Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Dec 2018
Performance of blow-by methods in delivering oxygen to pediatric patients during transport: A laboratory study.
Providing supplemental oxygen with a blow-by method is used to provide additional oxygen to patients who will not tolerate an oxygen delivery device in direct contact with their face. Blow-by methods are often improvised from parts of standard equipment. The performance is very dependent on the distance to the face and the direction of the gas flow. Blow-by methods are used by anesthetists during transport but their performance in delivering supplemental oxygen has only been tested in static situations. The aim of this nonclinical study was to determine the performance of different blow-by methods in the delivery of additional oxygen to pediatric patients during transport. ⋯ It is concluded that the ability of blow-by methods to deliver a FiO2 >50% depends on the method used and distance from the face.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Dec 2018
Case ReportsMedical alert tattoos-A pinch of style along with patient safety.
The use of medical tattoos can potentially be life-saving. We present a 16-year-old patient who chose to tattoo a medical condition on her forearm. ⋯ To our knowledge, there are no published guidelines recommending an ideal location or symbology for a medical tattoo. Such guidelines would be useful to artists, as well as to medical personnel in emergencies if the patient has a tattoo.