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AIM:
EXPLANATION:
DEVICES:
• Flow rates > 4L/min are recommended to prevent rebreathing of expired CO2.
• Humidification may be used with flow rates >6L/min for a prolonged period or if
the patient’s secretions are tenacious (see procedure “Humidification”).
• These are designed to deliver a fixed percentage of O2 (24%, 28%, 35%, 40%,
50%).
• Operate according to the Venturi principle.
• O2 flowing through a narrow orifice entrains room air at up to 150L/min via vents
in the mask connector.
• The gas flow and the Venturi valve determine the O2 concentration.
• Humidification is not necessary due to the large amounts of room air entrained.
• These masks are particularly useful for CAL patients whose stimulus to breathe is
controlled by a degree of hypoxia (hypoxic drive) because the mask delivers a
fixed percentage of O2.
NURSING MANAGEMENT: