Oxygen Smart

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Make sure the oxygen flow rate is set as prescribed by your doctor.  (Neither above nor below).
Keep an emergency oxygen supply somewhere handy. Make sure it is filled.
Make sure the tubing has no kinks [...]

Portable Oxygen Concentrators for Air Travel have been Approved by the FAA
The FAA has approved some portable oxygen concentrators for passengers and this is very good news, and I speak from experience.
Oxygen concentrators extract oxygen from the surrounding air and portable ones are both battery operated and can be plugged in.  So for your travel [...]

This will be short and sweet.
I realized a couple of days ago that my father hadn’t complained of having a headache for a really long time.
I mentioned that to him and he suddenly realized it is true and he hasn´t had one since he started his oxygen therapy. That is one unexpected bonus as [...]

As I mentioned in The First Oxygen Safety Rule the most obvious one is keeping away from flames.
The ALA (American Lung Association) provide a few more simple tips for oxygen safety, and they are:

Avoid open flames in the presence of oxygen use – e.g. matches, cigarette lighters, candles, and burning tobacco.
Caution must also be used [...]

Patients requiring an external oxygen supply must take some basic safety precautions.
And the first safety rule for oxygen users, is very simple, quite obvious and simple to apply.

No flames nearby.

Oxygen in itself is not flammable, but it does feed fire. The air around us contains 21% oxygen, and it is this oxygen that feeds [...]

You are finding yourself short of breath and then your physician diagnoses you. You are advised that you must have oxygen therapy.
One of your main worries relates directly to your lifestyle. You don’t really know how this will affect you, whether you will be housebound and in general what your new limitations are.
Your physician [...]

For many people who depend on an external oxygen supply, the development of portable oxygen alternatives has changed their lives.
These changes are both psychological and physical.
Some of the psychological ones are:

A recovered sense of freedom
Less dependency
Activity renewal
Getting rid of those housebound chains
Even social contact

On the physical side:

Less weight to carry
Longer lasting oxygen supply
Easier to [...]