First Aid for Oxygen Therapy in Severe Conditions

Oxygen therapy is administered to assist a casualty’s ______

Mine rescuers must know when and how to use ______

In some jurisdictions, oxygen therapy is included as part of first aid ______

Safe practices for oxygen storage, transport, and ______

Oxygen under high pressure can dangerously lower the flash points and ignition temperatures of ______ products

Following these guidelines for medical oxygen cylinders will help prevent ______

Never use a cylinder as a roller or support. _______ Strictly enforce no smoking or open flame when in use.

When changing cylinders, open valves slowly and check for _______.

While in use, always keep cylinders secure and well away from _______ and flame.

If a leaking cylinder cannot be corrected by tightening the valve, it must be clearly tagged and taken outside to a safe location away from ignition sources, open flame, and _______.

Secure the cylinder and allow the pressure to bleed _______.

All cylinders must be refilled by a _______ person.

People at the severe stages of this condition are rarely found in a ______ environment.

If providing first aid and oxygen therapy is needed, administer as one would to any other casualty but monitor breathing very ______.

If required, reduce flow rate but do not stop oxygen therapy once it has been ______.

An oxygen therapy unit has three main components: an oxygen cylinder, a regulator, and a delivery tube with a ______.

Portable units also require a carrying case designed to protect the ______.

Medical-grade oxygen is supplied as a compressed gas at 2,000 psi in a variety of standard cylinder ______.

If there are any deficiencies noted, tag the component and remove it from ______

Check hydrostatic testing stamp on the cylinder as per ______ guidelines.

Certain types of cylinders come with a plastic breakaway strap over the new ______.

Secure the cylinder in an upright ______.

As the yoke is positioned on the medical post, check that the gasket is in ______ and that the pins on the yoke are aligned with the holes in the post (pin indexing).

Open the cylinder valve slowly to stabilize the gauge and then continue to open one full ______.

Multiply by 2.0 for 10 litres per minute (Lpm) and 8 litres per minute (Lpm) to get the oxygen cylinder duration in minutes for a D size cylinder is ___ minutes

Safety factor minus (-) ___ psi

For a cylinder size H-K with factor 3.14, the calculation is: Cylinder pressure times (x) factor divided by flow (Lpm) = minutes. If the cylinder pressure is 1500 psi and the flow rate is 7.5 litres per minute, the duration in minutes would be ___

For an E size cylinder with pressure of 1500 psi and factor 0.28, divided by flow 15 litres per minute, the duration in minutes would be ___

The oxygen cylinder duration for an M size cylinder with pressure of 750 psi and flow rate of 18.75 litres per minute is ___ minutes