Bhaktapur: The Nepal-Korea Friendly Municipal Hospital run by Madhyapur Thimi Municipality has used a ventilator corona manufactured by Paila Technology Nepal for the treatment of infected people. Experts have said that any health-related equipment, including ventilators, should not be brought into human treatment without successful testing.
A suggestion team has been formed
in the Nepal Medical Council on the use of ventilators and the matter has
reached the Ministry of Industry, but the ministry has not approved the
ventilator. Unapproved ventilator Dr. of Nepal Korea Friendly Municipal
Hospital. The knowledge has been used on the initiative of Kayastha. Experts
say that it can be effective in treating people without testing. The Nepal
Naples Society of Critical Care Medicine also drew the government's attention
to this issue.
The ICU head of TU Teaching Hospital, Dr. Subash Acharya says that such ventilators should not be used in the treatment of people without approval. ‘Who is responsible for the treatment of a patient when using an unapproved device?’ Acharya said, "Technically uncertified equipment should not be forcibly used by patients."
Dr. According to Acharya, ventilators are first used in humans only after being successful in labs and animals. This can be done by coordinating with the concerned government bodies. The Nepal Research Council has to investigate this matter. Similarly, the Secretary-General of the Naples Society of Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Hemraj Paneru says the device should not be used directly on humans.
The ventilator uses an Ambu bag. Helping the patient to breathe for a while, but, for the ease of the patient's breathing, it does not work for a long time. Paneru explains. This ventilator is an automatic and 'portable' ventilator. Dr. According to Paneru, the safety of the patient cannot be guaranteed. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. Jageshwar Gautam said that the ventilator will be used only after the advice of experts.
‘There is no lab to test the machine in Nepal,’ said Dr. Gautam said, "It must have been approved by the ICU specialist." This ventilator works well. Kayastha claims.
Vinay Rawat, executive director of Paila Technology Nepal, has permitted the Nepal Medical Council to operate within certain limits and claimed that they used it only after the permission of the council. However, he admitted that he did not get the license to manufacture the machine.
