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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