COVID-19: Oxygen shortage creates panic at AIIMS Rishikesh, dozens of patients shifted to another ward
Due to the rising quantity of COVID-19 patients and shortage of oxygen, lives of a number of coronavirus patients admitted at AIIMS Rishikesh was saved on Tuesday night time by shifting them to another ward and oxygen was organized from BHEL Haridwar.
Rishikesh AIIMS Director Dr Ravikant stated, “Due to increasing number of patients and shortage of oxygen, there was a problem of low pressure in the oxygen line on Tuesday evening and about three dozen patients were shifted to another ward and given oxygen through cylinders.”
According to the director, AIIMS has the capability to retailer 30 thousand litres of oxygen, which is being elevated. These days round 12 thousand litres of oxygen is being consumed day by day in AIIMS.
District Magistrate Haridwar C Ravishankar organized oxygen from BHEL to AIIMS in view of the emergency arising out of oxygen shortage at the hospital.
Earlier, 5 individuals died in a personal hospital in Roorkee due to oxygen shortage.
Earlier on April 28, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat had stated the state has a enough quantity of oxygen and even provided a bit of to different states.
Hospitals in a number of states are grappling with the shortage of oxygen due to a surge in COVID-19 instances. The central authorities has been importing oxygen concentrators and oxygen era gear from varied international locations to meet the ever-growing medical oxygen demand.
Indian Railways can also be working ‘Oxygen Express’ trains to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders throughout the nation. Roll-on-roll-off vehicles are being transported on flat wagons by the trains for a fast provide of medical oxygen throughout the nation.Â
(With ANI inputs)
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