It’s called a thermal fuse. It stops the flow of oxygen should the tubing catch fire. Officials recommend having two of these on every oxygen line.

The flames on oxygen tubing can quickly travel down and ignite everything in its path. “We never want people to smoke while on oxygen because it is extremely dangerous.” said Metheny.

When Mike Murphy’s father Jim developed COPD, he soon after needed help getting enough oxygen into his lungs. He was put on ...

For most seniors, the idea of being tied to an oxygen device feels restrictive. But two brothers invented a way to reel that back.

With oxygen therapy, patients are provided 100% oxygen through a nasal cannula — a device on the end of plastic tubing that slips over the patient's ears and flows oxygen into the nose.

The devices are placed on oxygen tubing and stop the flow of oxygen and preventing flames from reaching the oxygen tank. Firefighters like Adam George of the Ravenna City Fire Department see the ...

Key Takeaways In the U.S., someone dies every four days in a fire involving home oxygen therapy (HOT) systems. In the UK, where thermal fuses were mandated in 2006, deaths from HOT fires have been ...

Fire shoots like a torch out of plastic oxygen tubing while Hanover Area Fire & Rescue firefighters perform a demonstration of smoking while using home oxygen, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at the ...

SENIOR NEWS: The improper use of home medical oxygen results in an average of 1,000 thermal burns nation wide each year writes Julie Randolph of Senior Services.

Jud VanderWal was on oxygen when he tripped over his tubing and fell, sending him to the hospital. His grandsons wanted to make sure that didn't happen again.

Request tubing in a bright color, as the transparent tubing blends with the floor, causing an invisible obstacle. Do not use oil, grease, Vaseline, or any other flammable substance on your oxygen ...