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Above his double mask, the eyes of her nephew Ankit are fixed on the oxygen monitor, while another nephew is standing by to help — should it be needed. All three are attending to 62-year-old Ravindra Sinha, who is suffering from Covid19, and has been on a ventilator at the hospital for the last three days. Almost every patient in the 12-bed ICU located in the old building of HMCH has Disha Patani's sister Khushboo goes on expletive-laden rant against Pookie SC refuses to stay Madras HC order restraining DMK from using OTP veri`cation CRPF jawan shot dead in Haryana’s Gohana, days after brawl with village men during Kanwar Yatra LS adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar over Bihar roll revision; key Bills to be discussed, says Congress leaders who joined BJP ahead of Delhi elections get key Anil Vij left seething again, Haryana BJP leaders rush to placate him “This is a constant problem.
The oxygen level will suddenly fall, and I have to run to the (oxygen) supply room, where I have to scream and cry until someone comes out. Things have got worse in the last two days,” Ankit said. According to patients’ relatives, the problem with the oxygen supply is due to leakage in the manifold system, by which several cylinders are joined to one pipeline, which distributes the gas to beds in the ward.
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“We got to know that there was leakage in the manifold system which was rectified late evening. However, the pressure will be reduced to an extent… Whether that pressure will be sufficient or not, will be decided by the doctor,” Anand said. Read | Ensure oxygen plants in private hospitals: Jharkhand ACS health Hazaribagh is the third highest caseload district in Jharkhand, with 2,653 active In Pics: From Concept Supercars to Electric SUVs – Innovation at Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 cases as on May 16.
According to Medical Superintendent Kumar, HMCH has 90 oxygen beds and around 15 ventilators. There is no oxygen plant in the vicinity, and medical oxygen is supplied through individual cylinders and the manifold pipeline. CES 2025: A quick Kerala nuns' arrest, ICMR's Malaria vaccine, Galaxy S25 series look at some of the Aug 4 · 3 Things Save on Spoti8 phones: Here’s a Earth, space, and beyond: 12 new Lunar Eclipse 2022 Ironically, more than 10 oxygen concentrators have been lying unused in a room at HMCH.
MS Kumar said: “Patients don’t want to use them, and there is no point.” The hospital has a shortage of skilled staff, Kumar said. “We have around 60 doctors who go on rounds, but only people from the Medicine Department and anaesthetists can handle ventilators. We need three ICU in-charges, but we have only one, and he cannot be present at all times.” he said. More Premium Stories Vandita Mishra writes: Swordplay in the dark The world this week | C Raja Mohan writes: The West vs the Rest, a Ex-Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren had a storied career with fleeting stints in