Coronavirus-infected patients with severe disease very often suffer from a sharp decrease in the level of oxygen in the blood.. In this case, doctors promptly try to calm the patient down and artificially increase the oxygen saturation rate..
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Anesthesiologist, professor Sergei Dubrov said that in such situations, patients begin to choke and they start to panic.
" The man's face, hands, lips turned blue, panic begins and the patient rips off his mask, "
The specialist explained that at this moment it is important that the doctor is nearby and immediately changes the ventilation parameters and introduces anticoagulants. After that, the patient should be reassured, and then within 10 minutes the oxygen saturation is normalized to 90%.
" It is terrible and scary, judging by the eyes that I see in such situations, "