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Medicine

Oxygen Delivery Systems and Fraction of Inspired Oxygen Calculations

Quick fact

A standard nasal cannula at 6 liters per minute delivers roughly 44% oxygen—more than double the 21% in room air.

Why this is interesting

When a patient in the emergency room is struggling to breathe, do you know how much oxygen they're actually getting from that small plastic tube under their nose?