Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for the soldiers who are posted at extreme high-altitude areas.
Context
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for the soldiers who are posted at extreme high-altitude areas.
About the Devise
- Developed by: It is developed by Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bengaluru.
- Functioning: It is an automatic system that delivers supplemental oxygen on the basis of SpO2 levels.
- It prevents the state of Hypoxia in person, which is fatal in most cases.
- This system can also prove crucial during the current Covid-19 situation.
Hypoxia
- It is a situation in which the amount of oxygen which reached the tissues is inadequate to fulfill the energy requirements of the body.
- This situation also gets replicated in a Covid patient due to the virus infection.
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- Suitability: The system is designed to function at extreme altitudes which have low barometric pressures, low temperatures and humidity.
- It is a simple to use facility by a common person.
- It will reduce the workload and exposure time of doctors and paramedics to monitor the SpO2 levels of the patient.
Oxygen levels
- A pulse oximeter is used to measure the amount of oxygen present in blood.
- The “SpO2” reading on a pulse oximeter shows the percentage of oxygen in blood.
- SpO2 is known as Blood oxygen saturation.
- It is a measure of the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood relative to the amount of hemoglobin which does not carry oxygen.
- The normal level of oxygen is usually 95% or higher in a healthy person.
- In Covid patients, it goes below than this level.
- A moderate Covid patient requires longtime moderate O2 supply 10Litre/150bar–10kg–1500 litres which can sustain up to 750 minutes.
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