India News | Apollo Hospitals Donate 1,000 Remote Patient Monitoring Patches for Turkiye-Syria Quake Victims

New Delhi, Mar 6 (PTI) Apollo Hospitals collaborated with LifeSigns to donate 1,000 remote patient monitoring patches to support victims after last month's earthquake in southeast Turkiye and northern Syria, it said in a statement on Monday.

These patches, manufactured by LifeSigns, can be used in settings where patients need close monitoring of vital signs, including cardiac rhythm.

Also Read | Modi Government Issues Guidelines for Celebrities and Online Influencers on Social Media, Specifies Disclosure Word for Paid Promotion; Check Complete Directives Here.

According to the statement, "They allow doctors to reliably monitor a patient's heart rate, ECG (electrocardiogram) rhythm, respiratory rate, temperature, and position, and can also be used to connect to oxygen saturation monitoring devices.

"This will free up critical care beds for the sickest patients, and those who need care outside of hospitals or in the field can use the patches."

Also Read | England: Man Performs Disgusting 'Self Act', Has Sex With Wife on Bollard in Front Neighbour's House After Parking Argument Escalates.

Dr Sai Praveen Haranath of Apollo Hospitals said, "Apollo Hospitals stands ready to assist Turkiye in this hour of need to help with medical assistance and guidance from our entire critical care and sub-specialist teams..."

The February 6 earthquake and strong aftershocks in Turkiye and Syria killed close to 50,000 people while hundreds of thousands were injured.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)