The 10 Basic Safety Guidelines for Oxygen Therapy Use

The 10 Basic Safety Guidelines for Oxygen Therapy Use

Oxygen itself is a safe gas to use, and oxygen therapy provides benefits to enhance your health. If you use oxygen therapy, taking the right safety measures is essential for yourself and anyone around you. Practicing these tips will reduce your risk of accidents and injuries and ensure you get the most out of your oxygen therapy.

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What is the Normal Oxygen Level? How to Check Oxygen Saturation Level

What is the Normal Oxygen Saturation Level?

If you have COPD any other chronic lung condition, you probably know what it means to have a lower than normal blood oxygen saturation level. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is just one example, but it means that your lungs’ ability to bring in enough oxygen is compromised. The tiny air sacks in your lungs have been damaged, so you can’t absorb enough oxygen through these sacks into your bloodstream.

It’s important to have a certain level of oxygen, versus a certain level of carbon dioxide in your blood at one time. The carbon dioxide is carried back to your lungs, where it is breathed out when you exhale. The oxygen you breathed in gets delivered to every part of your body, as part of the fuel you need to keep your body working properly.

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Marvin Skis with Comfort – Adventures with Oxygen

Marvin Skis with Comfort Portable Concentrator

Marvin reached out to us at the Oxygen Concentrator Store with his requirement: a portable oxygen concentrator capable of supporting high-altitude activities. After thorough consultation with Jake, one of our skilled Oxygen Specialists, the Caire FreeStyle Comfort was selected as the ideal fit for his needs. Marvin’s satisfaction with the device was evident when he shared an inspiring photo of himself skiing alongside his children in Montana with FreeStyle Comfort. Touched by his story and enthusiastic about the difference the concentrator made in his life, we invited Marvin to share his journey in a blog post, aiming to inspire and inform others within our community. Graciously accepting our invitation, Marvin penned the blog. Here’s Marvin’s inspiring journey, in his own words.

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How to Exercise with Oxygen Therapy (EWOT)

How to Exercise with Oxygen Therapy (EWOT)

Exercising with oxygen therapy (also known as EWOT) has many potential benefits and can be a great way to reduce the physical stress of exercise. This is especially true if you have the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or any other respiratory illness that affects your ability to receive oxygen.

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11 Critical Safety Precautions For Oxygen Therapy

11 Critical Safety Precautions For Oxygen Therapy

Oxygen might seem like a harmless gas because we breathe it every day. However, when oxygen is purified at high concentrations, it can become very destructive. Oxygen therapy is an important medical treatment for patients who need to have supplemental oxygen, but caution must be taken to avoid injury.

In this blog post, we will discuss 11 important safety precautions to take into consideration if you are on oxygen therapy. First, let us discuss 2 critical reasons why you should always handle oxygen carefully.

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11 Questions to Ask About Your Oxygen Prescription

11 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Your Oxygen Prescription

If you have a new oxygen prescription from your doctor, there are several questions you should ask to make sure you understand how to use your supplemental oxygen. While it might seem simple to turn on the oxygen and breathe it in, purified medical oxygen is considered a medication that requires a doctor’s evaluation and prescription.

In this article, we will go over 11 specific questions you should ask your doctor regarding your oxygen prescription.

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Tips for Traveling on a Greyhound Bus with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator

Traveling on a Greyhound Bus with a Mobile Concentrator

Traveling on a Greyhound bus has its benefits; it’s cheaper than an airline ticket, you can enjoy the scenery along the way, and you can enjoy comfortable reclining seats while you travel. And another benefit for people who where supplemental oxygen is that Greyhound makes it easy to bring your portable oxygen concentrator (POC).

But like traveling on cruise ships, trains, and airplanes, it will take some preparation beforehand to ensure stress-free traveling.

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Oxygen Concentrators to Use at High Elevations

Oxygen Concentrators to Use at High Elevations

If you live in or visit the mountains, you know the air becomes thinner at higher elevations. Although your body can adjust after several days or weeks, there’s still less oxygen available for you to breathe. And less oxygen to breathe also means your oxygen concentrator has less oxygen to work with. Therefore, you need an oxygen concentrator with enough strength to operate at higher elevations.

If you’re planning a trip to the mountains, but your lung capacity isn’t what it used to be, consult your doctor to ensure you’re healthy enough. If you require supplemental oxygen on your trip, an oxygen concentrator may be the best option to keep you healthy. You’ll need to ensure you’re choosing a concentrator fit to work at high elevations.

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Oxygen Concentrators and Heat Don’t Mix – Summer Concentrator Safety

Oxygen Concentrators and Heat Don't Mix – Summer Concentrator Safety

Just like any other type of electronic, or piece of medical equipment that you depend on, there are things you should know about the proper safety precautions for your oxygen concentrators. With the approaching hottest months of the year for much of the country, you will need to consider how your oxygen concentrator will fair out in the high temperatures. High heat, and especially flames near your unit, can be extremely dangerous, as well as harmful.

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How To: Connect a CPAP Machine to Your Oxygen Concentrator

Connect a CPAP Machine to Your Oxygen Concentrator

If you or a loved one suffers from sleep apnea, it may become necessary to use an oxygen concentrator in addition to a CPAP machine. A CPAP machine is used for obstructive sleep apnea or OSA. This condition is when the muscles in your throat cannot support their weight while you are sleeping. Often, a first sign would be a sleeping partner mentioning or complaining about your snoring, a common symptom of sleep apnea. It’s also extremely common for the patient to feel restless and run-down when they wake up; often being accompanied by headaches and other signs of not receiving enough oxygen at night.

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