Employees in the armed forces in Denmark knew in advance that the respirators, which was offered to the Italy under coronakrisen, was useless to coronabehandling.
the Danish newspaper Berlingske on Wednesday on the basis of a correspondence, which the newspaper has been given access to.
the Correspondence took place early on the morning of the same day, as Denmark offered to send respiratorerne to Italy – 8. april.
Here wrote a chefsergent in department of defense Equipment and Indkøbsstyrelse the following in an e-mail to the national defense:
– It is important to inform UM (Ministry of foreign affairs, ed.) that it is not directly possible to use the PEEP-function with our Weinmann Medumat Standard respirators. I know from communication with the medical personnel, that this particular function is important in relation to the venting of coronapatienter in the respirator.
the Berlingske tidende writes that a PEEP function is essential in order to create enough back pressure against exhalation to keep the lungs open. It is important for coronapatienter.
At defence command is the equivalent of a deputy head, among other things, that you are aware of the challenges’ with respiratorerne, but to the Ministry of foreign affairs ‘probably the only think of value’.
in Addition, national defense does not exclude the possibility that there is a need for ’transportrespiratorer’ in Italy.
the Ministry of foreign affairs rejects an e-email replies to the Berlingske tidende, the interpretation that the ministry only had to think in value.
from Here it sounds, that first 12. april got to know from the ministry of Health, to respiratorerne could not be used to coronabehandling.
the national defense be able to on Tuesday did not comment on the matter over for Berlingske, but will return.
on the Night of Wednesday has the Defense in a message on its website written that will examine the progress.
On the basis of the article, the Defense more closely examine the proceedings and submit a statement thereof to the ministry of defense, says in the press release.
A majority in the Danish Parliament gave in may foreign minister Jeppe Kofod (S) a political nose in the matter.
In a press release 8. april said Kofod, to respiratorerne was a ‘solid backing’ for our ‘Italian friends’.
he Also said that he did not know that the old respirators to Italy was unfit for coronapatienter.
