surge Tent is typically set up in the closest parking area that can be blocked off, which is typically physician designated. The intent is to direct patients who truly need ED care into the ED, and redirect any patients with mild symptoms or COVID-19 concerns toward the Surge Tent or Upper Respiratory Infection Tent. A “Sorting Area” is identified at each site. These projects are adopting an outpatient clinic approach to patient triage. These tented clinics and their supporting trailers for data racks and supplies locate everything that caregivers need within the forward triage setting. Surge Tents are designed to ensure patients with emergencies that are unrelated to COVID-19 are triaged to the emergency department while patients showing signs of the virus are separated from regular hospital traffic to assist in preventing infection.Įquipped with necessary infrastructure, such as power, water, mechanical and electrical systems, Surge Tents have been carefully designed so they are structurally secure, with portable partitions that can be easily adjusted or moved to accommodate changing surge needs.
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