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COVID Delhi news: Kejriwal announces oxygen concentrator banks for patients in home isolation
Oxygen concentrators will be delivered to the homes of patients who are home isolating in less than two hours time.
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Updated: May 15, 2021, 04:48 PM IST
The Delhi government will start the functioning of oxygen concentrator banks from Saturday across the city in order to provide adequate oxygen to COVID patients on time.
To ensure each Covid patient in home isolation gets oxygen cylinders delivered at home, the Delhi government has set up an oxygen concentrator bank (OCB) for this purpose.
While addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed that banks have been set up in each district with 200 concentrators each. Oxygen concentrators will be delivered to the homes of patients who are home isolating in less than two hours time.
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Oxygen concentrators suck air from the environment, remove unwanted gases, concentrate oxygen, and then blow it through a pipe to breathe pure oxygen. (Image Source: ANI)
Updated: May 13, 2021, 04:01 PM IST
During the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, while on one side we are witnessing people suffering due to lack of oxygen supply, on the other hand, we see a high demand for oxygen concentrators which have become a critical life-saving resource in the fight against the deadly virus.
At a time when patients are struggling due to the unavailability of oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators have become the best solution to provide oxygen supply at home to people facing respiratory issues without needing to be replaced or refilled. However, this supplemental oxygen should only be used upon a doctor s prescription.
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Oxygen concentrators produce up to 95 per cent pure oxygen. It also has in-built oxygen sensors which can indicate if purity levels go down. Photo: ANI
Updated: May 5, 2021, 08:11 AM IST
As India is battling the massive spike in Coronavirus cases during the second wave and there is an increased demand for oxygen with hospitals struggling to meet the demand for oxygen leading to the death of patients in several cases, the demand for oxygen concentrators is also witnessing a rise.
What is an oxygen concentrator?
Oxygen concentrators dispense oxygen in almost exactly the same way that oxygen tanks do, delivering oxygen directly to the patient via the same nasal cannula or oxygen masks. However, where oxygen tanks contain a fixed amount of pressurized oxygen, concentrators collect oxygen from the surrounding air, concentrate it, and then deliver it to the patient, r