Oxygen parlour opened at Manarcad, extra to be arrange throughout Kottayam

By Express News Service
KOTTAYAM: In a novel initiative to supply oxygen to sufferers who’re in want, the Kottayam district administration will open oxygen parlours throughout the district. The first parlour was opened on the Covid care centre arrange at St Mary’s church auditorium in Manarcad on Wednesday. This is the first-of-its-kind initiative within the state.

With Covid constructive circumstances skyrocketing within the district, sufferers who’re beneath residence isolation can test oxygen stage in blood and obtain oxygen if required from these centres. District collector M Anjana inaugurated the parlour at Manarcad within the presence of district police chief Shilpa Deviah. According to Anjana, oxygen parlours had been being arrange on the native stage contemplating the state of affairs the place many of the Covid victims had been staying at residence. “It also helps reduce the risk of delay in treatment if there is a sudden change in oxygen level,” she mentioned.

Covid sufferers staying at residence can come to the parlour adhering to Covid protocol and get examined and obtain oxygen if wanted. It makes use of a concentrator machine that may ship oxygen 24 hours a day. It can ship 5 litres of oxygen (93 per cent) per minute. The machine shops oxygen from the environment and therefore there isn’t any state of affairs whereby the inventory runs out. A single unit prices as much as Rs 50,000.

Covid sufferers, who arrive on the parlour can relaxation for 2 minutes earlier than first checking the oxygen stage within the blood with a pulse oximeter. Oxygen parlour shouldn’t be used if the oxygen stage within the blood is greater than 94%. However, if the oxygen stage is lower than 94%, the machine can be utilized. After sanitizing the oxygen masks contained in the kiosk, folks can put masks in such a manner that it covers the nostril and mouth after which the machine might be turned on to inhale oxygen.

After 10 minutes of use, the oxygen stage is measured once more and whether it is above 94%, the affected person can return residence. If not, affected person can use the machine yet another time. This is the primary time within the state that such a system has been arrange for sufferers staying at residence.

The district collector knowledgeable that the system shall be arrange in all CFLTCs and different handy facilities within the district. She additionally requested the cooperation of voluntary organisations, residents associations and people to make extra machines out there to the needy.CFLTC nodal officer Dr Bhagyashree and district mass media officer Domi John had been additionally current.