ARPIT

ABOUT ARPIT:

• The Indian Air Force recently inducted an indigenously designed and manufactured pod called ARPIT, which will be used for evacuation of critical patients suffering from infectious diseases like COVID-19 from isolated and remote areas.
• ARPIT is acronym for Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation.
• It is an evacuation system that prevents the spread of infectious aerosol from the patient to another person.
• This indigenously designed system has been developed at a cost of Rs 60,000, which is very less when compared to imported systems which cost up to Rs 60 lakh a piece.
• The isolation system has a suitable number of air exchanges, integration of medical monitoring instruments, and ventilation for an intubated patient.
• In addition, the pod generates high constant negative pressure in the isolation chamber for prevention of infection risk to air crew, ground crew and health care workers involved in air transportation, the IAF noted.
• This pod will be utilised for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude area, isolated and remote places.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. ARPIT, an evacuation pod for medically ill was developed by:

1. National Disaster response force
2. AIIMS
3. Indian Airforce
4. Indian Navy

Answer to Prelims question