Kerala releases guidelines to hospitals for management of COVID cases
On 9th May, 2021 the Government of Kerala released guidelines to improve patient care. Some of these guidelines are reproduced below-
Convert Fever Clinic into COVID clinic in all hospitals and as per the COVID treatment protocol and referral protocol take actions. COVID OP to provide necessary consultation, lab services and medicines for COVID positive patients as per the protocol.
All Government hospitals to focus on COVID cases management and provide Non COVID emergency services during the surge time till 31st May 2021.
At taluka hospitals arrange oxygen beds and wherever possible arrange at least 5 beds with Bipap ventilators to provide Oxygen support to the referred patients from the field.
