Would you accept O2 without qualification?

[Firefyter]

I can tell you that as a firefighter/EMT. we are still taught to administer O² almost as an automatic response. The FEW contraindications would preclude you from diving anyway. As far as accepting it from non-certified personnel, absolutely.

 

[ShakaZulu]

Amazingly thats what youre supposed to do ! Or make THEM place the O2 mask on their face and hold it.

Absolutely crazy.

This is a true statement, you have to ask for permission if they are consious.

 

[miketsp]

Put it in a tattoo......

:rofl:

 

[Seabear70]

This is a true statement, you have to ask for permission if they are consious.

Maybe if they refuse and you have a judge on board you can have an emergency commitment hearing?

 

[ShakaZulu]

Maybe if they refuse and you have a judge on board you can have an emergency commitment hearing?

Nah, it's easy......just wait till they stop breathing. Then you administer rescue breaths with the oxygen, nice.

 

[cool_hardware52]

Well...if the person is currently on fire...it might be a bad idea to give them O2...

Sorry...it's been a strange day...

Here I was trying to think of a circumstance where administering O2 would be "contra-indicated" without result..........until I read your post. Soon I imagine this warning will appear on Emergency O2 bottles......"fully extinguish patient before initiating flow"

Tobin

 

[Seabear70]

Here I was trying to think of a circumstance where administering O2 would be "contra-indicated" without result..........until I read your post. Soon I imagine this warning will appear on Emergency O2 bottles......"fully extinguish patient before initiating flow"

Tobin

Well, considering there's a sticker on a ladder I own that says "Do not place on frozen Manure" that warning may not be far fetched.

 

[MikeFerrara]

What a silly question. If I came out of the water and thought I was bent I would administer the O2 to myself since all that really involves is sucking on it. LOL

What would I need some one who was trained in O2 administration?

In fact when I surface I'm often already bresthing O2.

 

[Seabear70]

What if you were bent and in too much pain to do it for yourself, yet aware enough to realize what was happening?

 

[TazTheSpaz]

...would you accept O2 from a non-qualified person if there was an O2 cylinder available?

...so yes - I'll just administer it to myself