Selection and eligibility criteria

The selection of participants for the Desuup plus training will be done by the office of De-sung as
per the projection plan. Stringent criteria were set and only upon fulfillment of the criteria, 300
Desuups will be selected. Desuup plus will be working at the isolation facilities where
symptomatic COVID-19 patients requiring Oxygen will be kept.

Following are the eligibility criteria:

1. Above 20 years and below 40 years on the day of registration
2. Free of chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, lung disease including history of tuberculosis, mental disorder and any other disease that could
be aggravated by stress.
3. Willingness to work in the high-risk zone (facility-based isolation)
4. Un-employeed
5. Minimum class 12 pass

Training period and number of participants 

The selected Desuup will undergo 7 days training as frontline responders (Desuup Plus) for COVID-19. The training will be provided by the team of faculty members from KGUMSB in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. The training will be conducted in 10th batches at eight different locations as per the schedule mentioned in the Annexure 1. Maximum of 30 participants in a batch.

Trainers

The trainers are mainly professors and lecturers of KGUMSB.

Logistic arrangement

The Ministry of Health will arrange the logistics of the training. The contact person of focal
officials of the Ministry of Health, KGUMSB and De-suung are mentioned in Annexure II.

Brief training Content

The training will focus on the following competencies to manage symptomatic patients requiring
oxygen and management of the dead body.
Knowledge

1. Basic of COVID-19
2. Chain of infection transmission
3. Normal vital signs
4. Code of ethics
5. Principle of body mechanics
6. Administration of oxygen
7. Management of dead body

Skills

1. Carry out admission and discharge
2. Follow strictly severe steps of washing hands and using hand sanitizer
3. Donning and doffing of PPE
4. Measure blood pressure, temperature, pule, respiration and oxygen saturation
5. record the findings correctly
6. prepare bleaching solution
7. clean, decontaminate and disinfect linen, equipment, articles, facility and waste
8. Management of waste of the facility
9. Maintain body mechanic
10. Administration of oxygen
11. Management of dead body

Attitude

Feel a sense of service, purpose and commitment

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of these volunteers are depending on the needs to assist nurses
stationed in the isolation facilities but not limited to the following points;

1. Support nursing staff in overall management and supervision
2. Monitoring worsening of signs and symptoms
3. Perform all the skills acquired in training
4. Report the finding to the nurse and any deviation on the findings
5. Distribution of meals
6. Facilitate refill for any chronic conditions
7. Adherence to PPC protocol as prescribed
8. Management of waste in the facility
9. Ensure prevention of infection as per guideline
10. Facilitate counseling services when required
11. Ensure all the occupants follow the DO’s and DON’Ts of isolation facilities.
12. Manage the dead body as per guideline

Deployment Plan (WHEN, HOW, WHERE)

The desuup plus are expected to function as nurse assistants in identified isolation facilities in the country. The office of de-suung will deploy as per need activation from the MoH.