Name: Administering Emergency Oxygen Level 3
SKU: 4363
Price: 96.00 GBP
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Administering Emergency Oxygen Level 3

£96.00

Designed for those who have a responsibility for the treatment and/or management of casualties who need administration of emergency medical oxygen.

Course Code: MD06
Location: Plymouth, Devon UK
Duration: 1 day

Price: £96

Category: Medical

This course will help you develop the skills and knowledge needed for the safe, prompt and effective use of administering oxygen in an emergency.

Course content

Clarify the health and safety considerations when using oxygen
Describe the benefits of administering oxygen in an emergency situation
Give examples of situations when using oxygen in an emergency is required
State the indications when using oxygen for adults and children in an emergency
State the cautions and contraindication when using oxygen in an emergency
Perform safety checks on equipment required to administer oxygen
Demonstrate the safe administration of oxygen using required equipment
Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using:
- Oxygen
- Bag valve mask (B-V-M)
- AED
Monitor and record the effects of administering oxygen
Clarify the health and safety considerations when using a combination of nitrous oxide 50% and oxygen 50%
Identify the actions of a combination of nitrous oxide 50% and oxygen 50%
State the indications when using a combination of nitrous oxide 50% and oxygen 50% in an emergency for adults and children
State the cautions and contraindications when using a combination of nitrous oxide 50% and oxygen 50% in an emergency
Perform safety checks on equipment required to administer a combination of nitrous oxide 50% and oxygen 50%
Demonstrate the safe administration of nitrous oxide 50% and oxygen 50% oxygen using required equipment
Monitor and record the effects of administering nitrous oxide 50% and oxygen 50%

The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

Resuscitation Council (UK)
Skills for Health Assessment Principles for First Aid Qualifications
The British Thoracic Society
UK Ambulance Services Clinical Practice Guidelines 2017 (JRCALC)

Assessment Method

1 x Learner Workbook and 1 x Practical assessment.

Who should take this course?

This course is ideal if you have specific responsibility to be able to safely administer and monitor the effects of emergency oxygen within your scope of practice. For example, a first aider operating in a high risk workplace, community first responders, fire, police and other emergency services personnel, cabin/film crews or if you work doctor’s surgeries.

Prerequisites

Completed a minimum of a Level 3 First Aid at Work (QCF or RQF) (FAW) or higher level first aid/emergency care qualification or recognised equivalent, and have knowledge/awareness of an automated external defibrillator (AED) if it isn’t in corporated into the FAW.

Qualification

Award in Administering Emergency Oxygen Level 3 (RQF)

Awarding Body

How long does the qualification last?

1 year

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