The Oxygen Series

Key Message 1

Childhood Pneumonia
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age

Key Message 2

SARI & ARDS
Oxygen is the first therapy for patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Infections and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Key Message 3

Hipoxemia
Hypoxemia increases the risk of death but is easily detected using pulse oximetry

Key Message 4

Pulse Oximetry
Pulse oximeters and oxygen therapies can decrease patient deaths by one third

Course Contents

 Stanford Anesthesia
Division of Global Health Equity

Editor in Chief
Ana Maria Crawford, MD, MSc.

 Assist International

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 Project ECHO

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