EMERGENCY FACILITIES


Modules 1A and 1B walls and roof enclosure consist of a metal structure and pre-painted double sheet zinc panels, with an expanded polyurethane core. Galvanized sheet metal, glass wool insulation, plywood subflooring and regular or anti-static vinyl floor finish will be used for floor assembly. Module 2A, which consists only of floor


and roof, is constructed from the same materials as module 1A. It will come with a skylight to allow for natural light and to prevent patients and staff losing track of time.


Modules 3A’s complementary service


boxes are located in the Module 2A core and will be executed with internal panelling in aluminium with a melamine finish. All the hallway internal panelling will


be constructed of aluminium with a melamine finish.


On-site work Due to the rush of having these ICUs up and running, on-site work where they will be installed should begin while the modules are being prepared on the assembly line. That includes sourcing and assembling all the facilities necessary for the proper functioning of an ICU. All modules are mounted on ‘W-beams’


on concrete platforms, which emerge from a main concrete slab. The general facilities will conform to a U-shaped external layout outside the set of modules. The ICUs require electrical, plumbing, data systems and medical gas systems. The fire detection and extinction


systems are made up of autonomous detectors that will be installed in the corridors and fire extinguishers.


Module 1A - Bed The typical ICU module box will be fully equipped with all standard medical equipment. It has a single bed that is separated from the centre hallway by a sliding aluminium and glass door to allow for visual contact between patients and


Aerial view of the complete modular, transportable ICU.


The layout consists of 16 standardized boxes, arranged on each side of a central two-way hallway alongside a core of complementary services.


healthcare workers. The soundproof door aids privacy and will help prevent the spread of any potential pathology. The units come assembled with


mandatory ICU medical gas connections. The electrical infrastructure is divided between standard and general and grounded to special hospital panels. It will be connected to general supply and a main power generator. Lighting consists of two 10.200 lumens


fixtures for patient examination rated at 4500K of light temperature. That will be complemented with general lighting. The units also include data and ground


fault circuit interrupter, air conditioning with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters on both supply and return to avoid pathology spreading; this will also help play with positive or negative pressure as needed.


In addition, the ICUs feature colour


coded nurse intercoms for specific tasks, discharge and water connection for dialysis equipment, and hand wash basin. The finishes will consist of antistatic


vinyl flooring, sanitary baseboards, washable melamine ceilings and cladding of the same material, where applicable. All these individual systems will be connected to the on-site general facilities previously mentioned.


Individual ‘box’ bed room within the modular ICU. 74


Module structure The structure of all the modules will be made up of steel tubes of the following dimensions. For the sanitary module 100 x 100 mm and 100 x 50 mm tubes will be used for the perimeter of the base, columns, ceiling perimeter beams and door lintel, with 80 x 40 mm tubes for the support of the wooden floor, and 50 x 50 mm tubes as roof support straps.


IFHE DIGEST 2021


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