EXERCISES, LESSON 3
INSTRUCTIONS. Answer the following items by completing the statement or by writing
the answer in the space provided at the end of the item.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers.
1.
What is hypoxemia?
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2.
How is hypoxemia treated?
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3.
Name two ways in which oxygen is normally supplied.
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4.
What is the US color code for oxygen tanks? The international color
code?
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5.
How could the oxygen tank become an uncontrolled torpedo-like object?
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6.
Why is a cylinder regulator used when administering oxygen?
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