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If your child feels unwell and they require urgent medical attention, you must phone
the emergency services on 999. We are able to respond to power failures and some
equipment faults within 4 hours, but we are not an emergency service.
An Introduction to
Home Oxygen
Why Does My Child Need
Oxygen?
Everyone needs oxygen. Without it, we could
not survive, as our cells use oxygen and
nutrition from the foods we eat to make the
energy needed to function. The air that we
breathe contains approximately 21% oxygen.
Children with healthy lungs get all the oxygen
they need through normal breathing. Children
with lung and some other diseases may have
lower levels of oxygen in their blood, and it is
these children who may need extra oxygen.
Without sufficient oxygen, most children find
they are limited in what they can do. Oxygen
therapy can correct the low levels of oxygen
and give children who need it a better quality
of life.
Oxygen is not addictive but too much can be
harmful and too little may not be beneficial.
Oxygen can only be prescribed by a
healthcare professional.
Using Home Oxygen
Your healthcare professional will have
completed a Home Oxygen Order Form
(HOOF) requesting your child’s oxygen
equipment. As part of your assessment they
will have determined how much oxygen your
child needs (litres per minute) and for how
long (hours per day). Oxygen is a prescribed
medicine; using more than prescribed can
make certain people unwell, and using less
than prescribed may be of no benefit.
It is important that you:
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ALWAYS follow the advice of your
healthcare professional
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ALWAYS follow the important safety advice
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NEVER adjust the amount of oxygen
your child uses unless it is under the strict
instruction of your healthcare professional
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If your child has been prescribed a variable
oxygen flow rate, your child’s healthcare
professional will have informed you when to
alter the flow
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If your child feels unwell seek medical
attention
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NEVER use more or less oxygen than
prescribed by your healthcare professional
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