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A medical emergency often strikes without notice practically giving you very little or no time at all to react. It is here that a well-equipped Intensive Care Unit with advanced technology driven equipment can make that real difference in saving lives.

When we talk about Advanced Life Support in ICU, one thing that immediately strikes our mind is the availability of state-of-the-art ventilators. 

Why are ventilators so crucial? Before we understand that, let’s understand a little bit about ALS (Advanced Life Support) in general.

What Is Advanced Life Support?

ALS is the highest level of emergency care provided to a patient in very critical condition.  It comprises of 

• 24/7 monitoring of heart rate
• Round the clock monitoring of blood pressure, and oxygen levels
• Medications required during an emergency
• Fluid Management systems
• Respiratory Management using high-profile ventilators

As every second is critical during an emergency, stabilising a patient is the first step and this is what a ventilator in an ICU helps the skilled medical staff to do.

How Ventilators Save Lives?

A mechanical ventilator is a sophisticated device that helps in treating patients who have suffered an acute respiratory failure and cannot breathe on their own. These machines offer instant and extensive support by:

• Delivering oxygen directly into the lungs
• Throwing out carbon dioxide from the body
• Facilizing the lungs and body to rest and recover

Ventilators are known to be very effective in handling life-threatening conditions such as:

• Pneumonia
• Covid-19 induced complications
• Chronic lung diseases like asthma or COPD
• Brain injuries or strokes 
• Major surgeries requiring sedation and breathing support
• Life threatening infections like Sepsis
• Multiple Organ failure

 With rapid advances in technology, emergency and critical care equipments have also seen lot of changes in design as well as benefits. Ventilators too have gone through lot of process driven changes enabling medical experts to get trained and deliver results that are most favourable to patients.When seconds count, your choice of the hospital with the best equipment and high-quality medical attention matters a lot. Hence, if you or a loved one is looking for immediate medical assistance, including ICU ventilator support, meet our experts at Suguna Hospital immediately. With an exceptional, evidence-based track record of having attended to over 1000 cases successfully and an elite team of medical experts, you are in the safest of hands. Trust our ICU with Advanced Life Support systems, including ventilator care