Oxygen Smart

User friendly features of portable oxygen systems have been designed to enhance mobility and therefore benefiting quality of life for people who need oxygen therapy.

There are three types of system that deliver oxygen to patients on oxygen therapy, and these are:

Liquid Oxygen, that stores and delivers oxygen from tanks.
Compressed Oxygen, that is stored in cylinders.
Oxygen Concentrators, that extract oxygen from the surrounding air.

This post deals only with liquid oxygen and compressed oxygen.
The first thing is to decide which type [...]

One of the most important things for a patient who needs supplemental oxygen, after breathing, is being able to stay mobile.  How much additional oxygen will depend on the severity of the pulmonary deficiency - some people need extra oxygen 2 to 3 hours a day, some at night, some only when exercising and others [...]

My stepfather nearly died from lung failure after an operation and as a result of this he has been prescribed with long term oxygen therapy. Thousands of people have to receive additional oxygen, for many reasons -the main one being as a result of smoking as in this case.  He stopped smoking nearly twenty years [...]

Over the last few weeks we have had a few crisis with my stepfather when his oxygen saturation level has dropped just at the end of a meal.  The worst was when rising he fainted and fell.
At the moment various things seem clear, although he is being monitored just the same.
I was present on two [...]