medical oxygen
Therapeutic breathing gas
Medical oxygen is oxygen gas purified and compressed for therapeutic use, administered to patients with respiratory conditions, during surgery, or in emergencies.
It's regulated as a pharmaceutical product, requiring prescriptions in most jurisdictions, and delivered through masks, nasal cannulas, or ventilators.
The paramedics put her on medical oxygen immediately.
- tankLarge storage vessel
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- maskFace-worn concealment
- nasalOf the nose
- nasal cannulaNostril oxygen delivery device
cannula · ventilator · hospital · breathing · shortness of breath · respiratory · lungs · therapy · home health · concentrator · flow · flow rate · saturation · pulse · pulse ox · oximeter · regulator · tubing
medical oxygenanesthetic gas
Vapor inducing unconsciousness
nitrogen · carbon dioxide · nitrous oxide · helium · argon
medical oxygenasphyxiant
Gas blocking oxygen access
carbon monoxide · poison gas · toxic fumes · nitrogen gas · carbon dioxide
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