Air Liquide Healthcare has over 20 years of proven experience in providing medical gases, such as medical carbon dioxide (CO2), and equipment to the Australian market. Our highly-qualified staff strive to serve all of our patients and customers as professionally, effectively and efficiently as possible.
Medical oxygen is a respiratory assistance gas.
It is used as a medical treatment in both chronic and acute cases. Depending on the prescription, it may be used for:
Air Liquide Healthcare offers medical oxygen in a variety of cylinders sizes to meet the needs of your facility.
| Cylinder Size | Volume |
|---|---|
| PRC Cylinder | |
| PR Cylinder | |
| PRE Cylinder | |
| CH Cylinder | |
| D | 1.6m3 |
| E | 4.2m3 |
| G | 10.3m3 |
| TakeO2 2.8 | 590L |
| Medical Oxygen Product Information | |
|---|---|
| Indications | For respiratory delivery where there is a requirement for medicinal oxygen to treat or prevent hypoxemia. |
| Contraindication | There is no formal contraindication to normobaric oxygen therapy. Due to increased risk of fire, patients should not smoke during oxygen therapy. |
| Method of Administration | In the emergency/acute setting, the usual dose for adults to treat or prevent acute oxygen deficiency is 3-4 litres per minute when using nasal prongs or 5-15 litres per minute with a mask. Oxygen treatment must be continuously evaluated and the effect measured by means of PaO2 or arterial oxygen saturation. |
| Adverse Effects (extract) | Up to 2 atmospheres, pulmonary toxicity occurs before CNS toxicity; at higher pressures, the reverse applies. Symptoms of CNS toxicity include nausea, mood changes, vertigo, twitching, convulsions and loss of consciousness. |
| Interactions with other Medicines | Potentially fatal pulmonary toxicity can develop in patients treated with Bleomycin who are exposed to conventional oxygen concentrations during anaesthesia. High dose oxygen may increase the risks of Amiodarone-induced post-operative adult respiratory distress syndrome (see Amiodarone Product Information) |
| Product Information | Please review Product Information before prescribing. Available from Air Liquide Healthcare or downloaded from the TGA Public Information website eBS. |
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