THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF OXYGEN

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Abstract
The use of oxygen in medical therapy occupies at present an uncertain rôle. Previous to the recent war, the current attitude was that of indifference to its use and skepticism concerning its value. This attitude appeared to be based not on inaccurate observation, but for the most part on the true appraisal of results obtained from ineffective methods. The lack of enthusiasm with which oxygen has been regarded in the past seems largely due to the absence of an ideal method of administering it. There is no commonly available method that can supply to the patient an effective concentration of oxygen without in some degree interfering with his comfort. The apparatus most widely used in this country and in England, the tube and funnel, adds less than 2 per cent. oxygen to the inspired air.1In short, oxygen was not given in sufficient dosage to get the therapeutic effect.

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