Target Audience
Qualified first-aiders in the workplace who may, due to the hazards involved, be required to administer oxygen to a casualty.
Objectives
To provide personnel with knowledge of safe administration of oxygen using an oxygen therapy unit.
Duration
1 day
Benefits
To enable personnel to administer oxygen therapy to casualties who, due to illness or injury, are in respiratory distress.
Outline Content
- Atmosphere
- Definition, benefits and dangers of oxygen therapy
- Components, safe handling and storage of oxygen therapy unit
- Safety precautions
- Safe application of oxygen therapy unit to a casualty
- Recovery position
- Treatment of shock
- Managing the incident
Prices on application
Duration: Half day