Medical Oxygen Safe Handling During Coronavirus Pandemic: Short Review

Authors

  • Wedad H. Al-Dahhan Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad-Iraq
  • Mohammed Kadhom Department of Environmental Science, College of Energy and Environmental Sciences, Alkarkh University of Science, Baghdad-Iraq
  • Mustafa S. Abdallh Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad-Iraq
  • Emad A. Yousif Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad-Iraq
  • Salam A. Mohammed Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture, University of Nizwa, 616 Nizwa-Oman

Keywords:

Medical oxygen, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Gas safety, Gas handling

Abstract

Background: When oxygen is mentioned, we think of air that we inhale. However, oxygen that is used for medical purposes and treatments should be highly pure
(> 99.5 %). Materials and Methods: Medical oxygen can be used for oxygen therapy, anesthetics, resuscitation, and life support. Using excess oxygen could cause several side effects, including nasal irritation, hypoxic respiratory drive, and pulmonary oxygen toxicity.  Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, while there is an increasing demand for medical oxygen, it can be concluded that a number of health care centers are not equipped to handle oxygen cylinders in a safe way. Also, the household use of oxygen cylinders can be considered as a new risk in terms of the lack of safe use of compressed gases. Conclusion: Several precautions and some case studies are reported in this paper, mainly are the basic recommendations for safe medical oxygen gas handling.

 

 

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Published

2022-06-30

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2022): June

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Articles

How to Cite

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Medical Oxygen Safe Handling During Coronavirus Pandemic: Short Review. ANJS 2022, 25 (2), 45-50.

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