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THis is a common topic O2 admin and Ox tox: the last "verdict" I heard was that it's ok to administer O2 to a non-fitting ox tox casualty, naturally you'd stop temporarily if they had another fit but it's not considered a great liklihood.
Also, diving O2 administrators are not qualified to gicve O2 to non-diving casualties due to conditions such as emphysema which could be exaccerbated by O2, however these folk would be excluded from diving so it's not a factor for diving O2 administrators to worry about.
Matt, if you find the link to info about not giving O2 for XXX reason I'd be curious to see it, but in the meantime I was taught (and taught to teach others) that giving O2 to a diving casualty can do no harm (fitting ox tox proviso)and can only do good.
Chee-az
Steve |