Oxygen therapy for children: A manual for health workers by World Health Organiz

Description: Oxygen therapy for children by World Health Organization Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This manual is part of a series of resources for improving the quality of care for severely ill children in health facilities. It supports the improved use and availability of oxygen therapy in low resource settings. The manual addresses the need for appropriate detection of hypoxaemia and use of pulse oximetry, oxygen delivery systems and monitoring of patients on oxygen therapy. In addition, the manual addresses practical use of pulse oximetry, and oxygen concentrators and cylinders. Advanced and high technology oxygen options, such as mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, are not described. The main purpose is to: (a) Increase the awareness and the need for improving the availability of oxygen therapy in low resource settings; (b) Improve the detection and management of hypoxaemia in the severely ill children; (c) Improve the delivery and monitoring of patients on oxygen therapy. This practical bedside manual can be used in most areas of the world and can be adapted to country-specific circumstances.This manual is intended primarily for use by health care providers, policy makers, biomedical engineers, child health programme managers, health facility administrators, and other paramedical professional staff involved in the care of children. It can also be used as a resource in medical and paramedical pre-service training institutions. Author Biography World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the worlds directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. Details ISBN 9241549556 ISBN-13 9789241549554 Title Oxygen therapy for children Author World Health Organization Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 64 Publisher World Health Organization GE_Item_ID:137254252; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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