Jamshedpur: With mercury hovering around 43 degrees Celsius and heat wave-like conditions prevailing in the entire Kolhan division, the Jamshedpur Sadar Hospital on Friday launched a 10-bed dedicated centre to tackle heat wave cases.It is currently equipped with two oxygen cylinders and concentrators and four emergency trolleys to carry medicines and diagnostic tools to the beds for administering patients, said officials.“Provision of water spray bottles, ice packs, refrigerated intravenous fluids, Oral Rehydration Solution packs and electrolyte replenishment kits have been provided to the para-medical staff at the centre so that there’s no delay in arranging medical items to begin treatment of the emergency cases,” said civil surgeon Dr Sahir Pall, who is in-charge of the Sadar Hospital.“An advanced cooling tub is also made available at the centre which would come effective in quickly reducing high-blood temperature of the heat wave-hit patients,” he added.The official said that two doctors and four nurses besides assisting paramedics will be in attendance at the centre 24×7.“We have deployed people who are trained in treating severe hyperthermia cases for proper care,” he said.The civil surgeon said that cleaning staff have been tasked to keep the ward clean and ensure sanitation is maintained all the time.He also said that a three-member surveillance team of the district health department will regularly monitor the operations of the centre.The Steel City has not reported heat wave cases yet this summer but with a maximum temperature reaching 42.8 degrees Celsius and forecast of mercury further spiking in the days ahead, the care centre will prove beneficial in attending to heat-wave cases, health officials said.
