PADI RTO First Aid Student Manual

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Troubleshooting to identify minor and major faults What are possible faults and solutions when using oxygen units? Possible faults may include: no oxygen coming from the unit – check that the valve is turned on and check the cylinder has oxygen in it; is it possible you briefly opened the valve before putting the regulator on? You may also find some oxygen is leaking from the valve connection so you need to check if the bodok seal (washer) was in place – check if the regulator is tightened onto the cylinder. Or you may find that the casualty refuses to use the demand inhalator system – you can use an alternative mask type, e.g. a non-rebreather mask. There is also a possibility that the regulator malfunctions – in this case you should replace the regulator, mark the regulator as faulty and have the faulty one serviced before next being put back into use. You may also find that the cylinder valve will not turn on – you then need to replace the cylinder and mark it as faulty (don’t just mark as empty, otherwise the valve problem will not be fixed). What are possible faults and solutions when using suction devices? You may find there is no sterile catheter – you then need to get another catheter, if available. The unit also may not be sucking – you then check that you are using the catheter correctly, e.g. is your thumb over the control hole on the catheter? Or there may be tubing missing from the oxygen system – with an oxygen powered unit you then need to get some tubing from spare oxygen masks. You may also find that the unit won’t turn on – in this case you should check your power supply, check it is plugged in, check the gas cylinder is turned on, that there is gas in the cylinder. There may also be no suction – check that there are no holes in the suction tubing, replace tubing or cover the holes. Or you may find that there are missing parts – so you must find the missing parts or get another suction device.

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