Dr Deepak Damodaran MD

22/03/2020

Desperate times as doctors try to treat 4 patients using a single ventilator

The Neyman/Babcock method would allow more than one patient to use the same ventilator, but only if administered correctly.

22/03/2020

Strong coronavirus measures today should only last a few weeks, there shouldn’t be a big peak of infections afterwards, and it can all be done for a reasonable cost to society, saving millions of lives along the way. If we don’t take these measures, tens of millions will be infected, many will die, along with anybody else that requires intensive care, because the healthcare system will have collapsed.

What the Next 18 Months Can Look Like, if Leaders Buy Us Time

20/03/2020

Promoting hand hygiene and Social distancing on Manorama TV

20/03/2020

Practice social distancing
It saves more lives than any number of doctors

17/03/2020

There are probably more than 3000 cases of COVID-19 in India right now, but the official figures say only 117.

As of the morning 17th March 2020, the official number of COVID-19 cases reported in India are 117.
But we test only 1 in a million Indians compared to 1 in 250 people in South Korea. So we are missing out on majority of the cases.
If we fail to increase testing numbers, we will pay a steep price in deaths in the coming weeks

The government must ramp up testing facilities on a war footing and the public must practice social distancing strictly.

Please listen carefully to this simplified analysis of the data from China

Estimating actual COVID 19 cases (novel corona virus infections) in an area based on deaths. Based on work by Tomas Pueyo at: https://medium.com//...

16/03/2020

Highly irresponsible behaviour
Highlights how little the margin of error is.

After a doctor at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences in Thiruvananthapuram was confirmed to have the coronavirus disease, almost 25 other doctors from different departments of the institute have been compelled to self-quarantine. The case was confirmed by Health Minister K K Shailaja....

16/03/2020

Safe hands

16/03/2020

Covid-19 Awareness discussion at High Court, Ernakulam