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• Study Finds Long-Term Oxygen Unnecessary for Severe Hypoxemia in COPD Patients

  September 24, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers indicate that 15 hours of oxygen treatment is enough to help COPD patients with severe hypoxemia, finding that longer treatments previously recommended do not appear to confer any additional benefits.

• Portable Oxygen Tank Explosion Risk Leads to Recall of OxyTOTE Units

  August 19, 2015

  Russell Maas

  oxyTote portable oxygen tanks have been recalled after one death and one injury were linked to the tanks exploding.

• Home Oxygen Therapy Increases Risk of Fire, Burns For COPD Patients: Study

  April 6, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers warn that COPD patients using home oxygen therapy face an increased risk of burn injury, especially if they smoke.

• Home Oxygen Therapy Burns May Be Linked to Mustaches: Study

  June 30, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Men with mustaches or other facial hair may be at an increased risk of suffering burns caused by home oxygen therapy fire risks, according to the findings of a new study.

• Mobile Oxygen Storage Tank Recall Due to Fire Risk

  August 29, 2008

  AboutLawsuits

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Pacific Consolidated Industries, LLC, informed healthcare professionals, the U.S. military and...