Long-term oxygen therapy and risk of fire-related events - Moslander C, Lat T, Giri B, Pattison R, Coppin JD, Bhat UM.

INTRODUCTION: Two large major trials showed that long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) improved mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hypoxemia. Although oxygen accelerates combustion and is an obvious fire hazard, LTOT has ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news