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Do not use grease or flammables near oxygen equipment
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Use water-based products (KY jelly, Aquaphor)
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Do not use petroleum based lotions
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Do not use any oil-based toiletries (lotions, hair products)
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No smoking!
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Do not smoke or allow anyone to smoke in the room that
you are in
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Oxygen cylinder storage
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Oxygen cylinders are under very high pressure
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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
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Never store cylinders in a closed area such as a closet or
trunk of a car
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Electrical outlet
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Do not plug an oxygen concentrator into an outlet that is
powering appliances
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Home address
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Make sure you can see your address from the street both
day and night
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Emergency or natural disaster
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If yOU HavE a mEDIcaL EmErgENcy DIaL 911
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If you have trouble with your equipment call Handi Medical
at (651) 644-9770
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If there is a natural disaster please listen and follow the
emergency directions from local authorities.
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Smoke Detector
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Make sure your smoke detector is working
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cooking
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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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