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NEW DELHI: Covid-19 has again underlined the need for a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise, nutritional diet, good sleep, weight management etc.
Doctors and experts say those following a healthy nutritional diet and exercise have better immunity to fight the disease even when they get infected.
While co-morbidities such as diabetes and heart disease have made people vulnerable even during the first wave, doctors are particularly concerned about obesity in severe patients this time as it also hinders proning a crucial technique in managing oxygen levels even in hospitalised patients of Covid-19.
“During the second wave we are getting large number of obese patients and since the disease severity is more this time, managing such patients is challenging, particularly prone positioning is very difficult in such patients because the abdominal weight creates an obstacle in movement,” says Dr Ravi Shekhar Jha, Sr Consultant – Pulmonology at Fortis Escorts Hospital.
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India is currently battling the second wave of Covid-19 and there’s an increase in the demand for oxygen concentrator – a small device supplying supplementary oxygen-enriched air to people requiring oxygen therapy.
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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
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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.
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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
Oxygen concentrators become a necessity during Covid 2.0
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Oxygen concentrators become a necessity during Covid 2.0. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 26 : Sushila Verma, a 45-year-old housewife in the capital, who tested Covid positive recently, had developed breathing troubles. The pulse oximeter showed her oxygen levels going below 90. While the family scouted for hospitals, her neighbour helped her breathe again with an oxygen concentrator.
Her oxygen levels have now reached a healthy 96.
The second Covid wave, which began hitting India in March this year, has left more patients gasping for breath.
The severe breathlessness has been a common feature observed this time that has led to a spike in demand for oxygen.