The Breath of Life
Discover how chemical reactions keep people alive when they reach for extra oxygen. Read Full Story
By Nina Notman, October 24, 2022
Coronavirus Coverage: They don’t struggle to breathe—but COVID-19 is starving them of oxygen
One alarming symptom robs many patients of blood oxygen well before they notice. Doctors are racing to understand it. Read Full Story
Emergency Oxygen – It’s So Simple
The COVID-19 crisis taught us to appreciate the term “be prepared” because we weren’t. The right medical equipment and supplies in the right hands will help us be better prepared and smarter about the future.
One of the main symptoms of COVID-19 is labored breathing. As such, we need to recognize and act on the importance of immediately available emergency oxygen to improve access to first oxygen and simultaneously ease the overburdened healthcare system, specifically emergency medical services (EMS). Read Full Story
NYC Ambulance Delays
New York City ambulances are taking almost three minutes longer than usual to respond to the most critical distress calls, mainly because of administrative bottlenecks in overwhelmed emergency rooms. See Story Here
Comment: This is why the R15 oxygen device was developed - to Buy Time! Delays happen and the R15 oxygen should be there to provide time for EMS to arrive or for you to be transported to the ER. It’s critical oxygen be administered in the first critical minutes of any emergency because brain damage begins within just 2-minutes!
Rapid Oxygen in the News
R15 Emergency Oxygen Units donated by Rapid Oxygen Company to all Boys & Girls Clubs across the state of Connecticut.
