Medical Oxygen Cylinders for Veterinary Practices

Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) supports vets with a bespoke service providing low cost medical oxygen cylinders

We have two main service options which are designed to provide low cost cylinders for our customers' specific requirements.

Our Standard Service is designed for veterinary surgeries with lower usage requirements 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 veterinary surgeries which require regular cylinder exchanges 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
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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.

Through our customer service focussed approach, we support vets throughout England, Scotland and Wales

Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) is the UK's leading independent supplier of medical oxygen cylinders.

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.

You'll receive an annual cylinder report for your records detailing barcode details of the types and quantity of cylinders on your account, batch numbers, and expiry dates.

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 are also covered by your dedicated account manager who will liaise directly with you to arrange visits to your site.

Speciality Oxygen Service (SOS) is the UK's leading independent supplier of medical oxygen cylinders, providing a low cost, customer service focused supply throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

SOS 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 veterinary patients during surgery.

SOS is here to support you, supplying low cost medical oxygen cylinders to large veterinary groups and individual practices.

A wide range of ancillary equipment can be purchased directly from our online shop including oxygen flowmeters/regulators.

Check out our veterinary cylinders page to view our range of medical oxygen cylinders (tanks/bottles/canisters).

Please use our enquiry form to place an order or arrange a call-back to discuss your requirements.

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

ProTrainings provides an extensive library of training courses including pet first aid.

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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 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.

Please use our enquiry form to place an order or arrange a call-back to discuss your requirements.

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