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Analgesic Gases and Oxygen Provider Level 2 (VTQ)

Analgesic gases and Oxygen provider in one course
CPD Certified Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Analgesic Gases and Oxygen Provider Level 2 (VTQ) at a glance

  • 3-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 2 hours and 47 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • CPD time credit conformation
  • Follows latest UK Resuscitation and ERC guidelines
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • 100% online or add a skill session with one of our national evaluators
  • Videos include subtitles
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Online Course: £39.95 + VAT

This Analgesic Gases and Oxygen Provider Level 2 (VTQ) course is designed to provide each learner with the theoretical competency on how to best administer Analgesic gases and Oxygen correctly and safely, like Entonox and Nitronox. The certificate is valid for 3 years and an annual refresher is recommended.

This course covers the basics of how to deliver oxygen in first aid emergencies. Oxygen within first aid by trained rescuers can provide an effective way of saving a life or just promoting recovery. In this course, you will learn the basics of how to assemble, use and disassemble an oxygen kit. Oxygen is a simple skill but there are safety concerns each learner needs to be aware of.

Added to the course also is the use of bag valve masks (BVM) to deliver breaths without direct mouth contact as well as being able to deliver the breaths using 100% oxygen. To meet the latest guidelines, pulse oximetry is also covered in the course. By completing this course each learner will gain knowledge and confidence on how to handle, store and administer the Oxygen and Analgesic gases.

This course is ideal to train to use Oxygen equipment if you work in the wind turbine and offshore wind turbine industries.

This training is part of our First Responder on Scene blended online course, which forms part of a regulated qualification.

This qualification and most of the other ProTrainings qualifications are Endorsed by TQUK to show our commitment to extra levels of compliance and quality assurance.

All our first aid courses fully meet the latest UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 as per the HSE requirements.

If you need to buy Oxygen or analgesic gases, please contact us as we can supply this in different sizes of cylinders including 1, 2, 2.7, 8 and 10 litres.  You can rent these on an annual basis and get fast refills. In our store, there are different bags to carry your cylinder and equipment and we also sell a full range of Oxygen administration equipment. We also offer Nitronox in 1, 2 and 10-litre sizes.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

  • First responders
  • Workplaces
  • Ambulance staff
  • Care homes
  • Doctors
  • Pharmacy 
  • First Aiders
  • Hospital workers
  • wind turbine and offshore 
  • Aviation
  • Confined Spaces
  • Military
  • Outdoor pursuits
  • Watersports 
  • First Respnders
  • Workplaces needing Oxygen training
  • Care workers
  • Councils
  • Fire service

This course comes with 4.0 hrs (6.0 class) of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 2 hours and 47 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

  • Basic Life Support
    • Barriers and gloves
    • How to use face shields
    • Initial assessment
    • Adult CPR Introduction
    • Adult CPR
    • CPR hand over
    • Compression only CPR
    • Child CPR
    • Infant CPR
  • Oxygen and Why we Need it
    • Contra Indication of Oxygen
    • Hazards of using oxygen
    • When oxygen is used
    • Hypoxia
    • Pulse oximetry
  • Oxygen Equipment
    • Storage of oxygen
    • transport of cylinders
    • Standard Oxygen cylinder
    • PIN INDEX cylinder
    • Oxygen regulators
    • BOC Oxygen Kit
    • Portable Suction Units
  • Providing Oxygen
    • Pocket Mask
    • Non-rebreather Mask
    • Demand Valves and MTV's
    • Nasal Cannula
    • Adult Bag Valve Mask

Oxygen Provider Learning outcomes:

  • LO1. Explain the ABCDE approach to patient care
  • LO2. Understand the hazards and risks associated with caring for a patient and the correct personal protective equipment required
  • LO3. Explain basic life support for adults, children and infants
  • LO4. Explain when Oxygen is used, the hazards of using Oxygen and the contraindications of oxygen use
  • LO5. Explain what Hypoxia is and how it can be controlled and monitored
  • LO6. Explain how to check oxygen saturation using a pulse oximeter
  • LO7. Explain how to store and transport Oxygen cylinders safely
  • LO8. Explain the difference between PIN index and standard oxygen cylinders with combined regulators
  • LO9. Understand how long an oxygen cylinder will last
  • LO10. Understand when suction is used in basic life support
  • LO11. Explain the different types of an oxygen mask and how they deliver oxygen to the patient
  • LO12. Explain how to use a bag valve mask (BVM) in basic life support
  • LO13. Understand special considerations when giving Oxygen to patients with Anaphylaxis and CPOD
  • What are analgesic gases
  • When would you use analgesic gases
  • Problems with analgesic gases
  • How much analgesic gas should be given
  • The analgesic gase Cylinder
  • The analgesic gase Regulator
  • Analgesic gase kit assembly
  • Analgesic gase administration
  • Analgesic gases maintenance, transport and storage

Learning Outcomes:

LO1. Understand what are medical gasses are and the difference between analgesic gases and Oxygen. 

LO2. Explain when you would use analgesic gases to control pain in a patient. 

LO3. Explain the problems with giving analgesic gases to a patient. 

LO4. Explain how much analgesic gas should be given and how its delivery is controlled. 

LO5. Explain how to assemble an analgesic gas set. 

LO6. Explain how to administer analgesic gases. 

LO7. Explain how to disassemble, store and transport analgesic gases safely.