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 ...

What began as a daring scuba adventure in the Maldives ended in horror this week after five Italian tourists never resurfaced ...

Private pilots are legally required by FAA regulations (14 CFR 91.211) to use supplemental oxygen at specific altitudes, beginning with pilots above 12,500 feet MSL for flights over 30 minutes, ...

High-altitude flight in unpressurized aircraft presents extreme hypoxia risks, with Time of Useful Consciousness measured in mere seconds above 25,000 feet, emphasizing the need for strict oxygen ...

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 ...

For the aerospace engineers and manufacturers responsible for designing and producing aircraft oxygen systems, ensuring absolute cleanliness is quite literally a life-or-death imperative. Even ...

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 ...

The Nevada Fire Department is hopeful that enhanced safety regulations for private oxygen use can save lives. A fatal house fire caused by an oxygen tank and cigarettes inspired the Nevada Public ...