#SOSDelhi Urgently need leads for ICU bed with oxygen for @Shshk. He is currently admitted in QRG Hospital, Faridabad on a normal bed. Needs to be shifted to ICU bed ASAP. @srinivasiyc@dilipkpandey@TellDM
If you read till here, I have a favor to ask.
I am on a mission to help @Hemkunt_Fdn provide oxygen cylinders for free. They've done a fabulous job of saving lives.
A small contribution from us could save many, many more! Consider donating?
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Getting oxygen -
Find out how much you will need from your doctor. How many liters per minute? This will tell you how long a cylinder will last.
Go for a bigger size cylinder if possible to reduce the refilling hassle. If you can afford it, buy two! Just in case.
I didn't worry about the next step till I closed the first. and this motivated me to close every step ASAP.
Tests and scans are barebones of getting help so get those out of the way. Meds are key to maintain the patient.
Use the wait time to generate leads for oxygen and beds!
Prioritizing -
Most folks I see around are asking for beds, oxygen, medicines, tests, scans etc. Some are asking for all these things at the same time.
It won't work.
I split my day into four parts: test -> scan -> medicine -> oxygen -> bed
Following the leads -
Divide and conquer. Split a long list among 5-6 people who make calls. Everyone should have the same level of detail.
Make an easy-to-consume WhatsApp text with patient history, stats and location and distribute it liberally.
Managing duplicates -
Lots of people/tweets will have the same people, same numbers. Start seeing patterns and if you spot the same list being shared everywhere, it's likely to be very outdated/irrelevant.
A bed/cylinder is flying out in less than 5 minutes. Discard faster!
Getting medicines:
Medicines are tricky. Availability will change every minute. You need to call up local pharmacies and ask. Don't go for big chains like Apollo etc because they have crowds and tend to run out faster.
Also, smaller vendors are also likely to help more.
The Pfizer vaccine, one of the best ones, used in most developed countries, applied for permission in India in Dec-2020. India instead asked them to do more studies here. Pfizer withdrew its application in Feb-21. Imagine lives saved if we allowed the vaccine from December itself