Pranavayu to monitor ILI patients launched
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12th May, 2020
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- The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) launched an initiative that will allow the patients to monitor blood oxygen levels and heart rates of patients showing influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in fever clinics.
- The initiative, christened ‘Pranavayu’, is aimed at helping patients monitor the progress of ILI to severe acute respiratory illness (SARI).
- A pulse oximeter is a small device or probe that can be clipped onto a finger for reading of blood oxygen level and heart rate.
- Those who have flu-like symptoms can monitor the oxygen saturation every three-four hours. If the level drops below 90, the patient may be taken to the hospital for clinical intervention.
