Thursday, 24 June 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The institute builds up facility to treat 150 Covid infected children at a time
In view of the apprehensions raised by the experts that the probable third wave of Covid-19 would affect children more, the administration of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh here has started making necessary preparations. Apart from imparting special training to the staff members, the the institute is building a ward with 100 beds for Covid infected children.
The director of AIIMS Rishikesh, Dr Ravikant said that under the plan, focus is on the number of beds required for the treatment of children and medical equipment.
“We are planning to keep 100 beds reserved for children. These include 50 oxygen beds and 50 ICU beds. Necessary equipment is being arranged for these beds. A team of expert doctors has been constituted for proper treatment of children,’’ he said.
The Dean, Hospital Administration, AIIMS- Rishikesh, Dr U B Mishra said that a team of 55 trained residents and 50 nursing staff is available for the treatment of children in AIIMS. In addition, there are 15 NICU’s trained nursing officers to treat newborns with critical conditions less than one month of age.
“There are 30 beds in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and 25 beds in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In case of children getting infected during the possible third wave of Covid, it will be possible to treat 150 children at a time in AIIMS.’’ he said.
