Precautions for using nasal oxygen cannula to take oxygen.

The use of nasal oxygen cannula to oxygen, is a very common way of oxygen inhalation in the ear, nose and throat department, mainly used for patients to do pharyngeal cavity postoperative oxygen inhalation, the purpose is to let oxygen inhalation through the nasal cavity, rather than against the pharyngeal cavity, reduce the pharyngeal cavity postoperative bleeding. Clinically, there are the following precautions for nasal oxygen cannula oxygen inhalation.

First, the use of oxygen, first adjust the flow, such as flow regulation after the application of oxygen, oxygen stop to remove the catheter, and then turn off the oxygen switch, to avoid once the switch is wrong a large number of oxygen suddenly rushed into the respiratory mucosa, leading to the patient may appear lung and trachea damage.

Second, when applying, we must pay attention to observe whether the catheter is unobtrusive and in place, often observe whether the patient has anoxia, whether the oxygen device leaks and so on. Patients with frequent oxygen inhalation should pay attention to observe the nasal oxygen cannula and replace the nasal oxygen cannula regularly. Patients may have dry nasal cavity, erosion and other manifestations, to regularly give patients with compound menthol nasal drops nose drops, keep the nasal cavity moist, avoid nasal mucosa dry and lead to bleeding.