As critical COVID cases go up, demand for ECMO escalates
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ECMO machines are expensive and difficult to procure
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ECMO machines are expensive and difficult to procure
The spike in the number of critical COVID patients has shot up the demand for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) procedure in Hyderabad, which is offered only at top corporate hospitals. However, heads of the hospitals said that the ECMO machines are limited in number and procuring more would be difficult.
Apart from patients from Telangana, there is a flow of inquiries from attendants of patients from other States. Many patients get airlifted to the city for this procedure from other States.
Call to encourage nursing training at schools
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Hyderabad, May 12 : The Covid-19 pandemic has not just rattled lives of millions but has put Indian healthcare machinery under tremendous pressure.
From doctors to nurses to support staff, thousands of healthcare professionals have fallen to this deadly virus which continues to wreak havoc.
It s not just doctors who are leading the battle against Covid across the world but nurses are also playing a crucial role. Every year May 12 is celebrated as International Nurses Day to remember Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
The day this year is being observed amid the ongoing second wave in India and it highlights the contribution of nurses in the entire healthcare system.
Coronavirus | Demand for air ambulances soars as virus exposes crumbling healthcare
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Despite high costs, requests for airlifting COVID patients from ill-equipped northern States to southern medical hubs has multiplied manifold
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Aggregators and charter plane operators say the demand for air transportation of patients has increased ten-fold.
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Despite high costs, requests for airlifting COVID patients from ill-equipped northern States to southern medical hubs has multiplied manifold
Last week, a Beechcraft King Air C 90 air ambulance from Bagdogra lost its right wheel while taking off from Nagpur after refuelling. The aircraft was carrying a COVID-19 patient for treatment in Mumbai. The pilot was alerted but he kept flying to burn fuel before coming in to land. After hovering over Mumbai, he finally made a belly-landing without any casualties.
Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: Fan made posters for the historical flick go viral
Ponniyin Selvan has an ensemble of star cast including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Chiyaan Vikram, Jayam Ravi and Karthi. Written By Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: Fan made posters for the historical flick go viral
At a time when we are all waiting for the makers of Ponniyin Selvan to share updates about the film, a few fan made posters of the film have surfaced online and they are now going viral. While one of the posters shows Keerthy Suresh in it, another one shows a glimpse of what looks like a palace from the Chola period. While Keerthy Suresh is not a part of the film’s cast list, it was rumoured earlier that Keerthy Suresh was initially approached by the makers but she opted out.
Needles and a vial of AstraZeneca s vaccine against coronavirus disease. (Reuters)
HYDERABAD: People should not delay taking Covid-19 vaccine as this will give viruses an opportunity to develop new variants and some of them may reduce the efficacy of current vaccines, say healthcare experts.
They believe that those not taking the vaccine are doing a great injustice to their near and dear ones.
Government of India has announced that all individuals aged above 18 years would be eligible to get Covid-19 vaccination starting May 1. This must be considered as the end game for the deadly pandemic to be driven out of India but this would not be achieved if the young and the old hesitate to take vaccine, say the experts.