Learn How to operate an Oxygen Cylinder during Quarantine

-

 

Learn How to operate an Oxygen Cylinder during Quarantine

No one knew that the year 2020 would bring such a special gift for people across the globe that the world will have to cage themselves. The widespread of COVID-19 is global news these days. As the virus is inflating itself with time, the healthcare system of various countries is on the verge of collapsing. It is due to this that it has become very imperative for you to learn how to use an Oxygen Cylinder at home.

The pandemic has imaged the real face of the health infrastructure in front of the world. Born in the city of Wuhan in China, this virus has spread faster than a forest fire. It targets the lungs of the human and causes it to swell. Hence, there is a surge in demand for Oxygen Supplier Worldwide.

How to operate an oxygen cylinder?

●        Be sure the knob for flow regulation of the cylinder is at zero.

●        Check if the T shaped handle is firm enough. 

●        Place the wrench given at the top of the cylinder on the on and off valve. 

●        Open the valve of the cylinder provided by medical oxygen supplies by making a complete turn counter clockwise. 

●        Adjust the flow regulator knob of the cylinder to the exact prescribed rate by the doctor. 

●        Now, attach the tubing of the cylinder to the adaptor of the nipple given on the regulator.

Steps to replace an oxygen cylinder

●        First, turn the flow of the oxygen off present in the cylinder. 

●        Use the small cylinder wrench provided by the oxygen equipment supplier and turn the power valve of the cylinder in the clockwise direction to close it.

●        Once the gauge is at 0, you need to turn the regulator knob of the cylinder to zero.

●        Remove the regulator from the cylinder by loosening the T-handle. 

●        Remove the regulator by taking out the pegs from the holes on the valve post.  

●        Be sure that there is a washer on the more extensive post on the regulator of the cylinder given by the oxygen concentrator suppliers.

●        Line up the pegs inside the regulator yolk along with the holes in the valve post.

●        Push the regulator forward to put pegs into the holes. 

●        Tighten the T-handle on the regulator. 

With every passing day having oxygen cylinders at home is becoming more critical. Oxygen Supplier Worldwide has expanded its output to meetup the surge in demand. The steps mentioned in the article are intended to help those who do not know how to use an oxygen cylinder. 

Location: Unit 2, Honywood Business Park, Honywood Rd, Basildon SS14 3HW, UK

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Uses of Defibrillator and the Help It Renders In Attending a Patient

-
Image
A defibrillator is a medical technique which is used to prevent ventricular fibrillation which is a common cause of cardiac arrest. The use of defibrillator is quite easy. However, due to the lack of knowledge many people use it in the wrong way. Here are the things you should check before using it. If you find someone having difficulty in breathing or choking due to the inability to breathe, calling the emergency number is the call of time. Other than that, you can start the CPR to keep a continuous supply of blood within the body. On the contrary, without CPR, the chance of death increases for the person. In case you're without anyone else, don't stop the CPR to go and get a defibrillator. In case it is not available, send another person to find the same for you. When you call 999, the administrator can let you know whether there's a community defibrillator close-by. When you open the equipment as provided by the defibri...
Read more

Why is antimalarial prophylaxis important?

-
Image
Every year, around 300–500 million people contract malaria and about 3 million die, most of which are children who are under five years. In sheer numbers, malaria kills 3,000 children per day under the age of five. The total number of deaths readily exceeds that from AIDS. After Tuberculosis, Malaria is easily the world's largest parasitic disease, killing more and more people every day. As we know, Malaria is one of the oldest pathogens which is posing a threat to the human population since the birth of the agriculture. Antimalarial prophylaxis Even being such a potent disease on the face of the earth, there is no post-disease vaccine available for protection against malaria despite the decades of research. Antimalarial prophylaxis is one of the newly surfaced modes of protection against the Malaria which offers an alternative approach that provides reliable protection against malaria. Antimalarial prophylaxis offers protection against clinical attacks of malaria especi...
Read more

Malaria - a rising global threat

-
Image
Despite its small size, the mosquito is the most dangerous animal to have caused maximum human deaths. According to the most recent estimates from World Health Organization, about 50% of the world’s population is at risk of Malaria. In the year 2015, 215 million cases of malaria registered of which resulted in 4,38,000 deaths. What is Malaria? Malaria is an infection caused in Red Blood cells (RBCs) by a parasite called Plasmodium.  Plasmodium falciparum is the most potent parasite reported to have cause Malaria. Other less known species that cause Malaria are Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium knowlesi. Once the parasites enter your body, they mature in the liver. These mature parasites later infect the RBCs.  Commonly known symptoms of Malaria are malaise,  vomiting, and fever with chills.  Unavailability of treatment can worsen the symptoms and cause anaemia, hypoglycemia and Cerebral Malaria (obstructs supply of bloo...
Read more