Seattle Children’s High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Policy

• 2022

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The document describes how to safely use High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) for children needing extra breathing support at Seattle Children’s Hospital. It explains when and how to start, monitor, and stop HFNC, who should get it, safety steps like checking for water in the tube and skin problems, and what signs mean a child needs more help. It also covers feeding rules while on HFNC and family education. The goal is safe care for kids with breathing trouble using heated, humidified oxygen through special nasal tubes.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infectious Disease

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Asthma; Bronchiolitis, Viral; Critical Care; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Pediatrics; Pneumonia; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn; Respiratory Insufficiency; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Institutions: Seattle Children's Hospital

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