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Why some hospitals have to scramble for oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients

Why some hospitals have to scramble for oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients Adobe As Covid-19 cases began spiking last month, Mara Bryant and her hospital staff had to scramble to ensure enough oxygen was available. As the number of patients at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles reached 200 a day, the facility quickly began using six times its normal amount of oxygen. To cope, a 6,000-gallon tank was added as a back up to the usual 9,000-gallon tank, but finding that extra tank took two weeks. And once it was in place, it had to be refilled every day or two.

At least six dead after liquid nitrogen leak

By Nick Parkinson2021-01-29T14:45:00+00:00 At least six people were killed after a suspected liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry plant in the US state of Georgia on 28th January, according to officials. Nicholas Ancrum, Vice-President of Human Resources at Foundation Food Group, told reporters that preliminary indications are that a nitrogen line ruptured inside the Foundation Food Group plant, which makes poultry products, in Gainesville. Others were taken to hospital with “serious injuries”, and first responders also needed treatment. “Until this investigation is completed we cannot say with confidence precisely how this accident occurred,” Ancrum told reporters. Liquid nitrogen is used in refrigeration systems at food processing plants. When supercooled liquid nitrogen vaporises into an odourless gas and is leaked into the air, it is capable of displacing oxygen. Liquid nitrogen can quickly burn or freeze skin, eyes, and body tissue if mishandled or ingested due to i

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