Which Medical Gas Service is Right for Me?

 

We have bespoke options designed for specific customer requirements

 

Our Standard Service is designed for lower use customers such as GP surgeries and includes:
  • Free next day delivery
  • 3x cylinder exchanges ("refills"), per cylinder, per year, at no extra cost
  • Annual cylinder report
  • Personal Account Manager

 

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 next day delivery
  • Annual cylinder report
  • Personal Account Manager

(High-Use Service minimum rental spend of £100 + VAT per month)

 

Our Dental Service is designed specifically to support dentists with low usage requirements and includes:
  • CQC compliant medical oxygen cylinder (579 litres of gas)
  • Free next day delivery
  • Free cylinder exchanges for expiry dates ("refills") (we’ll contact you before your cylinder expires and arrange delivery of a fresh cylinder free of charge)
  • Annual cylinder report
  • Personal Account Manager

 

Our Veterinary Service is designed specifically to support vets with high usage requirements and includes:
  • Discounted cylinder rental
  • Discounted cylinder exchanges ("refills")
  • Next day delivery
  • Annual cylinder report
  • Personal Account Manager

 

 

Contact Us

 

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.

 

 

What is SOS Oxygen?

 

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

 

Through our customer service focussed approach, we support healthcare professionals providing a lifeline to patients.

Our Responder O2 range of medical oxygen cylinders from SOS Oxygen incorporates the latest design and technology, featuring a '1 switch' operation to turn the cylinder on and select oxygen flow rates in a single movement.

The new '1 switch' design makes our Responder O2 cylinders the fastest, 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.

SOS Oxygen is the UK's fastest growing supplier of Nitronox cylinders and medical oxygen cylinders.

Our 2.7L Responder O2 emergency medical oxygen cylinder is compliant with CQC and Resuscitation Council guidelines for dental practices. The 2.7L Responder O2 cylinder contains 579 litres of medical oxygen which is more than the minimum guideline requirement, making them ideal for GDC dental requirements.

You'll receive an annual cylinder report to download for your records, including barcode details of the types and quantities of medical oxygen and Nitronox cylinders on your account, plus batch numbers and expiry dates. The annual cylinder reports detail all the information you'll require for CQC inspections.

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 ("refills"), free of charge, before your medical gases expire.

Callouts and deliveries are carried out by your personal account manager who will liaise directly with you to arrange visits to your site.

 

SOS Oxygen supplies low cost cylinders to healthcare professionals and first aid responders providing a lifeline to patients. From large NHS trusts to small dental practices, we're here to support you with your medical gas requirements.

 

Check out our cylinder pages to take a look at our range of Responder O2 medical oxygen cylinders and Responder Nitronox cylinders which incorporate the latest design and technology, utilising lightweight aluminium cylinders and simple to use oxygen flow controls which will help you concentrate on providing a lifeline to patients in emergency situations.

Please use our enquiry form to arrange a call-back to discuss your requirements if you're not sure which service option would be best for you.

 

A wide range of ancillary equipment can be purchased directly from our online shop
  • AED defibrillators
  • Airways
  • BVM resuscitators
  • CPR pocket masks
  • Cylinder trollies
  • Dental kits (airway & breathing)
  • Hand held portable suction units
  • Mouthpieces & filters
  • Nasal Cannula
  • Oxygen concentrators
  • Oxygen cylinder bags
  • Oxygen door stickers
  • Oxygen masks
  • Oxygen starter kits
  • Oxygen tubing
  • Penthrox
  • Pulse oximeters

 

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 the support of medical oxygen.

 

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 to the use of medical oxygen 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.

All cylinders which are filled with medical grade oxygen display a product label which lists details of the medicine and the manufacturer, including licence details and contact details.