Transport of an adult with severe respiratory failure on high-flow nasal prongs during a prolonged aeromedical evacuation: A case study.
Air Medical Journal · 2022-10-29 · Case report
Abstract
This case describes the use of high-flow oxygen delivered via nasal prongs in the management of an adult patient with severe undifferentiated respiratory failure for the purposes of prolonged air medical transfer.
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Helicopter & air ambulance · High-flow nasal oxygen · Other drugs · Oxygen
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