Oxygen Course Introduction
Welcome to your Oxygen Provider course, we begin with a short introduction and overview of the course and recap on First Aid procedures and the ABCDE approach to patient care.
Basic Life Support
In this section, you will learn how to provide Basic Life Support to adults, children, and infants, the use of barriers and gloves, and how to improve your compressions and breaths.
Oxygen and Why We Need It
Oxygen is vital for life. In this section you will learn when it is used, the hazards involved when we use it, the effect of COPD on Oxygen Therapy, and the effect of too little (Hypoxia) or too much oxygen in the body (Hyperoxia).
Pulse Oximetry
This section looks in depth at pulse oximetry, you will learn what they are and how to use one.
Oxygen Equipment
In this section, we look at oxygen equipment, the correct storage, and transport, the different types of cylinders, regulators, BOC Oxygen Kits, and the use of portable suction units.
Providing Oxygen
In this section, you will learn how to provide oxygen, the use of masks, and the different kinds and nasal cannula. There is also a section on the use of oxygen during an anaphylactic reaction.
Course Summary
The summary contains important information on completing your final test and printing your certificate of completion and other course resources.
Course Details
2 hours and 15 minutes
English
Keith Sleightholm
English
Oxygen Provider Level 2 (VTQ) at a Glance
- Be able to deliver life-saving Oxygen to a patient by different methods
- Can complete the course 100% online
- Learn how to set up, administer and disassemble an Oxygen set
- Includes loads of supporting documents and links to support your training
- Learn how Oxygen can help a patient and the reasons why you would not use it
- Ideal to increase your knowledge on FROS Level 3 and FPOS Level 4 regulated qualifications