Sagar Watch: OPINION
Sachin Jyotishi / Education Consultant-Column Writer
Sagar Watch: OPINION
Sachin Jyotishi / Education Consultant-Column Writer
On Monday, the Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) facilities were formally inaugurated by Dean Dr. P. S. Thakur and Superintendent Dr. Rajesh Jain. The facility has been started jointly by the Physiology and Respiratory Departments of BMC.
This service will be available from Monday to Saturday, between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm, at OPD Room No. 12, informed Dean Dr. Thakur.
According to Media In-charge Dr. Saurabh Jain, these tests will help in accurate diagnosis of diseases such as asthma, shortness of breath, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, and other serious breathing-related infections.
Sagar Watch Explainer:
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT): A test that checks how well the lungs are working and how easily a person can breathe.
Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT): A modern test that measures the condition of airways inside the lungs using gentle air vibrations.
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease): A long-term lung disease that causes difficulty in breathing.
Pulmonary Fibrosis: A condition in which the lungs become hard and stiff, making breathing difficult.
This new facility will act as a lifesaving support for patients and is also very useful for postgraduate medical students, as it will provide practical training and help in research related to lung diseases
Accurate diabetes monitoring: Helps doctors know if a patient’s sugar is under control
- Long-term assessment: Shows average sugar levels of the last 2–3 months
- Better treatment planning: Doctors can adjust medicines and lifestyle advice
- Faster and reliable testing: Many machines give quick and precise results
- Improves patient care: Reduces complications by early and correct management
In simple words:An HbA1c machine helps hospitals and medical colleges treat diabetes more scientifically, accurately, and effectively.
The instructions have been issued in line with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) public health advisory.
Cold wave conditions are most likely during December and January, with minimum temperatures in some regions dropping to 5–7°C.
High-risk groups include senior citizens above 65 years, children below 5 years, people suffering from chronic heart or respiratory diseases, homeless persons, construction and outdoor workers, street vendors, and people living on roads.
Hospitals and health institutions have been asked to remain fully prepared to manage hypothermia and frostbite cases, which can turn fatal if ignored.
A cold wave is a weather condition in which air temperature near the ground suddenly drops to extremely low levels. It is often accompanied by strong winds and can lead to frost or ice formation, increasing the risk of health emergencies.
Hypothermia occurs when the body temperature falls dangerously low due to prolonged exposure to cold. It is a serious emergency condition.
Common symptoms include:
Shivering, slurred speech, confusion
Extreme weakness, sleepiness, unconsciousness
Slow pulse and breathing in severe cases
Immediate First Aid Measures:
Shift the person to a warm and sheltered place.
Remove wet clothes and wrap the person in dry blankets or warm clothing.
Provide warm drinks, but never alcohol. Do not give fluids to an unconscious person.
Keep the head, neck, and body well covered.
Rush the patient to the nearest hospital without delay.
Long exposure to cold can cause frostbite, especially on exposed body parts such as fingers, toes, nose, and ears.
Symptoms include:
Pale, numb, or hardened skin
Black or dark blisters on affected areas
Immediate medical attention is essential in such cases.
Do’s
Follow weather updates through radio, TV, and newspapers.
Cover head, neck, hands, and feet properly; use caps, mufflers, and waterproof shoes.
Consume a balanced diet, including vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables.
Drink warm and liquid beverages regularly.
Take special care of elderly persons, children, and neighbours living alone.
Store essential supplies and drinking water in advance.
Don’ts
Avoid unnecessary travel during extreme cold.
Do not stay exposed to cold winds for long durations.
Do not ignore symptoms like severe shivering, numbness, or breathing difficulty.
The Health Department has been directed to promote public awareness through Do’s and Don’ts advisories.
Continuous monitoring of weather forecasts has been advised.
Students and teachers are encouraged to download the NDMA’s mobile application “First Aid for Students & Teachers (FAST)”, which provides simple guidance on emergency first aid, including hypothermia management.
The Health Department has emphasised that timely precautions, awareness, and quick medical response can significantly reduce cold wave-related injuries and fatalities in the state.
The good news is we can protect our hearts with simple steps:
Do regular exercise
Eat healthy food
Be Social
A healthy heart is the key to a long and happy life. On this World Heart Day, let us promise ourselves to listen to our heartbeat, take care of it, and keep it safe every day.
She thanked everyone for their efforts and said that next time, the goal is to make Sagar number one in cleanliness. She mentioned various initiatives like removing garbage spots, maintaining clean toilets, constructing new roads, beautifying the city, and planting trees.
All 48 wards were regularly cleaned, and people were encouraged to dispose waste properly. The completion of the long-pending sewer project also played a key role in this success.
The session focused on life-saving techniques and emergency medical preparedness.It included lectures and live demonstrations on vital health practices, CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), and basic physiotherapy.
The interactive workshop aimed to equip cadets with essential first-aid skills and raise awareness about quick response during medical emergencies.
Camp Commander Colonel R.S. Rajeev (SM) welcomed the guest doctors and emphasized the importance of every youth learning CPR in today’s time.
Around 450 NCC cadets benefited from this valuable session, gaining practical experience and expert guidance from medical professionals.
Appointment letters are to be issued to the Lab Technician, Radiography, ANM, Pharmacist candidates recruited in the Health Department. In this regard, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. Mamta Timori District in the presence of Civil Surgeon Dr. R.S. Jayant and Dr. Abhishek Thakur RMO, Jolly Shabu DPHNO office staff.
Document verification of candidates from serial number 01 to 35 will be done on 23 February, of candidates from serial number 36 to 70 on 24 February, of candidates from 71 to 94 on 25 February and documents of missing candidates will be verified on 26 February. Apart from this, medical board certificates of the candidates will be examined at New Private Ward District Hospital Tili Road, Time: 9 am to 5 pm.
The coordinator of the camp, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Abhishek Jain told about the usefulness of the camp and made people aware about cancer. He said that timely screening and awareness is an important role in prevention of cancer.
Dr. Jain told that the Government of India is soon going to include a new HPV vaccine in the national vaccination program for the prevention of cervical cancer etc.
This cancer camp was presided over by Neelima Gupta, Vice Chancellor of Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University. On this occasion, he said that such useful camps should continue to be organised.
Doctor Jain told that on 20th, the said cancer screening camp is also being organized in the Gram Panchayat Bhawan of Patharia Jat. He has urged everyone to get tested.
In the camp, Regional Director Dr. Jyoti Chauhan, Joint Director Dr. Sushila Yadav, Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. Mamta Timori, Civil Surgeon Dr. Jayant, Gynecologist Dr. Lalita Patil, Dr. Kiran Singh, Dr. Kiran Maheshwari, Dr. Bhupendra Patel, Dental Surgeon Dr. Dharmendra Kanoria, Dr. Sandeep Gautam, Staff Nurse Nanki Monica, Jaiprakash, Mamta Patel Bhagat and all the employees of the Health Center and members of the University Women's Club were present.
In this series, students of Senior Girls Hostel Tili, Rimjhiriya Sagar, Excellent Girls Hostel Tehsil, College Girls Hostel Tehsil, Senior Girls Hostel Civil Lines participated in the program organized at Government Gyanodaya Vidyalaya in Sagar.
To promote menstrual hygiene, a workshop was organized along with the distribution of pads to the girl students of Sagar district. In which trainer Dr. Nikita Pathak educated the girl students on the subject of safe, sustainable and healthy menstruation through a power point presentation. The enriched approach improves menstrual hygiene management and also educates young girls on their educational journey.
Dr Choubey, who presented his research papers by participating in the convention organized on the problems related to bone diseases and their diagnosis in different cities, discussed the issues related to it with the media today.
Orthopaedic specialist and senior doctor of Sagar, Dr Choubey presented his research papers by participating in related conferences in different cities of Amritsar, Bhopal and Chhattisgarh.
In the presentation through the research paper, it was said that in this era of modern technology, more bone operations are being done and the patient's time is being saved, but even today, the treatment of fracture or bone fracture of hand or leg (complex fracture) except) is also possible by skilfully tying the plaster. With this patients can be saved from the operation.
Dr Choubey said that about 40-50 years ago in Sagar City only bone fractures were fixed by tying plaster, but then orthopaedic expertise started taking shape and the number of operations started increasing day by day.
It came to the conclusion that the interest of the victims to get plaster remained intact, but the operation was being told by specialists. Patients also started feeling good about getting well soon from the operation.
Dr GS Choubey said that in case of bone fracture, the patient recovers quickly from the operation, but due to these many complications arise physically and the financial burden is also high. This problem needs to be understood by the patients.
Invited to NIMS Medical College, Jaipur on the basis of research papers presented by Dr GS Choubey. Where he gave detailed information about the nuances of adopting the plaster technique on bone fracture among the team of osteopaths.
Orthopedist Dr Choubey said that the government's Ayushman Yojana is also one of the main reasons for excessive operation on bone fractures. However, this scheme is in the interest of the patients.
For this, the government should form a committee of expert doctors at the state and district level, who after examining decide and tell the hospital operators when surgery is necessary in case of a fracture of an arm or leg, and when the patient can be cured by tying plaster.
As far as possible, motivate the patients to plaster in case of bone fracture, this will reduce the physical complications of the patients and also stop the misuse of government funds.
R.C.C. Club Chairman Ro. Vinu Rana Ed. Cry. Diwakar Rajput, Rotary Secretary Dr Deepak Singh, R.C.C. Shahgarh president Mohit Bhalla, social worker Bhaskar Raman, Gopalganj woman R. CC President Vinita Rajput discussed with the media about coarse grain at a local hotel on Tuesday.
R.C.C. Club Chairman Ro. Veenu Rana told that in connection with the organization of Bundelkhand Bajra Anna Utsav 2023 (Bundelkhand Millets Food Festival 2023), Rotary Club Sagar No., Rotary. Community Center (RCC) and Rotaract Club are going to organize a two-day event on 18-19 March 2023 at Ravindra Bhawan.
He said that the Government of India had declared 2018 as the National Year of Millets and accordingly a proposal was sent to the United Nations. Now the United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millet. Rotary Club is an international social work agency since 1905.
About 100 Rotary Community Corps (RCC) at the Rotary Club of Sagar Main. There are Rotaract and Interact clubs in the Sagar district with 980 members (Most of them are farmers).
Under the theme Bundelkhand Millets Food Festival 2023, keeping in view the guidelines of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Millets is organizing a 02-day Publicity and Awareness Conference on Millets Coarse Grain.
In this regard, these letters have been sent to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel, Forest Minister Vijay Shah, Sagar Collector, Dr Harisingh Gour University Vice Chancellor Neelima Gupta, District Panchayat CEO, Sagar DFO, etc.
Prof. Diwakar Singh Rajput said that coarse grains like millet, jowar, kodo kutki and shama etc. are not only beneficial for health but also increase social harmony. Farmers take collective decisions in their cultivation. Their cultivation also takes less water.
Many types of its dishes are also available in the market. If their cultivation is promoted, then there will be benefits on the international stage. Even now India is counted among the major producing countries of the world.
R.C.C. Shahgarh president Mohit Bhalla told that earlier it was prevalent in Bundelkhand. But now it has reduced. In the changing times, their demand has increased again.
Social worker Bhaskar Raman told that he has worked in the tribal area. The tradition of indigenous knowledge is found in this. Along with coarse grains, coarse tubers are also to be saved.
Vinita Rajput told that there has been a change after 1960. In which wheat and rice were promoted. Which also has disadvantages. It needs to be promoted to stay healthy.
Dr Deepak Singh told that due to some policies, coarse grains were out and we went on connecting with other harmful food. Today this coarse grain is being sold expensively. Some grains grow in the forests. Still, people are selling expensive. Mr RK Pathak also expressed his views on this occasion.
The negative effect of the cold wave is more on old people and small children. Apart from this, it is necessary to take special vigilance during the cold wave for Divyangjans, patients suffering from chronic diseases and small businessmen doing business in the open areas.
Dr Timore has instructed that the instructions related to the prevention or control of cold waves should be conveyed to the common people. For this, social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and SMS can also be used. Arrangements in hospitals should be reviewed regularly to prevent cold waves.
He said that the person suffering from hypothermia should be immediately dressed in warm clothes and kept in a warm place, to maintain the body temperature, cover the body with several layers of blankets, clothes, towels, seats, etc., and increase the body temperature by giving warm drinks. If symptoms worsen, seek immediate medical advice. He said that a sufficient intake of fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C should be taken so that immunity and body temperature remain balanced.
On this occasion, the President of Gahoi Vaish Samaj, Mr Surendra Suhane said that paying off the debt of the mother and father is a big work. He said that parents are the first guru because when the child progresses through the same education that parents give to their children in childhood, only then the guru gives his knowledge by which he shapes his future.
Ushashankar Charitable Trust's President Ms Savita Suhane, IPS, said that according to the wishes of her mother and father, all of her sisters are working and will continue to do this work forever.
Special guests on the occasion included Mrs. Kamla Dengre (Lakshmi Agarbatti Factory), Mrs. Saroj Sohane (Petrol Pump) Seoni Mr. Pramod Kumar Saraf, Advocate, Rahali Mr. N. D. Sohane, Retd. SPO, PHE Shri Suresh Chandra Dangre, Social worker (Industrial) Kailash Gugoria (Industrial) President Small Industries Association, Shri Omprakash Rusia, Former President Gahoi Samaj Sagar Shri Umashankar Khanya, Social Worker Shri Avadhesh Bilaiya, Social Worker, Dr. Saroj Gupta, former President of Muktibodh Peeth Shyam Sundar Dubey, Dr. Jitendra Saraf, Srijan Chandan Suhane, Mrs. Sudha Rusia, President – Gahoi Samaj Mahila Mandal, Sagar etc. The program was also addressed by the President of Geda Ji Trust Manoj Dengre and Narmada Prasad Dadarya.
On this occasion many citizens including Abhyodaya Gupta Abhinav Gupta Nitin Gugoraiah Sanjay Kumar Dengre Mrs Sachita Gupta Surendra Seth, Samita Gupta, Satendra Gupta, Trapti Barsaiya intimate Gupta, Brajendra Nagaria, journalist Sudesh Tiwari, Vinod Arya, Manoj Nema, PL Soni were present. .
Oxygen concentrators on every bed
CCC’s of 100 beds in Mandla district, 100-bed in Balaghat, 50-bed in Dindori, 60-bed in Seoni and 40-bed in Narsinghpur, are being set up with high capacity oxygen concentrators on every bed and oxygen facility. In addition, total 50 ventilators will also be installed.
25 MT bottling plant in Bina also
Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that a bottling plant will also be started in Bina, which will fill 25 MT per day in 3000 oxygen cylinders. Two oxygen plants of 91 MT each have been tested and commissioned for oxygen availability in Bina.
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All PSA plants will be installed by June
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that 11 PSA oxygen plants will get started in the state by the month of June. Union Minister Shri Pradhan said that some of these plants will be completed in May itself. These plants are being set up at Dewas, Dhar, Mandla, Hoshangabad, Panna, Damoh, Chhatarpur, Sidhi, Bhind, Rajgarh and Shajapur.
Big help to Madhya Pradesh
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that Union Minister Shri Pradhan is providing big help to Madhya Pradesh during the Covid crisis. A well-equipped Covid Care Center is coming up in Bina. Oxygen plants, bottling plants are being started and Covid Care Centers and other facilities are being provided in Madhya Pradesh through companies like MOIL and GAIL. Shri Pradhan is a member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh
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Professor Dr Sarman Singh, Director and CEO of AIIMS Bhopal were present as medical experts in the program. The University Registrar presented to Professor Sarman Singh the questions that arose in the general public's mind regarding Covid.
While answering the questions Dr Singh said Corona is more fatal in patients with diabetes and BP. These infections affect the heart and blood vessel capillaries. He cleared many questions and misconceptions related to the vaccination of Covid-19 as if any company vaccine is available, both the doses of that vaccine should be taken. The person infected with Covid-19 should be vaccinated after at least 3 to 4 weeks after recovering.
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On the question of why this virus is so deadly, he said that it has become very contagious due to mutations. On the question of spreading of corona using an AC cooler, he said that there is a danger of running AC where there is central AC, in the chamber with central AC, techniques should be used to kill the coronavirus.
In this program, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Janak Dulari, in his welcome address urged everyone to follow the rules related to Covid-19. In the program, TLC Coordinator Dr Sanjay Sharma posed questions related to Corona to Dr Sarman Singh on behalf of the audience. The program was conducted by Dr Ashutosh.
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Pragya Gharde of Balaghat is a doctor by profession and serves at a Covid Care Center in a private hospital in Nagpur, Dr. Pragya came to her home on leave. After the sudden increase in infection, he had to return to Nagpur to give medical services in the middle of the holiday. But after finding the buses and trains going to Maharashtra in lockdown, this lady doctor decided to travel from her scooty to Nagpur.
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At first, his family was hesitant to let Dr Pragya alone take such a long way from Scooty. But seeing Dr Pragya's service spirit and strong will, he agreed to this. She left for Nagpur from Scooty in the morning and started her treatment of Kovid's patients after reaching there in the afternoon. This courageous daughter, Pragya of Balaghat, told that she serves 6 hours a day in a Covid hospital in Nagpur. . Where he is employed in the post of RMO.
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According to Dr Munjewar, the patient Ram Prasad Tiwari (name changed) had brought a complaint of lump and pain in the left side of the stomach, after investigation, found that there is a cancerous tumour in the stomach which can be removed through surgery. The patient is well after surgery. Dr Munjewar also told that patients suffering from prostate, bladder (bladder), penis (penis), testis cancer can seek medical consultation at Sagarshree Hospital for treatment.