Coronavirus / 592 ventilators given from PM care fund are lying idle in Rajasthan know the reason

In Rajasthan, when Corona was at its peak i.e. 18 thousand new cases were coming up every day, then 592 ventilators given from PM Care Fund could not be used. By May 16, 571 complaints were made by the Gehlot government to Bharat Electricals Limited (BEL), but only 180 were resolved.

According to a report by 'Indian Express', the state has received 1,900 ventilators through PM Cares, out of which 1,500 were made by BEL and 400 were provided by AgVa Healthcare. According to Health Minister Raghu Sharma, the state now has a total of 2,523 ventilators, including 1,900 ventilators provided by BEL and AgVa.

According to the state Kovid portal, Rajasthan has a total of 2530 ICU beds with ventilators, of which 2314 were being used. On Saturday, 216 beds were blackened. Let us tell you that this figure also includes ventilators available in private hospitals. According to sources, 592 PM care ventilators could not be used till May 13 for various reasons. At least 366 machines saw problems such as pressure reduction, compressor malfunction and sensor failure. The remaining machines were awaiting installation, or their parts were missing.

One of the main reasons for not using these ventilators was bottlenecks in the resolution of the issues. Raghu Sharma told The Indian Express, "BEL has handed over the maintenance of the ventilator to TBS, who claim that they have dispatched 11 engineers. However, we do not even have the names and phone numbers of these engineers. Through medical colleges we came to know that only 5 engineers are working. However, even they are not experienced and are unable to resolve all issues. So we need senior, experienced engineers. "

An official said: "We do not have access to their dashboard, so we do not know how many complaints are being resolved each day." According to sources, at least 727 of these ventilators were being used "despite challenges" at various medical colleges.

A top official said that apart from obstacles in resolving the issues, lack of trust on machines is also an issue. He said, "Suppose a doctor starts using these ventilators and he sees that there is a pressure problem, then the doctor develops a lack of confidence. What happens if the pressure goes down. So they can Are shy of being used. This is one of the main reasons we have seen it. "