Armadale’s The King David School makes face shields for Stonnington, Glen Eira clinics
The King David School has turned its usual bustling rooms into an innovative hub for making vital supplies during the coronavirus crisis. And it doesn’t intend to stop any time soon.
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An Armadale school is putting its equipment to good use during the coronavirus pandemic, creating face shields for medical professionals across the area.
Five 3D printers at The King David School have been producing 20 to 30 face shields a day, resulting in more than 200 donated to clinics across the Stonnington and Glen Eira areas, and beyond.
School parents’ association president Dr Carrie Kausman, who herself is a GP in Stonnington, has been delivering the face shields for healthcare workers to use as extra personal protective equipment during the crisis.
She said the frames of the shields were made with PLA plastic which, depending on production, included corn starch, tapioca or sugarcane, meaning they can ultimately be recycled or composted after use.
School technology manager Tom Sargent came up with the idea to make the face shields.
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The school is also working on making face shields to donate them to the East Timor community, which may not have access to such protective equipment such, and to help the medical response there.
Anyone in the community who wants access to face shields or for inquiries can email kdspa@kds.vic.edu.au