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

3. Why are we doing this? Incorrect use of oxygen
may cause 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

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

5. 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

7. Put correct wristband on…

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

9. Thank you for your support with this patient safety project
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.