{"id":1492,"date":"2015-02-23T21:04:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T21:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxygenworldwide.wordpress.com\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2015-02-23T21:04:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T21:04:22","slug":"hows-best-to-chauffeur-your-oxygen-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/hows-best-to-chauffeur-your-oxygen-around\/","title":{"rendered":"How&#8217;s Best to Chauffeur Your Oxygen Around?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThe wonder of lightweight and portable devices is that you can get out of the house and keep active, however it is medical equipment containing a gas that aids combustion, so safety precautions should be taken for your own safety.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3406\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/car-1149997_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"drive\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/car-1149997_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/car-1149997_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/car-1149997_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/car-1149997_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/car-1149997_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">drive oxygen around<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0It is recommended that you carry a copy of your documentation with you such as your Medical Oxygen Data Sheet.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Inform your car insurance company that you intend to carry oxygen in your car.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keep the car well ventilated, open a window and set the ventilation to take in air from outside.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Do not smoke or allow others in the car to smoke.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Never transport the liquid oxygen mother unit container in the car.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0If possible carry your spare cylinders securely in the boot of the car. Use a cargo net to secure them properly.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Remember to also secure the ambulatory cylinders or portable liquid flask in your car to prevent any harm coming to passengers or to the vehicle.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keep the amount of oxygen that you transport to a minimum and don&#8217;t transport large, high capacity cylinders in the car.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Instead of placing the equipment loose on the back seat, strap it into the seat with a seat belt or place securely in the foot well in the back.<br \/>\nIn summary remember that if loose the equipment could shift or move and damage the car, the passengers or the equipment itself so secure it well.<br \/>\nAlso due to oxygen&#8217;s ability to aid combustion you need to keep the car well-ventilated in case of a leak to prevent a build-up of the gas within the car and to not smoke around it.<br \/>\nCarry documentation in case of an accident as if you are unconscious the emergency services could then be made aware of it&#8217;s presence and also of your medical need for oxygen which could save your life.<br \/>\nReferences: http:\/\/www.bochealthcare.co.uk\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wonder of lightweight and portable devices is that you can get out of the house and keep active, however [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,18,98],"tags":[7,49,92,188,270],"class_list":["post-1492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-portable-oxygen","category-health","category-going-on-holiday-with-medical-oxygen","tag-oxygen-equipment","tag-medical-oxygen","tag-life","tag-liquid-oxygen","tag-portable-liquid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}