New Delhi, Apr 19 (UNI) A SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) based supplemental Oxygen delivery system, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), for necessary oxygen supply system at extremely high altitude areas can be a boon for current Covid19 pandemic, as it will help many Coronavirus critical patients to maintain oxygen level.
Originally designed for preventing soldiers at extremely high altitudes from Hypoxia, this system can be used by the hospitals treating Covid 19 patients, an official in the Defence research body said.
Hypoxia is a state in which the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues is inadequate to fulfill all the energy requirements of the body. This is exactly the situation that gets replicated in a Covid patient due to the virus infection and has been a leading factor in the current crisis.