Oxygen Smart

Mobility is one the most important aspects for anyone on long term oxygen therapy. Not only is it a vital part of everyday life, starting with the simplest activities, but it is also a major need that affects mental and emotional well being.

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 [...]

Life for people needing extra oxygen used to be more complicated, to say the least.  Today you have home oxygen units such as oxygen concentrators or oxygen tanks as well as portable oxygen units that are making life easier.
At the same time just a few years ago anyone dependent on supplemental oxygen had to check [...]

Many people on long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) are using more than one unit of oxygen supply as their days are filled with different activities.
Needing supplemental oxygen doesn’t mean having to be stuck at home.
You have the right to have an active lifestyle, whether it is for socializing, work, travel, pursuing hobbies, going shopping or [...]

Oxygen concentrators are machines designed to provide oxygen therapy at higher concentrations than are available in the surrounding air.
They are stationary, electrical units that take in nitrogen from the air around you and provide a streaming flow of oxygen.
Before they became available the only options were either aluminum cylinders that store compressed oxygen, or liquid [...]