Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) has devised special contingency plan to provide treatment to sunstroke patients more effectively. Talking to PPI, Focal Person Civil Hospital Karachi Dr Abdul Qadir Siddiqui said a special contingency plan had been chalked out in the light of the experience of 2015 heat wave. He informed that paeds, neurology and other non-emergency units had been made functional under the contingency plan, while repairing of faulty air-conditioners and arrangements of extra beds had already been started.
He said all kind of life-saving medicines were available in the healthcare facility, while sufficient budget was also available to purchase necessary drugs throughout Local Purchase (LP) system in case of possible heat-wave. He said Civil Hospital Karachi is one of the biggest tertiary-care hospitals in Sindh province and its administration is ready to deal with any kind of emergency like situation this summer.
Dr Siddiqui informed that under the contingency plan, patients would be divided in three categories: Red (severely ill patients), Yellow (serious but not life-threatening) and Green (walk-in patients).
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