Forwarded the question about titrating oxygen to someone here that I knew
was involved in this. Here is her reply.
Deb
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> From: Monique Prendergast <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fw: oygen therapy -Reply
> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 2:49 PM
>
> Deb,
>
> I am the Professional Practice Leader for physiotherapy at London Health
> Sciences Centre in Ontario. The ability to titrate oxygen is a
controlled
> act in Ontario as it is a drug.
>
> LHSC-Victoria Campus developed a quality improvement project that
> looked at ensuring the right patients received the right amount of oygen
> at the right time. This included looking at the ability to titrate
oxygen
> during Physiotherapy treatment. We developed an education program
> that was used across the hospital and Physiotherapists are certified on
> an annual basis to titrate oxygen during Physiotherapy treatment up to
> 4lnp or 50%. They also participate in weaning protocols which are
> standardized for certain populations and they have shared
> responsibilities with RT and Nursing for these protocols. This means
that
> if the patient is doing well on a ceratil FiO2 that they can be titrated
down
> as long as they are monitored by the Physiotherapist.
>
> I hope that information is useful,
>
> Please feel free to contact me for additional information,
>
> Monique Prendergast
> Professional Practice Leader
> Physiotherapy
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