Hi All
I work at night and take care of a female pt with a trach and she
is hooked to humidifier machine and hooked to a separate oxygen
concentrator( it also has a humidifier, but the only use the oxygen)
machine.
She has O2 tank. A few nights ago, the oxygen concentrator went
out and pt didn't have o2 til am. It was the filter, but the provider
didn't have knowledge on how to hook up the 02 tank. She was shown how
too hook it up. there was a meeting this week for the rest of the
workers to learn , but I have a day job and was not able to attend. I
feel a little nervous now, because I go in tonight and none of the
family knows how to hook it up if anything goes wrong.

I have seen it done once, when she went to the ER and that night
the transferred her to the room and they hook her up to a o2 tank.

So, could someone help me out with some basic info on how to hook
up an o2 tank to a patient with trach before I go in tonight.
Hopefully the person with the knowlege willShe has a white vetillator
hose that hooks on the the humidifier and then a long green tube that
hooks up to the electric concentor machine and she is on 2 liter of 02.

Thanks in advance.

Sheree, cna, tx