Harmful air stress inside the pod and air filters do not allow Covid virus to flee, promoters said.
Chennai:
In a main for India, a 58-year-old Covid affected particular person on ventilator assist was safely flown by an air ambulance from Kolkata to Chennai on Sunday after he was positioned in a medically self-sustaining pod.
Flying a Covid constructive affected particular person creates safety challenges for the pilots and the accompanying medical crew because of the distinction in air stress which can allow the virus to flee – one factor that was effectively tackled by the use of German experience which costs Rs 20 lakh, its promoters said.
Consistent with the promoters, the experience creates a damaging stress contained within the pod and filters the air with pumps, which do not allow the virus to flee.
“The pod is totally protected for the pilots and medical crew accompanying the affected particular person. Our docs stabilised him a day earlier and he was not moved out of the pod till he reached the hospital in Chennai. A cardiac anesthesist and two para medics, along with our chief para medic, accompanied the affected particular person inside the ICU-fitted air ambulance,” Dr Rahul Singh Sardar, Co-founder of ICATT Kyathi Air Ambulance Service knowledgeable NDTV.
The high-risk flight might presumably be achieved after clearances from the properly being secretaries of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, and inexperienced corridors had been created in every cities for quick movement of the affected particular person.
Confirming this to NDTV, Tamil Nadu Properly being Secretary Radhakrishnan said, “The affected particular person was flown to be admitted at MGM Healthcare, in Chennai.”
Hospital authorities from MGM Healthcare said the affected particular person has suffered essential damage to his lungs.
Consultants said that this experience used to maneuver the affected particular person might presumably be used to keep away from losing the lives of many further people.
“Very important victims do not survive journeys of any sort. This (air pod) can save quite a lot of lives that may in some other case be misplaced attributable to logistical challenges in accessing specialist centres accessible in only a few cities,” Dr Shalini Nalwad, the co-founder of ICATT Kyathi Air Ambulance Service said.
The affected particular person had first examined constructive nearly a month up to now, and the examine carried out a day sooner than his flight to Chennai moreover obtained right here out constructive.
