Local fire officials are warning residents about the deadly dangers of smoking around home oxygen after yet another fatal blaze in the Bay State. A 68-year-old Plainville man died in a fire last week, ...
Oxygen tanks. (File photo courtesy of the Defense Logistics Agency) As a patient living with a chronic respiratory condition, the constant news about cutting government programs and improving ...
In the U.S., someone dies every four days in a fire involving home oxygen therapy (HOT) systems. In the UK, where thermal fuses were mandated in 2006, deaths from HOT fires have been virtually ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Firefighters with the Battlefield Fire Protection District led a successful effort that could save lives. And now, Mo HealthNet says that one piece of safety equipment for ...
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