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S [SITUATION]: PATIENT ON NASAL CPAP [CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE] BEING TRANSITIONED TO TRANSPORT VENTILATOR. B [BACKGROUND]: PATIENT ON NASAL CPAP GOING TO OR FOR BRONCHOSCOPY. A [ASSESSMENT]: PATIENT'S OXYGEN SATURATION DECREASED WHEN PLACED ON TRANSPORT VENTILATOR. TRANSPORT VENTILATOR SET TO DELIVER 35% OXYGEN, BUT DELIVERED GAS WAS ANALYZED AT 21%. TRANSPORT VENTILATOR NOT ALARMING. OXYGEN TANK CHECKED AND DETERMINED TO BE CONNECTED CORRECTLY AND HAD 1700 PSI. PATIENT SWITCHED BACK TO CRITICAL CARE VENTILATOR WITH RETURN TO NORMAL OXYGEN SATURATION. A SECOND TRANSPORT VENT WAS OBTAINED, AND THE PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE OR WITHOUT INCIDENT. R: TRANSPORT VENTILATOR BROUGHT TO RESPIRATORY CARE OFFICE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR TRANSPORT VENTILATOR, TV100 (PER SITE REPORTER).