Did you get a free pulse oximeter? You need to pay for the device – Zdrowie Wprost

As part of home medical care, a COVID-19 patient can receive a pulse oximeter during isolation. was automatically eligible for the program or directed by a primary care physician. Then the postman handed over the device.

What is the COVID-19 Patient Program?

The patient downloaded the free PulscoCare app that helped him monitor his saturation (oxygen) level and pulse. The device is connected to the app via bluetooth and automatically saves the patient’s measurements in the app. The data can also be entered manually in the app or via the website after reading it from the oximeter screen. People who do not have an internet connection can report the results of the measurements to the automatic hotline.

If the results indicate deteriorating health, the DOM call center, which operates 24 hours a day, contacts the patient to check measurements, arrange a medical or psychiatric telephoto, and in life-threatening situations, guide the emergency medical team to a so-called called .

You have to pay the pulse oximeter

As of June 23, you can no longer receive the device. As of July 1, the DOM call center will stop working. The pulse oximeter must be returned after the isolation period has ended. If you still have the device at home, return it – appeals to the website patient.gov.pl. He says this can be done through the PulsoCare app – “Pulse Oximeter Return” or by sending an email to [email protected]

At the beginning of the year, the government reported that more than a million people had benefited from the program and that doctors had provided 130,000. Consultation of patients using a pulse oximeter.

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