Senior anaesthetist | Medical cover |
Conduct medical screening. Ensure participant safety throughout the study. Inserting/removing radial arterial line. Operating the hypoxicator equipment. Taking ABG samples from arterial line.
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Researcher 1 | Devices and time-stamping |
Ensure correct positioning of all involved devices. Ensure data is being recorded from all monitors. Time-stamping of study activities and ABGs. Troubleshoot any device-related issues throughout.
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Researcher 2 | ABG processing |
Collect and process the ABG. Identify ABG report with correct activity (eg, tapping, tablet, 95%). Discard the blood sample.
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Researcher 3 | Participant activities and instructions |
Explain activities to participants. Giving instructions and guide participants through movement phase activities. Respiratory rate manual count at ABG time points. FiO2 manual record at ABG time points in the hypoxia phase.
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Researcher 4 | Support/backup |
Manually record the time ABGs are drawn. Complement/assist any required activities. Responsible for oversight and detection of any suboptimal activities/conditions.
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Engineer | Data monitoring |
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