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Whatever you do, make sure to learn everything you can about how to use your oxygen safely, ideally before you begin oxygen therapy at home. Make sure you understand their hazards and take the time to familiarize yourself with all the best practices for preventing accidents, leaks, fires, and burns.
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Home Oxygen Therapy can help get your body the extra oxygen it needs so you can breathe better. Learn more about how to get started with home oxygen therapy.
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I always love taking out a new roll of oxygen tubing. It is fresh and new, with no kinks … yet. The downside is that it is hard to get the coils out of the tubing, which makes it a tripping hazard. Here’s a trick I learned to make it stay flat. 1. Take the tubing out of the plastic bag and put it in a mesh laundry bag (the kind you use to wash deli...
Most oxygen companies provide you with a solid plastic connector that joins your tubing to your cannula. This does the job, but it doesn’t help with the tubing getting easily tangled. Ask your oxygen provider if it has swivel connectors instead. If it doesn’t, you can buy them online. The kind I useis $5 for two. They help the tubing not get so tan...
As your oxygen needs increase, you may need to connect two tanks or concentrators to give you the amount of oxygen you need. In the video, I show you how I hook two liquid oxygen tanks together to dispense 8 liters per minute of oxygen. Each of my tanks only delivers 6 LPM, so by hooking them together, I can go as high as 12 LPM. The connectors I u...
What tips have helped you to make using supplemental oxygen a little easier? We have so much we can learn from one another. Please leave a comment below, and share with those who could benefit via email or on social media. We’re in this together! *** Note: Pulmonary Fibrosis Newsis strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does ...
- Ventilating Your Home Download Article Open your windows. You may spend a lot of time indoors, especially in the winter. Open a window in your home to allow fresh, oxygenated air inside.
- Embracing Nature Download Article Put plants in your home. Fill your home with indoor plants to purify the air and increase oxygen in your space.
- Using Equipment Download Article Use a portable oxygen tank. Oxygen comes in portable, lightweight units that are easy to carry around the house with you.
Once your physician prescribes oxygen, you may ask yourself, “How do you use a portable oxygen cylinder?” Understanding the steps is important in establishing a routine that is easy to remember. This guide explains how to safely use your oxygen cylinder at home.
You can refill an oxygen concentrator at home as long as you have electricity or batteries to run it. Home oxygen refill systems also allow you to fill compressed air oxygen tanks from home. They compress air from the room around you.
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Perform all steps each time you use your oxygen unit. The steps will vary depending on the type of oxygen unit you use. Wash your hands. Pressurize your compressed oxygen tank or turn on your portable oxygen concentrator (POC). Follow the instructions from your healthcare provider or medical supply company.
