Oxygen

I am moving by air from chicago to connecticut by a morning 6:30 am. I will be packing my goldfish in a large plastic with 30% water and rest with air or oxygen. Where can I get small oxygen cylinders?

I would suggest first checking out TSA’s website or even better calling their customer service and asking if you can take the fish. Years ago when I worked at an airport, they wouldn’t allow people to take fish on, I acquired a betta that way. Now with the new regulations(which are forever changing) on liquids, may not be allowed to bring the bag of water. And, I guarantee they won’t let you on a plane with an oxygen cylinder.

You can check into some oxygen tablets at the store.

I was specifically thinking of the products in electrolysis of water. The hydrogen gas produced from this process could (potentially) be used as a fuel source, but what of the waste oxygen?

O2 gas is what makes everything burn, so could a car or electric generator be powered by pure oxygen?

No! You need something that ‘burns’ in the oxygen. Hydrolysing water to get Hydrogen is wasteful as the oxygen is available from the atmosphere.
Did you see the guy who had a LPG powered car had a leak and when he lit a cigarette blew himself and the car up? Hydrogen is even more of a problem as it cannot be liquefied at reasonable pressures and is stored cryogenically – extremely cold. It boils off slowly even in very well insulated vessels and you get a garage or car full of Hydrogen which makes a lovely bang if there is a spark or hot object nearby.
Nearly all ‘good ideas’ for different fuel sources have a down side and many are less efficient than burning oil or coal directly. Losses throughout the system add up. You cannot say because the FINAL use is wonderfully efficient it is overall.
Roy

I’ve searched the web, and I only get the brochure. Help! Please

http://www.oxymaster.net/shp.php?prid=1020000&lgid=en&ctname=Oxygen_Concentrator

Notice item #1020121 is the patient manual from the company. There should be no charge if it is prescribed, but the place that furnished the item to you was REQUIRED to give you one also. I would bet that if you call them and tell them none was given and you will wait 1 hour before reporting them, you would have it within 59 minutes.

the quality of the regulator… they both do the same thing. only the medical regulator is of a much better quality

I need to know where there are any Oxygen bars in chicago where anyone can ago that is 18 and over.
i know dat excalibur has one but can 18 year olds get into excalibur on a saturday nite?

why not just take a trip to your local hospital and ask them to give you one of their oxygen tanks? you can inhale all the oxygen you want without the crowd.

In a portable oxygen system, the oxygen (O2) is contained in a cylinder whose volume is 0.0029 m3. A full cylinder has an absolute pressure of 1.3 107 Pa when the temperature is 298 K. Find the mass of oxygen in the cylinder.

5 KG if steal
2.24 KG if titanium

It is elementary and self evident

can i substitute an oxygen air tank as a compressor should it work?

I’ve used compressed air in a scuba tank before… the key is to have to correct pressure and fittings.

You could check with a Home Depot or hardware paint-shop person to get the correct fittings and attachments (like a water-trap).

EDIT: Loves Christmas Lights is correct… you don’t want OXYGEN it’s far too hazardous !!

Some people are too weak to carry the "D" tanks, they need the "C" tanks.

I am unaware that they are unavailable … I still see them being offered …

my friend who has anorexia has got swine flu and she said she is on oxgyen. she also said they have her on other machines and some tubes too. i just wondered what was going on?

No not necessarily. Sometimes for instance, somebody might go into hospital with chest pain. They will automatically have oxygen put on them. They might only just be having a panic attack. But it is just the standard procedure in that situation.

It depends why the person is in hospital in the first place. Why do you ask?

(Have just read your further comments)- Swine flu (much like the normal flu) can cause difficulty in breathing (because of all the muck your friend has in her lungs). The oxygen mask is being used to make sure she is getting enough oxygen. She probably also has a cannula (needle) in her arm to give her some fluids to keep her hydrated (IV therapy). She is also probably attached to a monitor for her heart beat, blood pressure and afew other things just to keep watch.

All normal standard things in that situation. Your friend will be okay.

I rented a portable oxygen concentrator for use while travelling and the medical supply company required payment by credit card bc they said that Medicare would not pay them for this item. I have a supplemental insurance that will pay for things not paid for by Medicare. OK, I know that no insurance company guarantees payment but I want to make a serious effort to be reimbursed for this item. Any suggestions you might have will be appreciated., I have worked in medical billing, but my experience is with billing for a medical doctor’s office, not for medical supplies. Thanks.

I do not believe that you will be reimbursed, and although I don’t have all of the information here’s why I say that.

An oxygen concentrator IS a Medicare approved item. This means that Medicare WILL PAY for the rental of this item. However, you must get this item through a Medicare approved supplier; Medicare will not pay for services, equipment or supplies not received through an approved provider. If Medicare will not pay in most cases neither will the Supplement. The business must have a contract with Medicare. Businesses that do have a contract must provide you, in writing, an ABN form which explains what items and services that Medicare will not pay for and why. From what you stated that the company rep said, and since you didn’t mention this form, I do not believe the supply company is a Medicare approved business and therefore neither Medicare nor the Supplement will pay.

Secondly, in most cases a supplement does not pay for things not paid for by Medicare. Instead, a Supplement pays your share of the cost of Medicare approved procedures, equipment, and supplies. For example, if the concentrator cost $100 Medicare would pay $80 and the Supplement would pay your share of $20. You do not need to get approval from Medicare nor the Supplement. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, which works completely different from a Medicare Supplement, you may need to get approval prior to the rental but again the supplier must be contracted with Medicare before you’ll get reimbursed. Also, even with an Advantage plan durable medical equipment is not covered if it is not a Medicare approved item.