EMS-protect: patient-based reduction of transmitting emerging contagions tent

A patient-based personal protective equipment apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a collapsible frame;
• and
• a cover detachably coupled to the frame;
• wherein the collapsible frame is configured to support the cover,
• wherein the cover is configured to provide an internal environment surrounding a head and a torso of a patient, and to mitigate the spread of an airborne pathogen from the patient to an external environment surrounding the apparatus;
• wherein the cover comprises a head assembly configured to be positioned proximal to the patient's head, two side panel assemblies configured to be positioned on each side of the patient, a top panel assembly configured to be positioned above the patient, and a base mat assembly configured to be positioned beneath the patient;
• wherein the frame comprises:
• a center point hinge assembly:
• two first legs extending laterally from the center point hinge assembly;
• two second legs, wherein each second leg is connected to one of the two first legs by a head-of-bed (“HOB”) assembly;
• two upper arms, extending vertically from the central point hinge assembly;
• two arch beams, wherein each arch beam is connected to one of the two upper arms by an upper hinge assembly, wherein each second leg connected to one of the two arch beams by a paddle hinge assembly, and wherein each paddle hinge assembly comprises a paddle configured to grip a surface on which the apparatus sits,
• wherein the cover comprises a filter;
• the apparatus further comprising a blower unit and an inlet hose coupled to the blower unit and the filter, wherein the blower unit is configured to evacuate air contaminated with the pathogen within the cover, through the filter, through the hose, and out of the internal environment;
• the apparatus further comprising a second blower unit configured to provide airflow into the internal environment.