As the Centers for Disease Control and health agencies around the country become more aware about the coronavirus, a Connecticut based firm is taking action.
Biocell Ambulance Protection Systems of Wallingford is supplying ambulance companies and medical transporters equipment to protect them from patients with an infectious disease.
The company created a plastic sleeve that’s installed in an ambulance when it is called to transport someone that has a contagious infection.
Owner Leonard Guercia, a veteran first responder with more than 30 years’ experience, co-designed the barrier system after struggling for hours using duct tape and plastic, lining the inside of an ambulance.
It’s now being used by first responders around the country, even Washington state where the nation’s first coronavirus patient is being treated.