CARBON DIOXIDE

5% Carbon Dioxide / Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture is administered by inhalation through the lungs usually for a fixed period.

The use of 5% Carbon Dioxide / Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture may produce sweating, nausea and headache in a small number of patients. Reporting of suspected adverse reactions Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important.

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Administration of 5% Carbon Dioxide /Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture to patients with chronic respiratory disease or drug induced respiratory depression is potentially dangerous. It should not be given to acidotic patients. Where the patient has been exposed to agents which are toxic to the lungs, such as Paraquat, the use of gases containing more than 21% oxygen should be avoided.

5% Carbon Dioxide /Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture is non flammable but strongly supports combustion and should not be used near sources of ignition. Smoking should be prohibited when using 5% Carbon Dioxide /Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture. Under no circumstances should oils or grease be used to lubricate any part of the 5% Carbon Dioxide /Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture cylinder or the associated equipment used to deliver the gas to the patient.

Where moisturising creams are required for use with a facemask or in nasal passages, oil based creams should not be used. Check that hands are clean and free from any oils or grease. Where alcohol gels are used to control microbiological cross-contamination ensure that all alcohol has evaporated before handling 5% Carbon Dioxide /Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture cylinders or equipment.

There are no contraindications for the use of 5% Carbon Dioxide / Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture in any age group. The duration and circumstances of the exposure to 5% Carbon Dioxide / Oxygen Medical Gas Mixture is always at the discretion of the attendant physician who makes the decision in the light of the particular circumstances.