PREP 95% oxygen in a can at Wally world

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frazbo

Veteran Member
BOOST Oxygen in a can. 95% pure oxygen, 5% inert air. Walmart...9.95 for the big can/150 inhales...4.95 for the small b.o.b./purse size 60 inhales, iirc...I only bought one but should have gotten more...this is gonna come in handy somewhere down the line, I just feel it.

In the Sporting goods section. Get 'em while they're hot!
 
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night driver

ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
"Hangover cure"

SOME people believe it helps recover from exertion.


Understand that when used for resucitation, the big can would last less than 3-5 mins....DO NOT buy and think you have a medical device in your hands...
 
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bw

Fringe Ranger
Routinely breathing concentrated oxygen is highly dangerous. Research it before you use it.
 
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goatlady2

Deceased
"Routinely breathing concentrated oxygen is highly dangerous."

Excuse me?? So why do pulmonologist prescribe oxygen concentrators for many, many folks suffering from COPD; some on the machine 24/7? The prime danger is exposure of the oxygen to open flames is my understanding from MY pulmonologist. NO, not on it myself yet, but it is in the plan down the line eventually.
 
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bw

Fringe Ranger
Research "oxygen toxicity", see what might apply to you, and make your own decisions.
 
Satanta

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy
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Hyperbaric Therapy-pure Oxy at pressure BTDT. I'm alive.

I'm not sure what us this canned oxy would be for. :shr:

Maybe iff the wifey is going into anapalxic shock or something.
 
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TerryK

TB Fanatic
Is this what the OP is talking about?
Pretty expensive at about $15 a can.

From the website, I would have my doubts about the effectivness of all the claims:
Why use R-O2 Bottled Oxygen?

Oxygen:

  • Restores alertness and reduces drowsiness while driving.
  • Reduces effects of headache, hangover or fatigue.
  • Reduces stress from work or other stressful situations.
  • Restores energy levels from physical activity.
  • Restores depleted oxygen levels in blood.
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  • Flushes cancer causing toxins from one’s blood.
  • Reduces minor aches and pains including menstrual cramps
  • Improves memory, alertness and concentration levels (short term)
No one understands oxygen quite like our team at R-O2 Oxygen. We carry innovative supplements that provide oxygen for altitude sickness, thus treating the symptoms on the spot. When falling prey to the symptoms of altitude sickness, athletes are not able to perform as well or enjoy their experience. Fortunately, our supplements bring immediate relief and allow people to reach their peak performance without feeling sick from the high altitudes.
At R-O2 Oxygen, we understand the benefits that oxygen has on our overall health. Not only do our products work for oxygen for altitude sickness help athletes, but also they act as portable oxygen tanks and hangover supplements. Our goal is to research the common issues that can deplete oxygen and offer the right supplements to restore it. We use only the finest, natural ingredients that have been tested for safety, dosage and effectiveness.
Our R-O2 Oxygen product is available in plain or menthol, spearmint and peppemint scent. The product allows you to inhale an appropriate amount of oxygen that restores alertness, fights drowsiness, reduces stress and restores depleted levels of oxygen in the blood. The product can also be used as hangover supplements, as R-O2 reduces hangover effects such as headaches and fatigue. It’s your choice to use the product with the scented disc, or you can discard it and use it without.
There are other benefits to taking our oxygen products, including flushing the body of harmful toxins and cancer-causing agents, restoring energy levels after a workout and reducing minor cramps, aches and pains. This is why our portable oxygen tanks are a first choice for athletes who need the quick and effective result from R-O2. Whether skiing, rock climbing or biking, R-O2 can alleviate high altitude symptoms and get you performing at your best.
There’s no doubt about it: Oxygen is a wonderful way to restore the body and fight symptoms of fatigue. Although oxygen is great for the body, there are still concerns in regards to the ratio of oxygen and nitrogen. That is why you need a dependable company that offers oxygen for altitude sickness and supplements for hangover in the right quantities and dosages.

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TerryK

TB Fanatic
Dangers of breathing pure oxygen

We breathe air that is 21 percent oxygen, and we require oxygen to live. So you might think that breathing 100 percent oxygen would be good for us -- but actually it can be harmful. So, the short answer is, pure oxygen is generally bad, and sometimes toxic. To understand why, you need to go into some detail …

Your lungs are basically a long series of tubes that branch out from your nose and mouth (from trachea to bronchi to bronchioles) and end in little thin-walled air sacs called alveoli. Think of soap bubbles on the end of a straw, and you'll understand alveoli. Surrounding each alveolus are small, thin-walled blood vessels, called pulmonary capillaries. Between the capillaries and the alveolus is a thin wall (about 0.5 microns thick) through which various gases (oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen) pass.
When you inhale, the alveoli fill with this air. Because the oxygen concentration is high in the alveoli and low in the blood entering the pulmonary capillaries, oxygen diffuses from the air into the blood. Likewise, because the concentration of carbon dioxide is higher in the blood that's entering the capillaries than it is in the alveolar air, carbon dioxide passes from the blood to the alveoli. The nitrogen concentration in the blood and the alveolar air is about the same. The gases exchange across the alveolar wall and the air inside the alveoli becomes depleted of oxygen and rich in carbon dioxide. When you exhale, you breathe out this carbon dioxide enriched, oxygen-poor air.
Now what would happen if you breathed 100 percent oxygen? In guinea pigs exposed to 100 percent oxygen at normal air pressure for 48 hours, fluid accumulates in the lungs and the epithelial cells lining the alveoli. In addition, the pulmonary capillaries get damaged. A highly reactive form of the oxygen molecule, called the oxygen free radical, which destroys proteins and membranes in the epithelial cells, probably causes this damage. In humans breathing 100 percent oxygen at normal pressure, here's what happens:
  • Fluid accumulates in the lungs.
  • Gas flow across the alveoli slows down, meaning that the person has to breathe more to get enough oxygen.
  • Chest pains occur during deep breathing.
  • The total volume of exchangeable air in the lung decreases by 17 percent.
  • Mucus plugs local areas of collapsed alveoli -- a condition called atelectasis. The oxygen trapped in the plugged alveoli gets absorbed into the blood, no gas is left to keep the plugged alveoli inflated, and they collapse. Mucus plugs are normal, but they are cleared by coughing. If alveoli become plugged while breathing air, the nitrogen trapped in the alveoli keeps them inflated.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_it_dangerous_to_breathe_pure_oxygen_for_along_time#ixzz20RPlTTLB
 
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Double_A

TB Fanatic
bw said:
Routinely breathing concentrated oxygen is highly dangerous. Research it before you use it.
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"Routinely breathing concentrated oxygen" yep .... so don't buy a case of these a week.

There is a difference between therapeutic oxygen and emergency oxygen. Granted this does not fall into either category. This is something that would be useful if your hiking a mountain above 12,000ft in elevation. I wish I had it on Mt Whitney.
 
Satanta

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy
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Double_A said:
"Routinely breathing concentrated oxygen" yep .... so don't buy a case of these a week.

There is a difference between therapeutic oxygen and emergency oxygen. Granted this does not fall into either category. This is something that would be useful if your hiking a mountain above 12,000ft in elevation. I wish I had it on Mt Whitney.
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I would think it would be benefial in high-humidity on a hot day
 
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FireDance

TB Fanatic
Hmm - tempted to let my dd try this when migraine strikes. It appears that the mask size v. what you SHOULD get out of the nozzle would damp down the 95%. But who knows? Not enough information to be the guinea pig on.
 
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night driver

ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
goatlady2 said:
"Routinely breathing concentrated oxygen is highly dangerous."

Excuse me?? So why do pulmonologist prescribe oxygen concentrators for many, many folks suffering from COPD; some on the machine 24/7? The prime danger is exposure of the oxygen to open flames is my understanding from MY pulmonologist. NO, not on it myself yet, but it is in the plan down the line eventually.
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First, you aren't getting 100% O's, you are LIKELY getting less than 50% when the "concentrator" is used. Note that MOST folks on concentrators are using a nasal canula and you don't get over 50-60% with one of them.


Satanta said:
Hyperbaric Therapy-pure Oxy at pressure BTDT. I'm alive.

I'm not sure what us this canned oxy would be for. :shr:

Maybe iff the wifey is going into anapalxic shock or something.
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SAt are you SURE your HOT chamber was pure O2 and not Heli-Ox??

Hard hat divers can tell ya why O2 pure is a no-no for longer periods of time (minutes IIRC).
Satanta said:
I would think it would be benefial in high-humidity on a hot day
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Again, you are only using these cans for supplemental whifs, not long term breathing....
 
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Muad'dib

Senior Member
Being O2 dependent since 2008, I have some insights.
I was diagnosed with Respiratory Failure, and near total collapse,
I spent 4 weeks in ICU, and 16 total weeks in hospital.
The Dr. told myself and DW that long term high pressure O2 treatment
in ICU had driven ALL addiction (physical) cravings for nicotine out of my system.
It would do the same for any other addiction, but I don't recommend ICU and a ventilator for this purpose.
Since then I have been on 2 LPM of concentrated or either conserving device or full flow
from a bottle.
I can still feed the woodstove, no problem, cook all meals for DW, who works full time.
80 per cent of those in my situation die in the first two years, so I'm beating the odds, TG
Terrible fires and problems are caused by high flow rates of O2, and super air tight homes, esp. among those who cannot quit
smoking.
 
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TerryK

TB Fanatic
Muad'dib said:
Being O2 dependent since 2008, I have some insights.
I was diagnosed with Respiratory Failure, and near total collapse,
I spent 4 weeks in ICU, and 16 total weeks in hospital.
The Dr. told myself and DW that long term high pressure O2 treatment
in ICU had driven ALL addiction (physical) cravings for nicotine out of my system.
It would do the same for any other addiction, but I don't recommend ICU and a ventilator for this purpose.
Since then I have been on 2 LPM of concentrated or either conserving device or full flow
from a bottle.
I can still feed the woodstove, no problem, cook all meals for DW, who works full time.
80 per cent of those in my situation die in the first two years, so I'm beating the odds, TG
Terrible fires and problems are caused by high flow rates of O2, and super air tight homes, esp. among those who cannot quit
smoking.
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So, you are playing with fire in a wood stove and cooking on a regular stove while on oxygen??
You need to talk to someone about that :) :trl: This icon is not a troll, it would be someone who is on oxygen working around an open flame.
Or are you on a O2 concentrator with a nasal canula like night driver was talking about?
Even that isn't good around a wood fire.
 
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FairLight

Inactive
TerryK said:
So, you are playing with fire in a wood stove and cooking on a regular stove while on oxygen??
You need to talk to someone about that :) :trl: This icon is not a troll, it would be someone who is on oxygen working around an open flame.
Or are you on a O2 concentrator with a nasal canula like night driver was talking about?
Even that isn't good around a wood fire.
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+ 1000!
Not a good idea. I have been on 3 L a minute for 3 years now.
First thing i learned was safety precautions. You can do a lot of damage mixing 02 with fire. Not just to yourself. Anyone in the immediate area is at risk when and if it ignites.
If i have to feed the wood stove, I take my cannula off and hang it away from the stove. Same for using the gas range. I can take my cannula off for 2 or 3 minutes, just enough time to take something out of the oven, or stir a pot. Mainly I use electric skillets or a crock pot.
People are surviving longer with 02. Doctors recognize the earlier need, plus the bottom line of spec 02 has been lowered to 92%. Used to be 88%.
It's a pain, makes life a little more complicated..but, it makes life.
I do not have COPD, but here is a good online group for anyone on 02.
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14534668-how-long-o2-247
People are surviving longer now. I am in chronic resp. failure. I have a friend who has survived pulmonary hypertension for 27 years, almost unheard of. Another friend has survived 5 years beyond her prognosis of 2 to 7 years.
Keep safe and live long my friend.
FairLight
Linda In CA
 
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Muad'dib

Senior Member
A concentrator only filters room O2 to 85% purity for use at the cannula feed point. There is ZERO
added O2 to the room levels.
At 2 LPM, even added bottled O2 is of no concern.
I specifically asked the respiratory therapist about all these issues.
I can blow exhaled O2 on a open flame in the stove, it would be gratifying
if it caused a flare up, because that would be helpful.
But in fact, my lungs absorb the O2, and I blow O2 depleted gases on the exhalation.
Once again, my situation does not apply to those on higher saturation's or those who
use high O2 levels, or smoke.
O2 is classified a drug, and abuse of it could cause your lungs to shut down. FYI
 
Satanta

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy
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ND-I was told O2 but who knows except them really?

As far as O2 and fire-yeah, that's the rumor but I've been in the hospital playing poker with tecs and nurses sitting by the bottles smoking in the break area and around plenty of welding equip using o2.
 
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Muad'dib

Senior Member
Great Post, Fair
Light, and all good tips.
I too take the precautions you take.
People should use proper respect of O2 and those that think it is
an over the counter drug are sadly mistaken
 
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frazbo

Veteran Member
Okay, here's what it says on the can:

BOOST Oxygen

Oxygen directly fuels 90% of all body and mind functions. Supplemental Oxygen addresses deficiencies caused by physical exertion, toxins, high altitude, fatigue and stress. The average Oxygen level in the air is 21%. BOOST Oxygen is 95% Pure. Professional athletes inhale supplemental oxygen.

On the side of the can it says this, with pictures: Aerobic Performance (looks like a runner crossing the finish line), Recharge and Recover (a green cross, as in medical/maybe personal emergency?) and Altitude and Poor Air Quality (looks like a hiker). It also says: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Admin. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. For recreational Purpose Only. This product is NOT for medical or prescription use. Dietary Supplement. It also says that you are to place the mask under the nose and over the mouth. Press trigger down to activate flow. Breathe deeply through the mouth. Two to three breaths is all you should need. NO CFC's ( oh yeah and: please recycle).

No where does it say to put this over your mouth and inhale the whole can!

Now I can attest to being at high altitudes and breathing problems from over exertion, hiking, etc.,...and with all the smoke in the air from the fires all across the country, I can see that being beneficial...BUT as with anything that we/I purchase...buyer beware and be educated. I got one today and will probably go back for a couple of more just to have them on hand for what "I" consider an "emergency". I will be my own guinea pig, as always, and I will not be suing anyone if anything happens because I used it and something went wrong. THAT would be my OWN fault. And I will NOT be using this around open flame or anyone smoking either...that is just common sense...or is it? Can't tell now-a days!

This is called: BOOST Oxygen and it's 9.95 at my local WalMart...smaller can is 4.95. Put the "www." in boostoxygen.com for their site if more info is needed.
 
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FairLight

Inactive
Satanta said:
ND-I was told O2 but who knows except them really?

As far as O2 and fire-yeah, that's the rumor but I've been in the hospital playing poker with tecs and nurses sitting by the bottles smoking in the break area and around plenty of welding equip using o2.
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I would leave the immediate area pronto, Sat!
Just because they do it doesn't make it safe or correct.
Remember "Fire Marshall Bill" (Jim Carey) on the old Damon Wayans show???
One could easily end up like that if one survived.
FairLight
Linda In CA
 
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pylortes

Contributing Member
Checked my local wall.art here in Springfield illinois and the walmart website and there is no boost oxygen. In the stores. Any ideas?
 
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TerryK

TB Fanatic
$152.00 at Walmart



Swift First Aid LIF-O-GEN Complete 15 Minute Oxygen Unit (Contains Mask, 7' Tubing, 6LPM Regulator And O2 Cylinder)

$152.99



Features:
  • Price Is For One Each -Minimum Order Of 1
  • Life-O-Gen Portable Emergency Oxygen Units No first aid station is complete without emergency oxygen - it can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. Single unit system has one 15-minute disposable U.S.P. oxygen cylinder. Comes complete with fixed flow (6 LPM) regulator, oxygen mask with seven feet of tubing and one-way resuscitator valve mask. Twin Pack comes complete with accessories listed above and two 15-minute oxygen cylinders conveniently packed in an impact-resistant carrying case.
  • MSDS #343 HAZARDOUS
  • UNSPC CODE: 42171700
  • Emergency Response Emergency Response first aid firstaid ER
  • LIF-O-GEN 15 MIN OXYGEN UNIT
 
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KenGin31

Veteran Member
Thought I'd mention that you don't want any oil, not even skin oil, around high oxygen consentrats. Oil and oxygen don't mix it will burn or explode.. Don't use if you have a beard.
 
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night driver

ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
KenGin31 said:
Thought I'd mention that you don't want any oil, not even skin oil, around high oxygen consentrats. Oil and oxygen don't mix it will burn or explode.. Don't use if you have a beard.
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I have NEVER considered whether or not a patient has a beard when administering high concentrations or high flow rates of Os....
NOR have we worried about other contamination around the face when using O2.
 
Dux

Dux

Veteran Member
Double_A said:
"Routinely breathing concentrated oxygen" yep .... so don't buy a case of these a week.

There is a difference between therapeutic oxygen and emergency oxygen. Granted this does not fall into either category. This is something that would be useful if your hiking a mountain above 12,000ft in elevation. I wish I had it on Mt Whitney.
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Exactly, at least for me. I get all sleepy and lethargic at 12K. Going to the mountains is a hobby for Denver residents. We can drive from 5280 to 14,000 in an hour.
 
bw

bw

Fringe Ranger
bw said:
Routinely breathing concentrated oxygen is highly dangerous. Research it before you use it.
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Looks like people stopped, thought it over, and discussed it. Can't ask more than that.
 
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Double_A

TB Fanatic
Dux said:
Exactly, at least for me. I get all sleepy and lethargic at 12K. Going to the mountains is a hobby for Denver residents. We can drive from 5280 to 14,000 in an hour.
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Yea you've got all those 14K mountains. It would be good for that

California has only two I think, Mt Whitney at 14,495 and Mt Shasta at 14,161 (+/- a few feet they keep changing it)

5280 to 14,000

Get this, in the lower 48 states, the lowest point is Death Valley California at -282 below sea level and the highest point is California's Mt. Whitney approximately 100 miles apart.
 
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