Oxygen HANDI MEDICAL SUPPLY User manual

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Oxygen................................................................................... 2
Your order........................................................................... 2
Oxygen Safety......................................................................... 2
Oxygen Cylinder...................................................................... 4
Oxygen cylinder parts.......................................................... 4
Oxygen delivery................................................................5-6
Oxygen conserver................................................................ 7
Troubleshooting your oxygen cylinder................................... 8
Oxygen Concentrator .............................................................. 9
 Oxygenconcentratorparts•Wheretoplaceconcentrator•
 Turningonconcentrator•Attachingoxygentube ................. 9
Troubleshooting oxygen concentrator..................................10
Humidifier Bottle....................................................................12
 Settinguphumidier•Rellinghumidierbottle•
Cleaning humidifier bottle...................................................13
Cleaning Schedule .................................................................14
Traveling with Oxygen ............................................................14
ReorderingOxygen ................................................................14
Oxygen Instruction Checklist ..................................................15
Oxygen

Oxygen
Oxygen is a drug. It must be ordered by a doctor or a nurse
practitioner. Your order will tell us how many liters per minute
(lpm) you need and how many hours per day you should use the
oxygen.
Oxygen is a gas; this gas does not have a taste or a smell. In the air
we all breathe (room air) there is 21 percent oxygen. When your
heart and lungs are working well, this is enough oxygen to keep
your body healthy. If you have a problem with your heart or lungs
you may need added oxygen; this is called supplemental oxygen.
Today we are here to set up and teach you about your supplemental
oxygen system(s) and supplies.
Your order:
_________ Liters per minute (lpm)
_________ Hours per day
Oxygen Safety
Oxygen is safe to use in the proper conditions. Oxygen will not
catch fire but it will make anything that is already burning, burn
hotter and faster. e containers that the oxygen is in must be
stored correctly.
Please follow these safety rules when using your
oxygen:
➜Post your “Oxygen In Use” sign on your front door or
window
➜Keep oxygen equipment away from heat, such as:
•Open flames
•Space heater
•Stove
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➜Do not use grease or flammables near oxygen equipment
•Use water-based products (KY jelly, Aquaphor)
•Do not use petroleum based lotions
•Do not use any oil-based toiletries (lotions, hair products)
➜No smoking!
•Do not smoke or allow anyone to smoke in the room that
you are in
➜Oxygen cylinder storage
•Oxygen cylinders are under very high pressure
•They must be secured if standing up-right in a base or
cylinder holder – if one of these is not available lay the
cylinder flat
•Never store cylinders in a closed area such as a closet or
trunk of a car
➜Electrical outlet
•Do not plug an oxygen concentrator into an outlet that is
powering appliances
➜Home address
•Make sure you can see your address from the street both
day and night
➜Emergency or natural disaster
•IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DIAL 911
•If you have trouble with your equipment call Handi Medical
at [phone]
•If there is a natural disaster please listen and follow the
emergency directions from local authorities.
➜Smoke Detector
•Make sure your smoke detector is working
➜Cooking
•Keep your oxygen cannula away from heat source
•Instead of the cannula being secured under your chin; secure
it behind your head while cooking
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Oxygen Safety continued
➜Area Rugs
•Please remove area rugs to reduce the chance of tripping
➜Hand Washing:
•The number one way to control the spread of germs is to
wash your hands – always wash your hands before you
handle your oxygen equipment
•Wet both hands with warm water
•Using soap and running water, rub hands together
•Make sure to get the backs and palms and between the fingers
•Wash hands for at least 1 minute
➜Oxygen Tubing
•Longer oxygen tubing can be a hazard for tripping
•If you would like colored tubing it will be provided for you
Oxygen Cylinder
An oxygen cylinder contains almost 100% pure oxygen. e oxygen
in these cylinders is under very high pressure. e pressure is
measured in pounds per square inch (psi). A full cylinder will
have 2000-2200 psi; as the oxygen in the cylinder is being used
the pressure will decrease until the cylinder is empty. A cylinder
of oxygen is always green in color.
The cylinder system has the following parts:
➜Cylinder: stores the oxygen
➜Regulator: controls the pressure and the flow of oxygen
coming out of the cylinder
➜Stand, cart or carrying case: keeps the cylinder from falling
over
➜Tank wrench: needed to open the cylinder so the oxygen can
go into the regulator
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The delivery of oxygen is either by:
➜Nasal cannula: small prongs fit into your nostrils
➜Face mask: fits over your mouth and nose
➜Oxygen tubing: connects the cannula to the oxygen system
Cylinders come in different sizes. The oxygen will last longer or
shorter periods of time depending on the size of cylinder you
have. The size of the cylinder and your flow rate determines
how long the oxygen tank will last (please see chart on page 7).
To connect the oxygen regulator to the cylinder
➜Remove the tape that is around the stem of the regulator
➜Make sure brass and rubber washer is in place
➜Position the regulator around the stem of the cylinder
➜Make sure the pins in the regulator fit into the stem of the
cylinder
➜Hand tighten the regulator in place
Turning the cylinder on
➜Using a tank wrench turn the stem of the cylinder counter
clock-wise
Reading the regulator
➜The regulator controls two things:
•The pressure coming out of the cylinder
•The flow of oxygen coming out of the cylinder
➜The regulator shows how much pressure is in the cylinder; as
the oxygen is used the pressure (psi) will fall – until it is empty
and time to switch to a new tank
➜Adjust the liter per minute to match your order
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