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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2020.34.1.135

The Investigative Study on the Small-sized Isolation Device: regarding of the isolation performance and function test In Emergency Disaster Circumstances  

Choi, Jin Woo (Dept. of Disaster Science, University of Seoul)
Haam, Sunnie (Dept of Fire and Disaster, University of Seoul)
Yoon, Myuong O (Dept of Fire and Disaster, University of Seoul)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.34, no.1, 2020 , pp. 135-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
The first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was reported in Korea in 2015, after a Korean man from Bahrain tested positive for the infection. After first eruption, there were numbers of secondary infectees and whole country were frightened. At the time, isolated ambulances were available but few, and there was no specific way to prevent contamination during transfer. Therefore, Seoul National University Hospital and the University of Seoul developed isolation units and air filters. Four years after the MERS outbreak, this study measured the differential pressure inside and outside the small isolation units based on the differential pressure and air flow derived from simulation and testing, and proposed minimum values for virus leakage and internal sealing. A performance evaluation and testing method for the transfer equipment is proposed. The critical function of the small isolated transport equipment was defined and selected as an evaluation item; performance evaluation was carried out by simulating a real-world case. The results provide the proper pressure configuration of positive and negative pressure inside the segregation feeder; the clear criteria for the HEPA filter; and the performance criteria for the segregation feeder and air purifier.
Keywords
Mers; Isolation unit; Test; Simulations; Evaluation; HEPA filter;
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