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Russian fans were not suitable for the USA. USA
Russian fans are not designed for the US power grid. USA And they have turned out to be dangerous to the fire, in connection with which they will be transferred to the federal authorities.
American hospitals, where Russian Aventa-M artificial ventilation devices (IVLs) were delivered as part of humanitarian aid, are returning them due to uselessness and danger. On Tuesday May 12, the publication BuzzFeed reported.
Russian devices are designed for 220 volt electricity, while in the United States there are 110 volts on the grid.
American hospitals were probably lucky that these devices were never connected, given the fires caused by ventilation equipment in Russia itself. According to Russian media reports, on Tuesday one of these devices caught fire in a St. Petersburg hospital, unable to bear the load. As a result, five people died, including one patient connected to the device, and four more were poisoned by carbon monoxide. A similar incident also occurred in Moscow.
At the same time, the United States Federal Agency for Emergency Situations noted that they were aware of incidents with mechanical ventilation in Russia. “The findings of the fire investigation by the Russian authorities will help us decide on the further use of these devices,” added the spokeswoman.
US hospitals USA They will turn dangerous fans over to federal authorities.
Therefore, according to local authorities, 30 Russian ventilation devices will be returned from New York to the US Federal Emergency Management Agency. And 15 of those units from New Jersey. At the same time, the local authorities diplomatically formulated the rejection due to the fact that the disease curve, fortunately, was not that high, so Russian medical equipment was not needed.
Recall, on April 1, after a conversation between the US presidents. USA And Russia, a Russian transport plane landed at the New York airport with a load that was announced in Russia as “humanitarian aid” to the United States. The next day, the State Department announced that it was a batch of medical supplies purchased in Russia by the United States. Later it emerged that Russia billed its “humanitarian aid” in the amount of $ 600 thousand. Russia’s foreign ministry said the United States paid half the burden to fight the coronavirus.
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