title: How much do new junior doctors in emergency medicine understand about oxygen therapy?
abstract: Oxygen is routinely prescribed in hospital practice. It should be prescribed like any other drug, specifying delivery device, flow rate and desired inspired concentration. There appears to be continued deficiency in the provision of guidance for, and understanding of, the principles of oxygen therapy.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mbamalu
authors.forename: Ashis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hinchley
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Idowu
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom