Hypoxic patient extra

• Hypoxic pts = pts with low amounts of oxygen
• 3 reasons to use positions:

  • breathless pts
  • to drain secretions
  • to optimise v/q mismatching
• hypoxemia = low amounts oxygen in the blood
• Secretion drainage:

  • gravity assisted positioning
  • ACBT
  • the bird
  • manual techniques
• Breathless pts:

  • positioning
  • breathing control
• Hypoxic pts:

  • positioning
  • oxygen therapy
  • ACBT