SARUS HOOD

The Sarus hood was invented by Professor Peter Stonebridge (Medical Director, NHS Tayside). The clinical requirements of the product have been designed and prototyped by Rodney Mountain (ENT surgeon, NHS Tayside). The device has been developed as a partnership between the NHS, Keela International and SHIL (Scottish Health Innovations Ltd) ... The SARUS story is a tale of partnership and collaboration, people from public and private sectors working together. The invention was driven by the urgent need to find a way to reduce CPR risks faced by personnel and patients during and after the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic... The hood offers an affordable, rapid first-response to initiate airway ventilation and can be used in a wide range of settings by personnel working in hospitals, as part of ambulance and rescue services, in GP practices, Transportation services or as part of CPR services provided by First aiders and citizens in the community.