Talk:Demand valve oxygen therapy

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Term not supported by reference[edit]

The term Demand valve oxygen therapy is not found in the only reference cited. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 14:04, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's because the reference refers to the prevalence of cluster headaches. ColinHallmark (talk) 14:06, 17 January 2019 (UTC)ColinHallmark[reply]

I know someone who is undergoing this therapy in a city hospital, however, the point is well made by @Pbsouthwood:; but I think a better reference is now provided. There are US clinical trial and other references for this [1], [2]. It would be great if the author would add a few more lines on its development and use. Britishfinance (talk) 14:27, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It's just a stub at the moment. Working on additional information and references. ColinHallmark (talk) 14:36, 17 January 2019 (UTC)ColinHallmark[reply]

ColinHallmark, The notability of the topic must be established by reliable sources. The topic is Demand Valve Oxygen Therapy, so it must be mentioned in the references. Fortunately it was quite easy to find a few, and I am busy adding them now. There are other uses for this procedure, particularly as first aid for diving accidents, where 100% Oxygen by demand valve is the recommended first aid and prophylactic for several conditions. Remember about establishing notability for future articles, failing this point is a common reason for deletion. I still don't have references for it being a common treatment for cluster headaches, so please try to find a suitable reference for this point. So far all I have found are primary sources covering clinical tests, which by their nature are not a common treatment. Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 14:41, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Understood Pbsouthwood. Will be building on the article in the next few days with strong references. Thanks ColinHallmark (talk) 14:50, 17 January 2019 (UTC)ColinHallmark[reply]

Thanks, I will come back with refs for the diving applications.

Is there any reason why the term should have each word capitalised? Wikipedia generally uses sentence case for titles unless there is an established reason to do otherwise. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 15:12, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I see Doc James has changed this already. Caught me in mid-edit. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 13:04, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not very useful illustrations[edit]

The video is OK but the two section diagrams showing the function of the exhaust valve are pretty useless as an explanation of how a demand valve works. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 09:29, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]