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Jaipur: Under mission ‘Life Saving’ (LiSa), the state health department has found that the teams deployed for medical examinations in some areas have not worked sincerely and merely carried out formalities in screening of people belonging to the vulnerable category.
In some areas, it has also been found that they only interact verbally and complete the formalities quickly. Expressing concern over it, the health department has written to all the chief medical health officers to implement the mission effectively to save lives from Covid-19 by proper screening of vulnerable groups. Mission LiSa has been designed for early identification of suspected Covid-19 patients requiring immediate medical attention.
Under mission LiSa, the health department conducts examination of people belonging to vulnerable groups such as people above 60 years, children below 10 years, patients with co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension and pregnant women in containment and hotspot areas.
In August, over 281 people have died and majority of the deaths have been reported from the vulnerable category. “We have issued a notification on the issue mentioning that the healthcare workers and teams conducting screening of vulnerable groups should conduct screening properly. There were reports from some areas that the teams are just talking verbally without conducting any proper screening,” said a health department official, who further said that Mission LiSa has been modified for more intense screening and for better transportation facilities of patient.
The health department has equipped its teams with thermal scanners and pulse oximeters for proper screening. The teams have been directed to record the temperature of the people along with measuring oxygen saturation for early identification of patients with complications.
The health department has now made training compulsory for the teams conducting screening of vulnerable groups. The health department has clarified that during screening if a person’s oxygen level is found below normal or having influenza-like illness and other medical ailment, he should be immediately be referred to the hospital for treatment.
In some areas, it has also been found that they only interact verbally and complete the formalities quickly. Expressing concern over it, the health department has written to all the chief medical health officers to implement the mission effectively to save lives from Covid-19 by proper screening of vulnerable groups. Mission LiSa has been designed for early identification of suspected Covid-19 patients requiring immediate medical attention.
Under mission LiSa, the health department conducts examination of people belonging to vulnerable groups such as people above 60 years, children below 10 years, patients with co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension and pregnant women in containment and hotspot areas.
In August, over 281 people have died and majority of the deaths have been reported from the vulnerable category. “We have issued a notification on the issue mentioning that the healthcare workers and teams conducting screening of vulnerable groups should conduct screening properly. There were reports from some areas that the teams are just talking verbally without conducting any proper screening,” said a health department official, who further said that Mission LiSa has been modified for more intense screening and for better transportation facilities of patient.
The health department has equipped its teams with thermal scanners and pulse oximeters for proper screening. The teams have been directed to record the temperature of the people along with measuring oxygen saturation for early identification of patients with complications.
The health department has now made training compulsory for the teams conducting screening of vulnerable groups. The health department has clarified that during screening if a person’s oxygen level is found below normal or having influenza-like illness and other medical ailment, he should be immediately be referred to the hospital for treatment.
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