Colombian Company Designs A Hospital Bed That Converts Into A Coffin Amid COVID-19 Shortages
May 9, 2020
Tracey Johnson
A Colombian advertising company has come up with an innovative way to deal with the shortage of hospital beds and coffins experienced in many hospitals due to the coronavirus. The approach would provide an affordable solution for countries hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABC Displays has taken a global problem and looked it at from another angle. They designed a multifunctional cardboard bed that can double as a casket if the patient dies, per AP News. The bed has metal railings along the sides, similar to those found on hospital beds. Of course, the railings would also function as casket handles should the patient pass away.
Until recently, ABC Displays’ main course of business was working on advertisements. The company, which is based in Bogota, was also forced to remain closed due to the lockdown in Colombia. The South American country has just hit the 10,000 confirmed cases mark.
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Gómez approached a private clinic to help him with the design of the bed cum coffin and said that it could hold a weight of 330 pounds each. He wanted to sell the beds to emergency clinics where beds were scarce and hoped to sell them for about $85 each.
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