Infusing dissolved oxygen into I.V. fluids to provide short term emergency oxygenation of venous blood for compromised or trauma patients

A process for oxygenating a biological fluid for use in a compromised or a trauma subject in need of oxygenation support to maintain appropriate oxygen levels in the subject, the process comprising:

• supplying oxygen gas from an oxygen source;
• dissolving an amount of the supplied oxygen into a biological fluid to obtain an oxygen enriched biological fluid;
• removing an amount of nitrogen gas that is substantially equivalent to the amount of the supplied oxygen dissolved into the biological fluid, wherein, the steps of dissolving the amount of the suppled oxygen and removing the amount of the nitrogen gas are carried out simultaneously to avoid any increase in total gas pressure (TGP) so as to at least reduce or prevent the formation of gas emboli in the bloodstream of the subject when the oxygen enriched biological fluid is introduced into the subject;
• and
• directing the oxygen enriched biological fluid into a compatible reservoir or delivering the oxygen enriched biological fluid directly into the circulation of the subject.