Information – Medical Oxygen & Nitronox
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Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) is the UK's leading independent supplier of medical oxygen cylinders, providing a low cost, customer service focused supply of medical gases throughout England, Scotland and Wales
Click on the links below where you'll find lots of useful information about our medical gases service, medical oxygen cylinders, and Nitronox analgesic gas cylinders.
Medical Oxygen and Nitronox Analgesic Gas Rental Services
Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) has options designed for specific requirements - we hear you ask... "which service is right for me?"
Our Standard Service is designed for lower use customers such as GP surgeries and includes:
- Free delivery/callouts on a next day basis
- 3x cylinder exchanges/refills per year at no extra cost
- Annual cylinder report for your records at no extra cost
- Dedicated account manager to look after your account both on-site and remotely
Our High-Use Service is designed for customers such as ambulance services and hospitals and includes:
- Discounted cylinder rental
- Discounted cylinder exchanges/refills
- Low cost delivery/callouts on a next day basis
- Annual cylinder report for your records at no extra cost
- Dedicated account manager to look after your account both on-site and remotely
Our Dental Service is designed specifically to support dentists with low usage requirements and includes:
- CQC compliant medical oxygen cylinders (579 litres of gas)
- Free deliveries
- 5 year expiry dates
- Free cylinder exchanges for expiry dates (we’ll contact you before your cylinder expires and arrange delivery of a fresh cylinder free of charge)
- Annual cylinder report for your records at no extra cost
- Dedicated account manager to look after your account both on-site and remotely
Please use our enquiry form to place an order or arrange a call-back to discuss your requirements, or alternatively, here's a handy list of contacts that will put you straight in touch with the people you're looking for.
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Accounts: accounts@sosoxygen.co.uk
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General Enquiries: office@sosoxygen.co.uk
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Sales: sales@sosoxygen.co.uk
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Tel: 01257 254525
We Specialise in Medical Oxygen Cylinder Rental Services
Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) provides medical gases packages which are tailored to meet the needs of specific customers including doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, paramedics and first aid responders
The revolutionary Responder O2 range of medical oxygen cylinders from SOS incorporates the latest design and technology, featuring a 'one touch' operation to turn the cylinders on and select flow rates from just one control. This new 'one touch' design makes our Responder O2 medical oxygen cylinders the most reliable and easy to use medical oxygen cylinders on the market.
In addition to medical oxygen cylinders, Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) also specialises in the supply of Nitronox cylinders, an effective pain relief system containing analgesic gas composed of 50% medical nitrous oxide / 50% medical oxygen.
This analgesic gas mix is commonly referred to as Entonox, however Entonox is BOC’s registered trademark for their product. Our Nitronox and BOC’s Entonox are the same gas products/mixes but manufactured and supplied by separate companies under different trademarks and product licenses.
Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) is the UK's leading independent supplier of Nitronox cylinders and medical oxygen cylinders.
Our Responder O2 emergency medical oxygen cylinders are compliant with CQC and Resuscitation Council guidelines and contain more than the minimum stipulated volume of medical oxygen making them ideal for GDC dental requirements.
You'll receive an annual cylinder report for your records detailing barcode details of the types and quantity of medical gases cylinders on your account, batch numbers and expiry dates. You can keep the reports on file for CQC inspections, and don't worry if you loose one, just email us and we'll send a copy free of charge.
There's no need to call us when your cylinders' gas expiry dates are due to expire, our digital asset tracking system continuously monitors all of our cylinders and we'll be in touch to arrange replacement cylinders, free of charge, before your medical gases expire.
Your dedicated account manager will look after your account and is contactable by phone and email, and available for on-site meetings. Callouts and deliveries for medical gases are also covered by your dedicated account manager who will liaise directly with you to arrange visits to your site.
Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) medical gas cylinders incorporate the latest design and technology utilising lightweight materials and simple to use oxygen flow controls which will help you concentrate on providing a lifeline to patients in emergency situations.
Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) is the UK's leading independent supplier of medical oxygen cylinders, providing a low cost, customer service focused supply of medical gases throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
We also provide a bespoke, low cost medical gases service tailored to support medical professionals with high usage requirements including ambulance services and hospitals.
From large NHS trusts to small dental practices, we're here to support you with your medical gases requirements.
Check out our cylinder pages to view our range of medical oxygen cylinders (tanks/bottles/canisters) and Nitronox analgesic gas cylinders (tanks/bottles/canisters).
Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) supplies low cost cylinders to healthcare professionals and some of the largest organisations and groups in the UK, including public bodies, government departments, healthcare professionals and first aid responders providing a lifeline to patients.
A wide range of ancillary equipment can be purchased directly from our online shop including masks and cylinder bags.
Medical Oxygen Training
Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) works in partnership with ProTrainings to provide accredited training courses in the administration of medical gases, first aid, and other healthcare topics
In addition to medical gases training, ProTrainings also provides an extensive library of training courses including:
- First Person on Scene / First Responder
- AED Defibrilator / CPR Resuscitation / BLS / ILS / ALS
- First Aid
- First Aid in the Workplace
- General Health & Safety
What is Medical Oxygen and What is it Used For?
Oxygen is critical to life, in fact, almost all living things, including humans, need oxygen to survive
Oxygen typically makes up 21% of Earth's atmosphere and oxygen also makes up around half of Earth's crust in the form of oxides.
The importance of medical oxygen in the field of healthcare is vital, it is used every day in healthcare for resuscitation and inhalation therapy, in fact, it is believed to be the most common treatment given in hospitals in the developed world.
The potential value of oxygen for patients with respiratory conditions was quickly recognized after its discovery in 1771 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist.
The 20th century saw a rapid succession of discoveries of oxygen's physiologic effects and technological advances that allowed its clinical application.
Today, medical oxygen is on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines and modern medicine could not be practiced without it.
Medical oxygen is used to:
- Carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Restore tissue oxygen tension by improving oxygen availability in a wide range of conditions such as COPD, cyanosis, shock, severe hemorrhage, carbon monoxide poisoning, major trauma, cardiac/respiratory arrest
- Provide life support for artificially ventilated patients
- Carry out anaesthetic techniques
- Aid cardiovascular stability
Contraindications/side effects: There are no absolute contraindications but the inspired concentration should be limited in the case of premature infants and those patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines on the safe therapeutic use of medical oxygen encourages proper assessment of the patient before use. The target oxygen saturation recommended depends on the condition being treated.
What makes oxygen medical grade?
In the UK, medical oxygen manufacturers and distributors are licensed by the MHRA.
The manufacturing process of medical oxygen is closely monitored, controlled, and documented to ensure the quality and purity of the medicine meets quality standards for pharmacopeia.
Cylinders must display a product label which lists details of the medicine and the manufacturer, including licence details and contact details.
We supply low cost medical gases cylinders to healthcare professionals and first aid responders providing a lifeline to patients
Check out our cylinder pages to view our range of medical oxygen cylinders (tanks/bottles/canisters) and Nitronox analgesic gas cylinders (tanks/bottles/canisters).
A wide range of ancillary equipment can be purchased directly from our online shop including masks and cylinder bags.
