title: Laboratory assessment of a user-assembled oxygen generation kit.
abstract: A laboratory assessment was made of a user-assembled oxygen generation kit designed for use in medical emergencies in the community. Twenty-five kits were studied at five different water temperatures and the rate of oxygen generation and its concentration were measured. The apparatus produced a mean (SD) oxygen volume of 37 (1.98) l which was not affected by the starting water temperature. The mean (SD) rate of flow varied from 2.2 (0.04) l.min-1 at 16 degrees C to 10.3 (2.74) l.min-1 at 40 degrees C but the duration of flow varied inversely. Oxygenation concentrations ranging from 30-51% were produced at starting water temperatures from 22 degrees C-40 degrees C, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Bhimsan
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Rout
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen