Traveling with Oxygen
When traveling with oxygen, there are some guidelines that you need to follow either due to regulations or simply for your own safety.
Using the Portable Oxygen Cylinder
The portable oxygen cylinder is a modality that permits an active oxygen user to leave the home to go shopping, to run errands, go to the doctors, to...
Using the Pulse Oximeter
A pulse oximeter is a medical device that is used to measure how much oxygen is being carrying in a person’s blood. More specifically, it measures how...
Using the Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) Chamber
Respiratory patients using a metered dose inhaler (MDI) can improve the effectiveness and accuracy of medication placement into their airways and lungs by...
Using a Peak Flow Meter
A peak flow meter is a small handheld medical device that measures the fastest speed that air leaves your lungs during a forceful exhalation. This...
Tracheal Suctioning
Tracheal suctioning using a mechanical suction device to aspirate secretions from the airway is a vital part of bronchial hygiene when the patient does...
Stationary Concentrators
The stationary oxygen concentrator is designed to provide an unlimited supply of supplemental oxygen to patients whose blood oxygen saturation is 88% or...
The OxyGo Portable Oxygen Concentrator
The OxyGo is a new-generation pulse dose oxygen concentrator that weighs only 4.8 pounds and can operate on electricity, DC current, or the external...
Replacing your Oxygen Cannula and Extension Tubing
If you have low blood saturation levels and have been prescribed supplemental oxygen, that oxygen is most likely being delivered to your lungs via a nasal...
Oxygen Safety
Your doctor will prescribe oxygen if your lungs are not getting enough oxygen into your blood. Many people don’t realize that oxygen is a drug because we...
