October 2008

Guideline for Emergency Oxygen Use in Adult Patients:

Executive Summary

British Thoracic Society

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The BTS Guideline for Emergency Oxygen Use in Adult Patients is endorsed by: Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists,
Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology, College of Emergency Medicine, British Cardiovascular Society, British
Geriatrics Society, British Paramedic Association, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG),
Intensive Care Society, Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee, Resuscitation Council (UK), Royal College of Anaesthetists,
Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh),
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Royal College of Physicians (London), Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great
Britain, Society for Acute Medicine. Also supported by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
 BTS guideline for emergency oxygen use in adult patients

This publication comprises the Executive

Summary of the BTS Guideline for
Emergency Oxygen Use in Adult Patients.
Thorax 2008 (October), 63 (Supplement 6)

The full guideline can be found at:

www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/emergencyoxygen

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The full Guideline plus the appendices listed above can be found at:
www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/emergencyoxygen

Enquiries to: bts@brit-thoracic.org.uk

British Thoracic Society, 17 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PL

Telephone: 020 7831 8778 Fax: 020 7831 8766

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