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Airline Travel Guidelines

DL-00096 Rev. 7

Whentravelingbyair,itisrecommendedtheguidelineslistedbelow

be followed:

1. Thepatientmustbecapableofseeingthealarmindicatorlights,hearing

thevariouswarningalarms,andtakingtheappropriateactionsshouldthe

unitfailtodetecttheuser’sbreathingorageneralmalfunctionoccurs.If

thepatientisnotcapableoftheaboverequirement,theymustbetraveling

withsomeonewhoiscapableofperformingthosefunctionsfortheuser.

2. PersonusingthePortableOxygenConcentrator(POC)mustnotbeseated

inanaisle,normalexitrow,oremergencyexitsoasnottorestrictaccess

totheaislebyotherpassengers.PatientsshouldstowPOCwhileinuse,

underneathseat,sothatitdoesnotinterferewiththemovementofother

passengers.Ifpatientsarenotrequiredtouseoxygenduringtakeoff,

landing,ormovementonthesurface,theymuststowthePOCaccording

toairlineregulations(underneathseatorinoverheadcabin).

3. Patientisresponsibletocarrysufficientamountofbatteriestolastforthe

entiretrip,includinglayoversand/orpossibleflightdelays.

4. Batteries,notbeingusedorextra,mustbestowedintheirprotective

coveror/andplacedinsidethecarryingcaseorplacedinsideanapproved

carry-onbaggage,packagedtopreventshortcircuitsandprotectedfrom

physicaldamage.

5. Patientmustobtainasigned,licensedclinicianstatementthatmedical

oxygenisnecessaryforthedurationoftheflightandthemaximum

settingallowedonboardanaircraft.

6. ThepatientmustinformtheaircraftoperatoranditscrewthatthePOC

maybeusedonboardtheaircraft.

7. Intheeventofanalarm,thePOCmustbeturnedofforalarmsmuted.

8. Onlyoxygenapprovedlotionsorsalvesmaybeusedbythepatient.

9. ThepatientmustoperatethePOCwithbatterypoweronly(donotuse

thecarcharger)whileonboardtheaircraft.TheA/Cpowercordandcar

chargeroptionsarenotapprovedforonboardaircraftuse.

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