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Respiratory care unit (R.C.U)
A area where the patient can be treatment by the most high qualified staff with most modern equipment every 24 hours daily.
Patient who needs R.C.U
• Unconscious patient.
• Head injury patient.
• Paralyzed patient.
• Patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Equipment
Endo tracheal tube
Tracheotomy tube and set
Nasal canella or tube
Face mask
Suction machine
Mechanical ventilation, to maintain respiration for long time and it used to patient who can unable to breath
Inhalation
is the process of breath of air vapors steam or drugs or oxygen by the lungs.
Indication of Inhalation
Respiratory insufficiency.
Asthma.
Emphysema.
Oxygen administration
Equipment that need
Oxygen supply. Oxygen mask or nasal catheter.
1
Nasal catheter •Nasal catheter size 8 – 14 •Rubber tube. •Lubricant and adhesive tape.
2
Oxygen mask
•it covers the patient nose and mouth made of plastic or rubber.
Type of giving O2
Oxygen tend •Face tend. •Body tend.
3
Cases that needs inhalation
1 Pneumonia
2 Asthma
3 Respiratory problem
Heart failure (HF) 4