IGNORANT USAGE OF OXYGEN CAN KlLL

That same oxygen everybody shouts for, that same oxygen relatives beg us to increase a little bit. It is the same oxygen people think is harmless. It is a DRUG, and FiO₂ is the dose.

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Let me break it down in a more simpler language;
When someone cannot breathe well, we administer oxygen. But giving oxygen is not like giving water, therefore, If I give too little of it, the patient suffers and if I give too much the lungs of the patient could collapse.

Intake Of Oxygen For Too Long Can….
● Damage the lungs
● Collapse air sacs
● Cause inflammation
● Worsen breathing
● Increase ICU stay
● Could even affect the brain in extreme cases.

Yes! Too much oxygen can harm. Yet this is what we hear in hospitals?

“Why is the oxygen not full?
Turn it to 100%!
Don’t you want her to survive?”

Let me say this kindly but clearly, More oxygen does not equal to more life. Sometimes it results to more damage.

In medicine, we don’t chase 100%, we chase SAFE. Because oxygen is prescribed, measured, monitored, adjusted, Just like any other drugs. Just before you could raise voice for a health professional for reducing oxygen, you need to understand this….

• They are not depriving your loved one.
• They are dosing correctly.
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Oxygen is life-saving, powerful and also capable of harm if misused.

The problem here is not the oxygen, it's the ignorance towards it's usage. So incase you see oxygen been adjusted next time you see? don’t panic.

Ask questions to understand, because sometimes, the safest number is not 100%.
I chose to share this information here because, this often cause issues between the healthcare providers and the patient's realtive.