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East Midlands Oxygen Saturation Wristband Project

The East Midlands Oxygen Saturation Wristband Project aims to improve the prescription and titration of oxygen to enhance patient safety. Incorrect oxygen use could lead to avoidable deaths and increased risks in vulnerable patients. Doctors and nurses play crucial roles in ensuring proper oxygen management. Incident reporting and feedback mechanisms are in place to support this patient safety initiative. This training presentation was delivered by Dr. Gillian Lowrey, a Respiratory Consultant Physician at Derby Teaching Hospitals.

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East Midlands Oxygen Saturation Wristband Project

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  1. East Midlands Oxygen Saturation Wristband Project • Aim • Improve the prescription of oxygen • Improve the titration of oxygen • Improve patient safety

  2. Why are we doing this? Incorrect use of oxygen • may cause 2000-4000 avoidable deaths per year in those at risk of hypercapnoeic respiratory failure • is linked to increased risk of death in Stroke/ICU patients/Survivors of cardiac arrest

  3. Doctor’s Role Oxygen is a drug and should be prescribed • ALL PATIENTS in the unit should have a target oxygen saturation prescribed………

  4. Nurse’s Role On admission and drug rounds: • Check target SpO2 prescribed - remind doctor! • Check or put saturation wristband on patient • Check the patient’s SpO2 is in the prescribed range

  5. Put correct wristband on…

  6. Other stuff…. • Incident reporting • Via hospital reporting system • Site co-ordinator within 72 hours (put email/contact here) • Feedback • Staff survey • Patient survey

  7. Thank you for your support with this patient safety project. This training presentation was provided by Dr Gillian Lowrey, Respiratory Consultant Physician at Derby Teaching Hospitals.

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