Emergency Tank Label

Complete and place this label on your emergency liquid oxygen tank(s)..
 

 
1. Identify the type tank you have. Ask your service provider to identify the type of liquid oxygen tank that is reserved for emergencies. Highlight the row corresponding to the tank type.
 

 

 
 
Duration (in hours) on continuous flow at:
 
Tank
Type
 
Capacity
(Liters)
 
1
 Lpm
 
2
 Lpm
 
3
 Lpm
 
4
 Lpm
 
L-20
 
17,000
 
 280
 
140
 
93
 
70
 
L-30
 
 25,000
 		 400
 		 200
 		 133
 		 100
 
L-40
 		 35,000
 		 540
 		 270
 		 246
 		 135
 


2. Record your flow rate. Highlight the column of the above table which corresponds to your prescribed flow rate. The intersection of the highlighted row and column is an estimate of the length of time (in hours) to empty the full tank

3. Attach a green Christmas Tree connector to the tank. This connector is identical to the one on your concentrator.

4. Set aside emergency tubing. Select a package of tubing which will reach from the emergency tank to the patient. Hang this package on the emergency tank so it can be removed from its protective plastic bag and used when needed.
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When a Power Outage Occurs:
 

 
  1. Turn the flow control value on the emergency tank to the prescribed flow setting.
  2. Remove the tubing from its protective package and attach one end to the green Christmas Tree connector.
  3. Carry the other end of the tubing to the patient and attach it to the patient's cannula.
     




 

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