Hello,
I am an EMT with a question regarding O2 administration to stroke/CVA patients.
Recently I have read in many paramedic protocols (im not a medic, just wanted to do some extra reading) that extreme caution should be used in administering high amounts of O2 to CVA stroke patients but I can not find a good explanation of why...only some articles about a study done on rats regarding the matter.
Can someone give me a better explanation and reasons why high amounts of O2 can be bad?
I have also seen... "titrate oxygen to a minimum necessary to achieve SP O2 greater than or equal to 94%" .... why? and how do you achieve that? what does that mean?
Thanks you!!!
I am an EMT with a question regarding O2 administration to stroke/CVA patients.
Recently I have read in many paramedic protocols (im not a medic, just wanted to do some extra reading) that extreme caution should be used in administering high amounts of O2 to CVA stroke patients but I can not find a good explanation of why...only some articles about a study done on rats regarding the matter.
Can someone give me a better explanation and reasons why high amounts of O2 can be bad?
I have also seen... "titrate oxygen to a minimum necessary to achieve SP O2 greater than or equal to 94%" .... why? and how do you achieve that? what does that mean?
Thanks you!!!