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Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... #Interfaces #FiO2 ... FaceMask #NRB #FlowRates
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
- 6 L/min • FiO2 ... - 10 L/min • FiO2 ... : 40 - 60% Device ... - 15 L/min • FiO2 ... respiratory #support #devices
Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
and Approximate FiO2 ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... #Interface #FiO2
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... Flow 6-10 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Oxygen Delivery by Device ... high percentage FiO ... set to desired FiO2 ... deliver desired FiO ... Pulmonary #Equipment #Devices
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... Variable devices ... resulting in an FiO2 ... Devices delivering ... more predictable FiO2
Oxygen Delivery Devices - Comparison
Low Flow:
 • Nasal cannula (1-6L, 24-40% FiO2)
 • Face mask (5-10L,
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... (1-6L, 24-40% FiO2 ... (5-10L, 35-60% FiO2 ... (5-15L, 35-50% FiO2 ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... rates & moderate FiO2 ... achieving a higher FiO2 ... match demand so FiO2 ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2 ... the hypoxemia defines ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... Severe - PaO2 / FiO2
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
check measured FiO2 ... position of airway device ... Confirm airway device ... whether airway device