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Demand Valve Oxygen Therapy

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Demand valve oxygen therapy is a way of delivering high flow oxygen using a device that supplies oxygen only when the patient breathes in and shuts off when the patient breathes out. It is commonly used to treat conditions such as cluster headache, and it is a recommended first aid procedure for several diving disorders, including as a prophylactic against decompression sickness after a minor omitted decompression with no symptoms.

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xygen when the patient breathes in and shuts off when they breathe out. DVOT is commonly used to treat conditions such as cluster headache, which affects up to four in 1000 people (0.4%), and is a recommended first aid procedure for several diving disorders. It is also a recommen
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Demand valve oxygen therapy (Wikipedia)
Treats: Cluster Headache, Lead: treats Cluster Headache
Quote, Treats: Cluster Headache, Lead: treats Cluster Headache
DVOT is commonly used to treat conditions such as cluster headache, which affects up to four in 1000 people (0.4%), and is a recommended first aid procedure for several diving disorders.
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