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FACTS
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Oxygen saturates fabric
covered furniture, clothing,
hair and bedding, making it
easier for a fire to start and
spread.
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Smoking materials is the
leading heat source resulting
in medical oxygen related
fires, injuries and deaths.
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SAFETY TIPS
KKK There is no safe way to smoke in the home
when oxygen is in use. A patient on oxygen
should not smoke.
KKK Candles, matches, wood stoves and even
sparking toys, can be ignition sources and
should not be used in the home.
KKK Keep oxygen cylinders at least five feet
from a heat source, open flames or electrical
devices.
KKK Body oil, hand lotion and items containing
oil and grease can easily ignite. Keep oil and
grease away where oxygen is in use.
KKK Never use aerosol sprays containing
combustible materials near the oxygen.
Post No Smoking and
No Open Flames signs
in and outside the home to
remind people not to smoke.
Portable medical oxygen in the home has grown over the past decade.
Medical oxygen adds a higher percentage of oxygen to the air a patient
uses to breathe. Fire needs oxygen to burn. If a fire should start in an
oxygen-enriched area, the material burning will burn more quickly.
Homes where medical oxygen is used need specific fire safety rules to
keep people safe from fire and burns.
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