And, the internal medicine specialists from among those Cubans - may also be key in assisting critical patents with intubating for mechanical ventilation. Belize has a limited number of doctors who can do it, and Dr. Manzanero said do it remotely by camera instruction:
Dr. Marvin Manzanero - Director of Health Services
"How many doctors are available to intubate patients at the KHMH isolation unit? I know they have 3 internist. There are 3 more internist that came from the Cuban brigade. I know that Dr. Hidalgo is an intensivist who is not currently in the roster, communicates with us. We are just communicating daily with him in assistance. Dr. Ariaga I think heading the ICU unit now. We have somebody from private sector who comes and does shifts at Karl Heusner. My understanding of the patient that intubated is I think they use the video laryngoscope which they already have. Means that's there is less risks to the doctor doing the intubation, because its guided to make sure you do it as a quick process and then that's out of that."
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