Contraindication for 02

[john51071]

Sorry for being slow with a reply. Thanks everyone for bailing me out with supplying the web page my info came from, and thanks for the welcome back. Everyone have a great new year!

[OzMedic]

[quote="FL_Medic

This may be another topic, but you may want to consider precautions when using high flow O2..

Stroke - high flow O2 may decrease your Pt's respiratory drive.

CPAP with MI - This may worsen the MI.

how should we oxygenate our head traumas?]

I'm not sure if you read my earlier posts in this thread about the use of oxygen in stroke/head injury. I must say I have never heard of the theory where prehospital hyperoxia in stroke can cause a reduction in respiratory drive! If you believe this to be the case I would be most interested to hear your understanding of the mechanism involved. As for C-PAP/Bi-PAP/IPPV in AMI my understanding is that it is purely the mechanical action of the increased intrathoracic pressure causing a reduction in venous return that is postulated to be the culprit and not in any way a chemical side effect of hyperoxia. Again please correct me if I am wrong on this point also.

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