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BTS Guidelines for home oxygen use in adults - Risk assessment form

Appendix 4 - Risk assessment tools for use by home oxygen supplier and home oxygen assessment team

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East Midlands oxygen-wristband training presentation

Front-line clinicians at Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a system of colour-coded silicone wristbands which state the patient’s target saturation range, designed to ensure the correct level of oxygen is prescribed.

This training presentation was provided by Dr Gillian Lowrey, Respiratory Consultant Physician at Derby Teaching Hospitals.

Read the Respiratory Futures features on the oxygen-wristband pilot study and how to introduce the wristbands in a clinical setting.

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