American Red Cross - Administering Emergency Oxygen
This class gives participants the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to a victim of a breathing emergency using breathing devices, including resuscitation masks, bag-valve-mask resuscitators (BVMs) and emergency oxygen.
Class Content:
- Describe the importance of administering emergency oxygen
- List the steps required to administer emergency oxygen
- Identify different oxygen delivery devices and when to use them
- List the precautions to take when using emergency oxygen
- Demonstrate how to properly remove disposable gloves
- Demonstrate how to use a resuscitation mask and BVM to ventilate a nonbreathing victim
- Demonstrate how to prepare the oxygen equipment and administer emergency oxygen to a breathing or a nonbreathing victim
Class Time: 1 - 2 hours
Certificate: 2 years
