As India battles a liquid medical oxygen crisis for Covid infected patients, a video has gone viral on social media of a young health care worker claiming that a nebulizer machine can work as an alternative to the oxygen bottle.
In the video, the man says he is sad about people walking around looking for oxygen bottles and they could use a nebulizer instead. He then demonstrates how it works and attaches the mask to the nebulizer. He says it doesn’t even need saline solution or medicine.
A Twitter user shared the video with a claim in Hindi that translates as “He’s Dr. Alok from Sarvodaya Hospital in Faridabad. He recommended a great technique for improving blood oxygen levels using a nebulizer. In today’s scenario of the oxygen crisis, this one.” Technology can save many lives. Everyone should watch this video at least once. “
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India Today’s Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) determined that nebulizers cannot be an alternative to oxygen machines. Not only did doctors discard the theory suggested in the video, but Dr. Alok Sethi, who can be seen in the clip, has himself admitted that the information given in the video is incorrect.
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Doctors respond
Doctors and health experts have completely discredited the claim in the video. “Unfounded. It should be discredited,” said Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin, surgeon and group chairman at Medanta Hospital.
Dr. Dhiren Gupta, co-director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said, “This is a complete delusion. He should quit medical school. “
“A nebulizer delivers mist of the medicine and squeezes it a little. It cannot meet the need for oxygen. In fact, sometimes you have to plug it into oxygen, ”said Dr. Aviral Vatsa from the National Health Service in Scotland.
What is a nebulizer
It is a device that creates a fine mist from a liquid, usually using compressed air or oxygen or ultrasonic vibration. A nebulizer is different from a vaporizer, which uses heat to create mist.
Nebulizers are widely used to deliver life-saving drugs. Patients can inhale it through a mask placed on the nose and mouth. Sometimes mist alone is enough to carry out the treatment. A nebulizer is often used to loosen the mucus in the lungs.
Alok Sethi speaks to AFWA
Dr. Alok Sethi, a doctor from Faridabad, told India Today that the information in the video is completely false and has drawn people’s attention since the clip was released.
He said that he sent the video to a person who is completely stable and through this video he was just trying to explain the method of using a nebulizer. But when he tried to link it to the ongoing oxygen crisis, it resulted in a misleading video. We have a recording of our conversation with Dr. Sethi.
The doctor also sent us a video clearly stating that the nebulizer is not an alternative to the oxygen bottle.
Dr. Sethi told us that he completed his MBBS at Sree Balaji Medical College in Chennai in 2012 and is currently affiliated with Sarvodaya Hospital in Faridabad as a junior physician in the heart department.
The Sarvodaya Hospital has also described the method proposed in the video as unscientific.
In response to the excitement generated by the clip, the hospital issued a statement: “The video has not been backed by evidence or scientific studies, does not reflect medical advice, and is in no way endorsed by Sarvodaya Hospital in Faridabad. Please do not follow such practice without consulting your doctor. This could make the disease worse. “
It is therefore clear that the nebulizer is by no means a substitute for an oxygen cylinder and the information given in the viral video is incorrect.
claimThe nebulizer can be used as a replacement for the oxygen cylinder.ConclusionNebulizer is not an alternative to an oxygen cylinder. Health experts have discredited the claim. The doctor featured in the viral video has also admitted that the information is completely wrong.
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