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Our Service

 

Air Liquide Healthcare

 

is a provider of home oxygen and 

other healthcare services. We are committed to providing a 

safe and effective home oxygen service for your child and 

we want to provide you with all the support you may need 

right from the very start.

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Customer Service Team Helpline 

0808 143 9991

Before You Start

Air Liquide appreciates that this can be an 
anxious and uncertain time for you and your 
family and as you may be unfamiliar with the 
Home Oxygen Service, we have developed 
this brochure to help answer some of your 
questions.

Before you use any of your oxygen equipment 
there are some simple and important safety 
rules that you must follow. These will be 
explained to you by your technician during 
training. If you are unsure, please ask your 
technician, call our customer service team, 
or speak to your healthcare professional. We 
have developed equipment tutorial videos 
which are available for you to view on our 
website. Please visit our website  

www.airliquidehealthcare.co.uk

 for access 

to these videos and other information.

Going Home

Your child’s healthcare professional will 
order oxygen equipment when your child is 
ready to go home. Prior to discharge, use the 
opportunity to ask any questions you may 
have about caring for your child.

This guide will help you through some simple 
and important rules that you must follow as 
well as some useful advice specifically for 
babies, young children and adolescents. 
Please speak to your healthcare technician or 
our customer services team should you have 
any further questions.

Keeping You Safe 

The technician who installed your child’s 
equipment will also have carried out a risk 
assessment. This risk assessment and the 
servicing of any equipment will be completed 
3 months after installation and then every 6 
months, to keep equipment in good working 
order and to ensure it continues to deliver 
oxygen safely. 

It is important that we are able to access your 
property and equipment to complete this. 
Failure to allow access may result in your 
equipment being removed. The equipment 
supplied remains the property of Air Liquide. 
All equipment must be returned when no 
longer required.

Summary of Contents for Paediatric

Page 1: ...Paediatric Home Oxygen User Guide...

Page 2: ...isit Smoking TheRisks StorageandUsage HowdoIcheckifoxygeniscomingout OxygenTubing Masks andNasalCannulae OilsandGrease BabyMassageTherapy HandSanitiser DynamicAirFlowPressureRelieving Mattresses Bewar...

Page 3: ...our equipmentdoesnotworkoryouhavea concentratorandthereisapowercut Troubleshooting Ifyouareexperiencingproblemswithyour equipmentandcannotresolveitwiththis guide oryourequipmentguide callour customers...

Page 4: ...site Pleasevisitourwebsite www airliquidehealthcare co ukforaccess tothesevideosandotherinformation Going Home Yourchild shealthcareprofessionalwill orderoxygenequipmentwhenyourchildis readytogohome P...

Page 5: ...ity companywillprovidethefulldetails Itisimportantthatyoukeepusuptodatewith anychangestoyourchild sdatatoensurewe areabletoupholdasafeandefficientservice forthem Youhaveanumberofrightsunderdata protec...

Page 6: ...ality oflife Oxygenisnotaddictivebuttoomuchcanbe harmfulandtoolittlemaynotbebeneficial Oxygencanonlybeprescribedbya healthcareprofessional Using Home Oxygen Yourhealthcareprofessionalwillhave complete...

Page 7: ...tthatyou l NEVERsmokeorletanyoneelsesmoke nearyourchildwhentheyareusing theiroxygenequipment thisincludes e cigarettes l NEVERchargeane cigarettecloseto yourchildwhentheyareusingtheiroxygen equipmento...

Page 8: ...ateoursurroundings homeoxygenusers areatgreaterriskfromtheirclothing bedding furnitureandhaircatchingfireiftheysmoke orifotherpeoplesmokeincloseproximity tothem Inoxygen richareas fabrics wood paperan...

Page 9: ...ER smoke or let anyone else smoke near your child when they are using their oxygen equipment Remember NEVERsmokeacigaretteoruseanelectronic cigaretteclosetoyourchildwhentheyare usingtheoxygen NEVERcha...

Page 10: ...r Thisinformationappliestoallplaceswhere oxygenequipmentisusedorstored andwhen travellingwithit How do I check if oxygen is coming out Ifyourchildusesaverylowflowrate youmight finditdifficulttodetermi...

Page 11: ...ng Theyshouldbechangedwhenusedforthe followinghoursperday l 0 12hourschangeeveryyear l 12 24hourschangeevery6months Nasal Cannulae Yourchild scannulaecaneasilybecome blockedbynasalsecretionsandmucus e...

Page 12: ...careprofessionalor pharmacistifyouareunsure Baby Massage Therapy Ifyouhavebeenadvisedtoapplybaby massagetherapy pleasespeakwithyour baby shealthcareprofessionaltoinformthem thatyourchildisonoxygensoth...

Page 13: ...mwhowillarrangeforyourhealthcare techniciantovisitifyoufeelyourchild s equipmentcouldbemovedtoadifferent locationwithinyourhome Ifyourchildusesamicroorlowflowmeter theeasiestwaytotransfertoanotheroxyg...

Page 14: ...redportableoxygenequipment itis importantthatyouandyourchildfamiliarise yourselveswithitwhengoingoutandabout Whenyouarereadytogoout rememberto checktheoxygenflowandcontentsofyour portableoxygenequipme...

Page 15: ...onalifitissafe Pleasecontacttheswimmingpoolinadvance ofyourvisitsotheycanaccommodateyour requirements Theportableoxygenequipment mustbekeptonthesideofthepoolsoitdoes notgetwet Callourcustomerservicete...

Page 16: ...ygen Taking the Same Equipment on Holiday Ifyourequirethesameequipmentonholiday thatyouuseathome youdonotneedanew HomeOxygenOrderForm HOOF Youwill needtocallourcustomerserviceteamand providethefollowi...

Page 17: ...nequipment REMEMBERtotakeenoughforyourreturn journey ALWAYSbringhomeanyportable oxygenequipmentthatyoutookfromyour homesupplyanddonotleaveitatyour destination Whentravellingwithyouroxygenequipment ina...

Page 18: ...teinformation alternatively youcancall0191 218 1999 tospeakwithNHS OverseasHealthcareServices Otherusefulresourcesinclude l TheDepartmentofHealthhelpline 0207 210 4850 www dh gov uk travellers l TheBr...

Page 19: ...bile 0330 123 5469 Email alhomecare patientsupport nhs net Alternatively youcanwriteto HomeOxygenService AirLiquideHealthcareLimited AlphaHouse WassageWay HamptonLovett Droitwich WR90NX How to Pay a C...

Page 20: ...he UnderstandingofClusterHeadache Helpline 01646 651 979 Website www ouchuk org British Lung Foundation TheBLFprovidessupportandadvicefor people Helpline 03000 030 555 Website www blf org uk ChILD Lun...

Page 21: ...or machinerywhichcouldcreatesparks l Ishouldneveruseorstoreoxygen equipmentwithin1 5metres 5feet of heatsources e g aradiator andelectrical appliancessuchas televisions hairdryers andtoasters l Theox...

Page 22: ...22 CustomerServiceTeamHelpline0808 143 9991...

Page 23: ...PaediatricHomeOxygenUserGuide...

Page 24: ...Liquide Healthcare is a world leader in medical gases home healthcare hygiene products and healthcare specialty ingredients It aims to provide customers in the continuum of care from hospital to home...

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