Hi, 2nd week EMTB student here,
My teacher gave us sheet that says,
"If breathing is adequate:
If patient is breathing faster than 20/min and slower than 12/min, use non-rebreather mask (high flow oxygen)"
my question is: so if a patient is breathing only 2/min we wouldn't begin ventilation with a BVM connected to 15l of supplemental oxygen ?
I would consider a breath rate of under 12 in an adult to be inadequate
I do not understand why our sheet says give oxygen only if outside normal breathing ranges.
Please help
My teacher gave us sheet that says,
"If breathing is adequate:
If patient is breathing faster than 20/min and slower than 12/min, use non-rebreather mask (high flow oxygen)"
my question is: so if a patient is breathing only 2/min we wouldn't begin ventilation with a BVM connected to 15l of supplemental oxygen ?
I would consider a breath rate of under 12 in an adult to be inadequate
I do not understand why our sheet says give oxygen only if outside normal breathing ranges.
Please help