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Oxygen -The Who, What, Where and Why
Oxygen- everybody needs it! Yep, you are addicted to it. There is not one person on this Earth who does not depend on oxygen to live; some of us just need supplemental oxygen to survive. Our sick lungs cannot utilize the oxygen we take in so the use of supplemental oxygen is implemented.
This web site offers a wealth of information regarding oxygen usage. Here you can find out about the available types (liquid, compressed, concentrators), reimbursement issues, traveling with oxygen, safety and many more concerns that come with oxygen usage. I believe anyone who is beginning to need supplemental oxygen should go to this site and explore it. Pete Wilson is the author of the site and is a COPD patient so speaks with great experience and knowledge.
http://www.portableoxygen.org/
New Lighter Oxygen Tank
The following information has been taken from the web site of Pete Wilson, a fellow oxygen user. His site describes a new composite material oxygen tank that is lighter and offers a longer use at the same liter measurement. The company is offering free trials of these tanks to anyone who qualifies. The qualifications range from who supplies you to your liter usage. Go to this site and read all about it. If you feel that you can qualify, email him and report back to our community!
http://www.portableoxygen.org/august.html
Testimonial on the new lighter tanks from Luxfer
The following notes are from Dave Courtney from Texas who has been using the new light tanks described at the site above. These were his findings and reflect his personal experience.
Pete Wilson set me up with the tanks through Luxfer, the manufacturer of the tanks. My 02 provider would not buy the tanks, but agreed to fill them and not charge me any extra, so Luxfer shipped me the tanks, with the posts installed at no cost.
I've had my "composite" tanks for over a month now and they are EXCELLENT! I have 3 of the M-15's and 3 of the M-22's and I love 'em!
The M-15 is slightly larger than the aluminum D tank and only weighs about 1/2lb more than the M-6(B-tank) I had been carrying and gives me 150% more supply. I carry the M-15 with a 'Victor" brand dual-lumen pneumatic conserver in a 'Pulse Dose' Brand bag(as a back pack) that is designed for two M-6's(B's) or a D-tank.
I use the M-22's in place of my old "E" tanks for when I'm on continuous flow or out and about for an extended time. They hold slightly more than(@3,000psi) the "E" tank(2,000psi) does and are a whole lot smaller, lighter, and easier to handle. They fit into the rack I have mounted behind the seat in my pick up for an E-tank and do just fine on the little two wheeled cart as well.
The only draw back I've seen at all is that the composite tanks have a "rounded" bottom as opposed to the flat bottom on aluminum tanks, so I have to use a plastic "coca cola" case to store them when not in my pick-up's carrier.
and e-mail Mr. Wilson at petewilson@portableoxygen.org
I'd be glad to answer any questions anyone might have about these tanks and my experiences with them, DaveC 10-7-2003.
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