EMERGENCY BEGAN IN CARACAS ON
MARCH 17th.
NEIGHBORS LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY
AFTERNOON OF HIS DAILY
CONCERTS.
ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH
ORGANIZATION THERE IS 119 CASES
AND TWO DEATHS IN THE COUNTRY.
AROUND THE WORLD A HUGE
PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE SHORTAGE
OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS
ON THE FRONT LINES.
HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY IS STEPPING IN TO
HELP OUR DOCTORS AND NURSES.
Reporter: 1000 FACE SHIELDS
ARE BEING MADE IN JUST 10 DAYS
FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT
BAPTIST HEALTH.
THE ONES MAKING THE SHIELDS,
STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF FIU'S
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION,
ARCHITECTURE AND THE ARTS.
SOME OF THE LOCAL COMMITTEE
HOSPITALS AND ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT OF, I'M
A NURSE AND A PARAMEDIC, IS THE
USE OF FACE SHIELDS AND HOW
CRUCIAL THEY ARE.
THERE WITH THE SHORTAGE OF
MASKS WE'VE SEEN IN THE WORLD
FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS, THE
SHIELD IS WORN OVER THE MASK SO
THAT CAN BE USED FOR AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE WHILE STILL PROTECTING
THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
WHAT THIS WILL DO IS ALLOW
THE HEALTHCARE WORKER TO WORK
BEHIND THE SHIELD AND ENSURE
THAT NO DROPLETS GO TO THE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS FACE.
Reporter: ARCHITECTURE
STUDENTS WORKING FROM HOME ARE
THE ONES WHO CAME UP WITH THIS
DESIGN.
STUDENTS LIKE THIRD-YEAR DIANA
VASQUEZ.
I HAVE NEVER FACED SOMETHING
LIKE THIS IN MY LIFETIME.
IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO WORK AS
A TEAM AND WORK TOGETHER AND DO
THE BEST YOU CAN.
TWO STUDENTS ALSO WERE THE ONES
WHO MADE SURE THAT THE FACE
SHIELDS MET THE SPECIFICATIONS
FOR PATIENT CARE.
THIS IS THE COMPLETED FACE
SHIELD.
WHERE YOU WILL SEE IT 3-D
PRINTED IS THAT BEN FEE IS ON
THIS DESIGN IS TO ALLOW FOR
INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS
WEARING GOGGLES OR GLASSES TO
WEAR THEIR GLASSES COMFORTABLY
AND NOT FEEL THE NEED TO TAKE
IT OFF.
Reporter: IN THESE DIFFICULT
AND UNCERTAIN TIMES IT'S THE
EFFORTS TO COME TOGETHER AS A
COMMUNITY I CAN REALLY MAKE ALL
THE DIFFERENCE.
WE ARE REALLY DEDICATED TO
THIS IDEA OF KIND OF BEING A
GLOBAL, A GLOBAL GROUP OF MAKER
SPACES DEDICATED TO HELPING
PEOPLE WITH NEEDS THAT AREN'T
MET BY THE COMMERCIAL MARKET.
