Medical oxygen is a more concentrated form than oxygen in the air. In fact, the Earth’s atmosphere is mainly nitrogen-only 21% of ordinary air is oxygen. However, medical oxygen is at least 82% pure oxygen, and it is not contaminated, and must be achieved through chemical processes. India is facing the biggest crisis since the epidemic, with many patients dying due to shortage of medical oxygen.
Chicago, IL (Business Northeast) – Oxygen therapy is essential for respiratory diseases, such as COVID-19 or pneumonia, one of the leading causes of death for children or older adults in low-income countries. Hypoxemia is one of the complications of COVID-19. Hypoxemia occurs when the oxygen content in a person’s blood is low. When there is insufficient oxygen in the blood, human organs start to stop functioning.
In the pandemic, medical oxygen shortages occurred in Brazil, Italy, Peru, Nigeria and other countries. Even in the United States, the oxygen supply to hospitals in New York City and California is sometimes severely inadequate. The crisis in India in the past few weeks has attracted international attention.
India reported more than 400,000 new cases last Saturday. As the number of infections has soared, 21 states have imposed curfews and lockdowns in the past week. Ten days ago, only five states implemented a statewide lockdown. The Federal Ministry of Health said on Thursday morning that in the past 24 hours, 412,262 people have been tested and submitted for Covid-19, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the country to more than 21.07 million.
Patients in India are severely deficient in medical oxygen. But why is there such a shortage? In the past week or so, India has lacked medical oxygen, which is obvious. You can see the debate on oxygen cylinders in every forum, and doctors and hospitals don’t know where to buy more medical oxygen. But what is medical oxygen? Medical oxygen is different from the air we breathe. Medical oxygen is at least 82% pure oxygen without any pollution, including pollution from other gases. On the contrary, the atmosphere we breathe contains various gases, such as nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, etc., and only 21% oxygen.
India is infected with more than 400,000 people in a single day. This large country with a total population of nearly 1.4 billion faces the biggest crisis since the epidemic and the problem of medical oxygen shortage caused by logistics. India has 4,12,262 new cases and 3,980 deaths in the past 24 hours. On April 30, India became the first country in the world to report 400,000 infections in one day. At that time, India reported 408,000 infections.
In severe Covid-19 cases, the oxygen content in the body will drop sharply. In this case, the cells in the body do not have enough oxygen to perform their normal functions. If the oxygen shortage problem is not resolved, the cells may start to die. According to experts, what India lacks is not medical oxygen.
India’s healthcare system is overwhelmed by the rapid increase in cases as it faces a shortage of hospital beds, ventilators, oxygen supplies and medications used to treat patients. Many companies have already invested in manufacturing and transportation, and medical supplies are expected to be alleviated in the future.
