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Oxygen Question
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DrParasite
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but if you have a neck injury, and it hurts, why would you want to?
NYMedic828
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Ding ding ding we have a winner!
Self splinting is more effective than our ridiculous methods.
Trashtruck
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The perfect response. It 'says' everything I was thinking after reading that post(#20)
Clare
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Oxygen is a specific treatment for patients who are hypoxic; it is not a "general treatment" for patients who are unwell or injured and does not necessarily provide benefit.
If oxygen is not required it should not be given end of story, if it is required it should be given in the lowest concentration effective to maintain SpO2 of > 94%
If oxygen is not required it should not be given end of story, if it is required it should be given in the lowest concentration effective to maintain SpO2 of > 94%
I think your statement leaves out the need for high concentration oxygen in CO poisoning and hyperbaric therapy.
Clare
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I think your statement leaves out the need for high concentration oxygen in CO poisoning and hyperbaric therapy.
True, but I think it also comes down to using your head; for patients who require higher concentrations of oxygen via a reservoir mask then if 10 litres is the "lowest concentration" they require then that is what they require.
There was a point in the old procedures for smoke or toxic gas inhalation to give oxygen via reservoir mask at 10-15 lpm but it is no longer there.
I've only seen one CO poisoning, a young guy 20 or so, about three years ago, was pretty much a case of give oxygen and take to hospital.