17 ventilators provided under PM Cares have serious flaws, Aurangabad hospital informs Bombay HC
The Hindu
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The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday was informed that out of the 150 ventilators provided by the Union government under the PM Cares fund, 17 ventilators had extremely serious flaws that could be life threatening for patients. The Dean of the MGM Medical College and Hospital at Aurangabad submitted a note to the Division Bench of justices R.V. Ghuge and B.U. Debadwar that of the 150 ventilators provided under the PM Cares fund, 17 ventilators had developed six flaws each of which would impact the treatment process of patients which appeared to be extremely serious. The court recorded, “The flaws pertain to low pressure and the patient becoming hypoxic (inadequate oxygen supply) when on ventilator. It could be life threatening.” The court was told that 55 ventilators were distributed to Osmanabad district, and 41 ventilators were allotted to five private hospitals which would not claim ventilator charges from the patients. From those provided to the Aurangabad hospital, 37 ventilators were unboxed.More Related News