When we have a lot of patients who need oxygen, we sometimes don't have enough oxygen tanks or concentrators to go around. So our nurses just place these "T" connectors and give oxygen to 2, 3, or in this case, 4 patients. I think I remember one time when 5 were sharing one source. It works, although it's hard to control how much oxygen each patients receives. We usually use pulse oximters to check whether each one is getting enough.
Just as a bonus, I'll throw in a photo of a cute baby who is getting oxygen from one of the branches of that tangle.
When we have a lot of patients who need oxygen, we sometimes don't have enough oxygen tanks or concentrators to go around. So our nurses just place these "T" connectors and give oxygen to 2, 3, or in this case, 4 patients. I think I remember one time when 5 were sharing one source. It works, although it's hard to control how much oxygen each patients receives. We usually use pulse oximters to check whether each one is getting enough.
Just as a bonus, I'll throw in a photo of a cute baby who is getting oxygen from one of the branches of that tangle.
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