According to the American Thoracic Society more than 1.5 million Americans use supplemental oxygen for respiratory disorders. Emergency room data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, shows ...
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 ...
Medical oxygen equipment was determined to be involved in causing two fatal house fires in Tuolumne County that left two men dead and another injured, prompting local fire officials to issue a safety ...