Guideline
Oxygen therapy for children: a manual for health workers
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This guideline is from 2016, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
A WHO manual guiding health workers in the safe use of oxygen therapy for infants and children, particularly in resource-limited settings. It covers detection of hypoxaemia, pulse oximetry, oxygen delivery methods and sources, monitoring and weaning, and practical aspects of equipment maintenance and supply. Aimed at clinicians managing childhood pneumonia and other acute respiratory illness at hospital level rather than intensive care specifically, though the principles of oxygen assessment and delivery transfer to PICU practice.
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