{"id":420,"date":"2012-08-01T09:47:24","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T09:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxygenworldwide.wordpress.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T09:55:32","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-when-travelling-with-oxygen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/frequently-asked-questions-when-travelling-with-oxygen\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions when travelling with oxygen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Can I travel across the border?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, but with increased border security, make sure you have the following documentation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A current oxygen prescription from your doctor<\/li>\n<li>Proof of \u201cpoint of origin\u201d for your oxygen equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What should I take with me when traveling?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Home Oxygen Provider\u2019s phone number<\/li>\n<li>Your doctor\u2019s name and office phone number<\/li>\n<li>An emergency contact\u2019s name and phone number (e.g. family, friend)<\/li>\n<li>A letter from your physician to any health care professional (e.g. physician, nurse, etc.) you may need to see while travelling<\/li>\n<li>A list of your allergies, vaccinations and current medications<\/li>\n<li>A copy of your treatment plan in case of flare-ups<\/li>\n<li>A prescription for antibiotics, if prescribed by your physician<\/li>\n<li>The name of a physician at your destination; make sure this physician receives current medical information from your Canadian physician before you travel<\/li>\n<li>A copy of your Health Directive (Ensure your family is also aware of your wishes)<\/li>\n<li>Extra medication, in case you are delayed returning home<\/li>\n<li>If traveling by plane with a portable oxygen concentrator (POC), bring the Physician&#8217;s Statement for Airline Travel with a POC, completed by your physician. This will authorize your POC use during the flight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can I travel across the border? Yes, but with increased border security, make sure you have the following documentation: A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":30,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,101],"tags":[38,60],"class_list":["post-420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-going-on-holiday-with-medical-oxygen","category-traveling-with-medical-oxygen","tag-portable-oxygen-concentrators","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420","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=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5322,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions\/5322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}