Tirupattur: The Specialised Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) in the State would get uniquely designed ambulances with life saving equipment to provide critical care to newborns.
In the first phase, on April 05, Friday, the SNCUs in the Government Hospitals at Tirupattur, Chengalpattu, Madurai and the Institute of Child Health (ICH) in Chennai were provided with an ambulance each. The other SNCUs in the State would also be provided with similar ambulances in the near future. The ambulance that has been named ‘hospital on wheels,’ is equipped with neonatal ventilators, oxygen cylinder attached incubator (with safety belt), infusion pump, pulse oximetry, suction apparatus and mobile trolley.
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