Picture of Ttauma Patient With Nasal Cannula - Closeup

-- Sick child with nasal cannula. a nasal cannula deliver from 24% to 40% oxygen at a flow rate of 0.26-1.58 gal (1-6 L) per minute. Used for patients suffering respiratory disease, cardiac disease, shock, trauma, severe electrolyte imbalance (hypokalemia), low hemoglobin or severe blood loss, and seizures. Facts:vEncyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health 2002.