010: EPICC Review Week 4: Flight Stressor - Hypoxia
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English - January 22, 2019 11:36 - 7 minutes - 4.96 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsScience Education Courses flight paramedic ventilator management critical care ems paramedic fp-c ccp-c cfrn flight nurse ccrn Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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There are 8 different stressors of flight that you as a Flight Paramedic or Flight Nurse must be familiar with. In this episode of the podcast, I discuss the most important of these flight stressors: hypoxia.
I discuss the 4 different types of hypoxia and the most common causes of each. I also share with you the three guidelines that regulate when we, as air medical professionals, must utilize oxygen ourselves during transport.
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