{"id":1330,"date":"2014-10-15T21:31:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T21:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxygenworldwide.wordpress.com\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:19:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T09:19:44","slug":"safe-oxygen-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/safe-oxygen-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Oxygen Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tMedical oxygen adds a higher percentage of oxygen to the air a patient uses to breathe. And fire needs oxygen to burn and if a fire should start in an oxygen-enriched area, the material burning will burn more quickly.<br \/>\nWhen more oxygen is present, any fire that starts will burn hotter and faster than usual, it is crucial to follow safety precautions when medical oxygen is in use in a home.<br \/>\nOxygen saturates fabric-covered furniture, clothing, hair and bedding, making it easier for a fire to start and spread, according to the regulator. Smoking is the leading heat source resulting in medical oxygen-related fires, injuries and deaths. Homes where medical oxygen is used need specific fire safety rules to protect people from fire and burns.<br \/>\nSimple, safety tips:<br \/>\n\u2022 There is no safe way to smoke in the home when oxygen is in use. Patients on oxygen should not smoke.<br \/>\n\u2022 Candles, matches, wood stoves and even sparking toys can be ignition sources and should not be used in the home.<br \/>\n\u2022 Keep oxygen cylinders at least five feet from heat sources, open flames or electrical devices.<br \/>\n\u2022 Body oil, hand lotion and items containing oil and grease can easily ignite. Keep oil and grease away from where oxygen is in use.<br \/>\n\u2022 Never use aerosol sprays containing combustible materials near the oxygen.<br \/>\n\u2022 Post \u201cNo Smoking\u201d and \u201cNo Open Flames\u201d signs in and outside the home to remind people not to smoke.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensure smoke alarms are working by testing monthly. Daylight saving time weekends are great times to replace smoke alarm batteries. Also consider using 10-year batteries for smoke alarms.<br \/>\n\u2022 Practice a home fire escape plan with two ways out of every room at least twice a year.<br \/>\nStay safe with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/\">OxygenWorldwide <\/a>and our care team \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/back-up.html\">register<\/a> your portable oxygen concentrator with us today at <a href=\"mailto:info@oxygenworldwide.com\">info@oxygenworldwide.com<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/travel-medicine.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/travel-medicine.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"medical oygen\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/travel-medicine.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/travel-medicine-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simple safe oxygen solutions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical oxygen adds a higher percentage of oxygen to the air a patient uses to breathe. And fire needs oxygen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[28,36,38,61],"class_list":["post-1330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-going-on-holiday-with-medical-oxygen","tag-oxygen-travel-europe","tag-worldwide-organisation","tag-portable-oxygen-concentrators","tag-travelling-with-oxygen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5567,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions\/5567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}