Tirupati: In a tragic incident at least 11 Covid-19 sufferers died attributable to a difficulty with the oxygen provide contained in the ICU in Government-run Ruia Hospital late on Monday evening.
About 30 medical doctors had been instantly rushed into the ICU to stabilise the sufferers.
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There was a five-minute lag in reloading the oxygen cylinder that triggered the stress to drop, ensuing within the deaths, Chittoor district Collector M Hari Narayanan stated.
“The oxygen supply was restored within five minutes and everything is now normal. Because of this we could prevent more casualties,” Hari Narayanan stated.
“The incident occurred around 8-8.30 p.m. Due to oxygen pressure issues, 11 patients who were on ventilator support lost their lives. This happened in a span of five minutes. The oxygen tanker arrived and the situation was quickly brought under control,” the collector was quoted by The New Indian Express.
The Collector stated there was no shortage of oxygen within the hospital and ample provide was in place. In all, about 700 Covid-19 sufferers had been present process remedy within the ICU and oxygen beds in Ruia whereas one other 300 had been in regular wards.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed grief over the incident. He spoke to the district collector and directed {that a} detailed investigation be carried out into the incident. Jagan directed the officers to make sure that such incidents didn’t recur. He confused that the main focus also needs to be on upkeep and never simply on oxygen transportation and provide.
Last week, 24 sufferers together with COVID-19 sufferers, died at Chamarajanagar District Hospital attributable to oxygen scarcity amongst others causes. Preliminary investigations revealed that the oxygen provides to the district hospital was diverted to close by Mysuru. However, it’s nonetheless not clear as who ordered for diverting the cylinder-supply from Chamarajnagar to Mysuru.
According to a TOI report, Chamarajnagar deputy commissioner Dr M R Ravi stated that 12 of the deceased died attributable to oxygen scarcity whereas the others have succumbed to varied comorbidities and underlying medical situations.
(With company inputs)
