3. INTRODUCTION
History:
Joseph Priestly, an English Chemist in 1774
discoverd O2.
He prepared O2 by heating mercury oxide with a
burning glass.
He found that oxygen does not dissolve in water
and it made conbustion stronger.
Antonie-Laurent Lavoiser Clarified use of O2
for combustion & respiration with elimination
of CO2 & H2O.
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4. INTRODUCTION
Definition:
Oxygen therapy is the administration of
oxygen at concentrations greater than
that in ambient air with the intent of
treating or preventing the symptoms
and manifestations of hypoxia.1
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5. INTRODUCTION
Properties of O2:
O2 is tasteless, colourless & odourless gas.
Make 21% of atmospheric air.
Boiling point -183°C
Melting point -218°C
Critical point -118°C
Relative Density -1.105
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18. O2 DELIVERY SYSTEM
Non Invasive
Fixed performance equipment
Air Mask Valve system
Air entrain venturi mask
Air entrain Nebulizer
High flow air oxygen system
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29. COMPLICATION OF O2 THERAPY
CNS Toxicity
Absorption atelectesis
Pulmonary toxicity
Fire Hazard
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