The Back-up
Medox Healthcare will provided you with a
back-up oxygen cylinder in case of a power failure or concentrator
malfunction. The cylinder when full has 2000 pounds of pressure in
it. The cylinder must be held in place with a cylinder stand,
provided by Medox Healthcare. A regulator will be attached to the
oxygen cylinder by a company technician and explain its
operation.
The
Regulator
Attaches to the top of the back-up cylinder and consists
of two gauges. One gauge is the pressure or contents gauge. This
gauge tells you how much oxygen is in the cylinder. The other gauge
is the flow gauge. This gauge shows you how much oxygen is flowing
from the cylinder. It is marked in liters per minute (LPM). There is
a liter control knob on the regulator that will adjust the liter
flow.
Operating the
Back-up
- Slowly open the cylinder
valve (the black knob on top of the tank) counterclockwise. The
needle in the pressure gauge will register the amount of oxygen in
the cylinder.
- Check the flow gauge and
adjust the liter flow with the liter control knob. Make sure you
set the liter flow to the prescribed liter flow rate.
- Attach the supply tube to the
regulator. Fit the nasal canula or mask to the patient.
Turning off The
Back-up
- Turn the cylinder valve
clockwise.
- DO NOT TURN FLOW
KNOB - leave the flow knob
set at the patients liter flow, this will allow the oxygen to
bleed out of the regulator.
- Check to make sure the contents gauge
drops to zero.
Need to know how
much time is left in a cylinder?
Below is a program that will calculate the time remaining in
your back-up oxygen cylinder. Here are the steps to follow:
1.
Choose your cylinder size. Back-up size is "M"
2. Choose your liter flow from the drop down
menu
3. Choose
the pressure (Look at the pressure gauge attached to your regulator
and find the nearest pressure reading below).
4. Click on
"Get Tme Left".
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