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    Oxygen therapy, also referred to as supplemental oxygen, is the use of oxygen as medical treatment. Supplemental oxygen can also refer to the use of oxygen...
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    simulating a descent in altitude. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), the medical use of greater than 99% oxygen at an ambient pressure higher than atmospheric...
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    space. Oxygen tank – Storage vessel for oxygen Oxygen therapy – Use of oxygen as a medical treatment Oxygen mask – Interface between the oxygen delivery...
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    undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The result of breathing increased partial pressures of oxygen is hyperoxia, an excess of oxygen in body tissues. The body...
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    welding and cutting of steels and other metals, rocket propellant, oxygen therapy, and life support systems in aircraft, submarines, spaceflight and diving...
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    delivered by high-flow therapy without additional oxygen. Patients can speak during use of high-flow therapy. As this is a non-invasive therapy, it avoids the...
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  • oxygen therapy. Oxygen concentrators are used widely for oxygen provision in healthcare applications, especially where liquid or pressurized oxygen is too...
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    mask, is a medical device to deliver a known oxygen concentration to patients on controlled oxygen therapy. The mask was invented by Moran Campbell at...
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    respiratory or cardiac arrest. Oxygen therapy may be used to assist in raising blood oxygen levels. Oxygenation occurs when oxygen molecules (O 2) enter the...
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    enclosure often has a side opening with a zipper. Oxygen therapy often benefits patients by providing more oxygen to their lungs and consequently to their tissues...
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