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Portable Oxigen Bottle (Therapeutic oxygen )

Bottles are carried on board the A/C for first aid purposes also for use after a decompression.

further details on this will come later in the course.

311 litre bottle: • High flow : 77 minutes at 4 litres per minute • Low flow : 154 minutes at 2 litres per minute

120 litre bottle: • High flow : 30 minutes at 4 litres per minute • Low flow : 60 minutes at 2 litres per minute

 

 

PDI

What P D I mean is Pre-Departure Inspection.

So before we take off first thing we do arriving to the Aircraft is to check that all the equipment is functional.

And we check it on any of the equipment we have on board, including:

Doors.

Slides.

Oxygen bottles.

First aid kit.

Life jackets.

ETC.

What do we check?

We check the date, stowage (they are in place), quantity and depending on the equipment several different things.

 

 

Here they are the PDI's for the Oxygen Bottles.

 

 1. Date

2. Stowage

3. Quantity

4. Strap is visible

5. Gauge reads ¾ to full

6. Mask is attached to the high flow for emergency use bottles

7. Mask is attached to the low flow for therapeutic use bottles

8. Spare mask is present 

 

 

 

 


 

How to Use (12 points)

1. Inform the flight deck

2. No smoking PA

3. In hatbin – check O2 flow

4. Turn fully anti-clockwise and watch for green indicator

5. Turn off

6. Place carry strap around neck of CC or ABP

7. Sit Passenger upright

8. Remove any grease or make up from the face

9. Turn on oxygen

10. Fit mask securely, pinch at the nose

11. Do not let go below ¼ full

12. If the passenger requires oxygen for landing – brief an ABP, ensure the Captain is informed 

(Remember these durations are for using the bottle from full to empty but we don’t let the bottle go below ¼ so the duration will be less in practise)

When do we use an Oxygen bottle?

1 Whenevera passenger booked (it means they le us know a passenger will need it during the flight)

2 In case of decompression, but only to give First Aid.

3 In an emergency situation in high flow:

 

Patients with respiratory failure saturation, drowsiness or other symptoms 

It is important to remember that during an emergency situation you can look for a doctor or a nurse, but you have to ask for an I D that show they are qualified and also advice the Captain.

 

"Ladies and gentlemen, if there is a medically quaified person, doctor or nurse on board, please notify the nearest flight attendant. Once again, if there is a medically quaified person  on board, please make yourself known by pressing the call bell above your head."

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