Minor oxygen leakage at Vadodara hospital, patients safe
A “minor” leakage of medical oxygen befell within the SSG Hospital at Vadodara in Gujarat on Monday morning after a pipe carrying the life-saving gasoline for COVID-19 patients acquired punctured, an official stated. Nearly 600 COVID-19 patients are on oxygen assist at the government-run hospital, however the provide was not hindered because the leakage was plugged inside 20 minutes, Dr Ranjan Aiyer, the medical superintendent of the ability stated.Â
The leakage befell within the ‘New Surgical Block’ premises of the Sir Sayajirao General (SSG) Hospital when the copper pipe, which transports oxygen from the principle tank to totally different wards, acquired broken.
“It was a minor leakage as the copper pipe got punctured at one place. A small amount of oxygen leaked. The issue was resolved by our staff within 20 minutes,” Dr Aiyer stated.
Of the overall 766 COVID-19 patients present process therapy at the hospital, round 600 are on oxygen assist, the official stated.
“The leakage had no impact on the oxygen supply to our patients. They didn’t even get to know that such a thing had happened,” he stated.
On April 21, 22 COVID-19 patients suffocated to demise when their oxygen provide stopped immediately due to a malfunction in the principle storage at a civic-run hospital in Nashik metropolis of Maharashtra.
(With PTI inputs)
