Murugeswari, a mother of two, begins with a basic health check of all patients.
As the shift progresses, the PPE she uses gets stifling.
Tamil Nadu, like nearly all of India, has actually been fighting COVID-19 given that March, and it is the hundreds of staff nurses like Murugeswari who have actually been the invisible faces behind the one lakh and more healings the State has actually seen.
Inside the COVID-19 intensive care unit at Chennai’s Government Stanley Medical College Health Center
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We shall conquer
What brings them most joy and relief nowadays is the journey of a seriously ill patient from the ICU to the COVID-19 basic ward. When Kishore Kumar, 35, (name altered) was available in, he was morbidly overweight and had serious breathing problem. He was put on a CPAP (constant favorable air passage pressure) mask. Recording his oxygen saturation levels, Murugeswari utilized to tell him every day, “Sibling, you can conquer this, don’t fear and don’t be depressed.”
A fortnight ago, Murugeswari tested favorable for the infection. It had actually been three months of operating in the COVID-19 ICU, and when she experienced unbearable body ache at the end of a shift, she decided to get checked. A day later, the outcome came favorable. After treatment, she is back home and in seclusion however looks ahead to returning to work, more energised.
Some 25 km away, S. Prabakaran is all set for his day at work. In the next 6 to seven hours, he will check out the bedsides of 150 to 160 clients, inspecting temperatures and monitoring vital parameters, most importantly oxygen saturation levels. The task is nothing brand-new for Prabakaran, however the scenarios are. He gulps down a lot of water to keep himself hydrated for the entire shift. He wears a coverall, safety glasses, masks and gloves before stepping