Our NAMDET colleagues have designed a poster (which is part of the soon-to-be issued e-learning for medical gases course) and shared it as useful resource. The latest version (8th January 2023) also includes E size cylinder flows and timings too
The poster shows a range of different Oxygen cylinder sizes, and the potential contents when the cylinder is FULL, Half Full and 1/4 full. This may help staff work out how long the Oxygen will last when used for a range of different sized cylinders and flow settings when using medical devices, nasal cannula, face masks, venturi and emergency non-rebreathe masks.
If you spot any obvious errors or omissions, please inform us as soon as you are able via enquiries@namdet.org
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Oxygen cylinder duration chart
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NHS England Patient Safety Alert and Guidance.
The purpose of these documents is to support organisations to protect patients and staff by outlining the immediate actions that organisations should take to mitigate the identified clinical safety, patient safety, fire safety and physical safety risks with the current use of oxygen cylinders.
