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New Guidelines for Optimal Use of O2

by Colleen Fleiss on May 14 2021 9:42 PM

New Guidelines for Optimal Use of O2
The Tamil Nadu government has issued new guidelines for optimal usage of oxygen.
The guidelines issued on Thursday is valid for Covid hospitals, Covid health centres and Covid care centres. It states that the hospital or ward has to be classified into various zones based on the need of the patient.

Awareness boards mentioning "Do not waste Oxygen" must be prominently displayed in wards.

High flow nasal cannula devise which consume enormous amount of oxygen must be used only in Intensive care units(ICU) and oxygen can be turned off when not in use.

Attendants are to be discouraged from entering the wards and maintaining the oxygen flow, according to the guidelines which also stressed on the importance of medical professionals to be custodians of maintaining oxygen levels.

Across Tamil Nadu, people are witnessing huge lines of ambulances with patients who require oxygen administration and who don't get oxygen beds. Several NGOs and industries have joined hands together to provide oxygen in novel measures like "Oxygen Pandal" and "Oxygen Buses" to help people get oxygen even before being admitted in hospitals.

Source-IANS


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