Pulse oximeters in short supply as pandemic rages
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Dealers looking at possibilities of procuring the machines from alternate sources like Bengaluru
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Dealers looking at possibilities of procuring the machines from alternate sources like Bengaluru
Pulse oximeters used for measuring blood oxygen level, otherwise superfluous equipment considered surplus to the needs of households and were mostly used by health care facilities alone, are flying off the racks of medical shops that there is now a shortage of the machines thanks to the panic triggered by the sweeping second wave of the pandemic.
The demand for the equipment had died down considerably following the COVID-19 breakout last year. Not anticipating an even intense resurgence of the pandemic, medical shops and surgical equipment dealers stocked thin, and what little stock was available dried up in no time.