Hospital staff have been told to prepare to manually ventilate patients if oxygen supply runs out, according to reports. Pressure has been mounting on hospitals amid a surging number of coronavirus cases - and many have warned the number of admissions is placing oxygen supplies under pressure.
Staff at a major hospital in London have reportedly been warned to prepare for 'oxygen supply failure'. A note circulated to staff on Thursday and shared with the Daily Mail told staff there is a high demand for medical oxygen across the healthcare system.
It said: "You need to know what to do in the event of oxygen supply failure. "Disconnect tubing from patient. Connect inflating bag to oxygen bottle. "If no oxygen bottles, don't panic, just inflate
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