Polish Media: Wound Dressings Purchased in China for the Army Turned Out to Be Unsterile
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A laboratory test revealed that the bandage of the Chinese company Emsrun Group, whose products were purchased for the Polish armed forces, was not sterile. This was reported on October 12 by Polish media. The verified batch has been withdrawn from sale, but other batches that may have been included in military first-aid kits raise questions.
Dramatic findings regarding the Polish Army's medical equipment. Specialized valve dressings for chest gunshot wounds, imported from China at grossly underpriced prices, turned out to be non-sterile. Instead of saving the wounded on the battlefield, they pose a risk of sepsis and death. How did defective equipment pass muster in military tenders? Price dumping at the cost of lives. How did Chinese products win tenders? The scandal concerns […] T…
A dressing intended to save the life of a wounded soldier can itself pose a threat. Independent tests have revealed a lack of sterility in samples of Chinese dressings purchased for the Polish Army. The products were offered at nearly half the market price, and doubts about their quality raise questions about the control of military purchases.
Independent laboratory tests have confirmed the lack of sterility of Chinese valve dressings supplied to the Polish Army as a result of decisions based on the lowest price criterion.
Research has shown that Chinese dressings purchased for the Polish Army do not meet sterility requirements, and the scale of their use in the army remains unclear - writes the Onet.pl portal.
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