Part 5: Oxygen Therapy

Oxygen is usually set between:

2-3 L/ minute

(FYI: liters of oxygen being dispersed per minute)

True or False: Oxygen is flammable

True. it is extremely flammable

True or False: Oxygen is very moisturizing

False it is very dry

How do we solve the oxygen being dry problem

it is passed thru water before given to the patient

What is a side effect of the oxygen being dry?

Rhinitis

3 oxygen safety tips

1. Don’t use around flames or sparks

2. Do not stand oxygen cylinder upright unless it is secured (it can go BOOM)

3. Do not carry cylinder by regulator or valve

2 types of oxygen therapies

Low Flow & High Flow Oxygen Therapies

Low flow oxygen therapy mneumonic

Face the

Consequences of

Never Checking for

PulmonaRy

NecROsis

On Time

Low flow oxygen therapy types

Face the = Face mask

Consequences of = Cannula

Never Checking for = Nasal Catheter

PulmonaRy = Partial Rebreather Mask

NecROsis = Non-Rebreather Oxygen Mask

On Time = O2 Tent

face mask

cannula

nasal catheter

partial rebreather mask

non-rebreather oxygen mask

O2 Tent

def. resembles a simple face mask, but side ports are covered with one-way disks to prevent room air from entering the mask. It has a reservoir bag connected to the mask that collects a part of the patients exhaled air while the rest escapes through the side ports.

partial rebreather mask

How much of a patient’s exhale does the partial rebreather mask collect

the first 1/3 exhale

This oxygen therapy is used to make use of carbon dioxide as a repiratory stimulant

partial rebreather mask

def, this oxygen mask is similar to simple face mask but has multiple one-way valves in the side ports which prevent room air from entering the mask but allowed exhaled air to leave the mask. It has a reservoir bag with a one-way valve that prevents exhaled air from entering the reservoir bag. Which allows larger concentrations of oxygen to collect in the bag for the patient to inhale.

term. non-rebreather oxygen mask

FYI: the reservoir bag only collects the oxygen from the oxygen tank that the patient isn’t breathing while they are exhaling

Which low flow oxygen therapy delivers the highest concentration of oxygen?

Non-rebreather mask

Which low flow oxygen therapy is usually for children?

O2 Tent

A type of high flow oxygen therapy

ventilator

What does the ventilator do

provide oxygen and RESPIRATES the patient

(i.e. helps them breath)