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Originally Posted by SupDock
Why would you give oxygen to a patient whose oxygen level isn't low?
At this level, a patient wouldn't meet criteria for home oxygen, and wouldn't meet criteria for admission based on oxygen status.
Basically this is saying, "Make sure that patients who you are giving oxygen to actually need oxygen"
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My understanding is that normal O2 saturation is 96 to 98%, and that anything lower than 90% is a dangerous condition which requires oxygen.
Is that not correct?
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