My suggestion to industry is to obtain the designs required under protection from already established manufacturers. Why not release now unsupported models designs? Add in a built in time out system that renders the device until such an incident once more happens.
This happens in domestic appliance, aerospace and mobile technology to mention a few. A British company Westland building an Italian model of Helicopter, Agusta.
The problem is that we have spoken about this for many years now. MIRS, SARS, HN51, Swine Flu, Avian Flu etc. But it never made the big jump. It has now done this and nobody was ready.
There is a lot to be said for having a spare pack of 9V batteries in "that" drawer in your kitchen - a smoke alarm will invariably help reduce death. The hospitals have been down £3 billion over the years and now we have a blank cheque whereby we are all scrambling for the same items and it wont work unless rules are broken for a temporary period and with protection ( EU protection would work very well). So now we all need a giant drawer and fill it with kit that will be required at a moments notice in the future.
Hospital trusts will soon be realizing that EBME departments have a huge roll to play in this and we may now be getting some very much overdue airtime. It is our responsibility to email everyone who needs to listen. Put your suggestions forward and dont stop until they listen. Do the same to your local MP too.
My very best to everyone of us out there doing our best. Keep a diary of what you would do differently-it may come in handy when the powers start to listen.
