Medical gas cylinders are an essential part of modern healthcare. Whether it’s gas cylinders for medical oxygen therapy to treat respiratory conditions, those used for anaesthesia and surgical use, or speciality gas cylinders for medical equipment calibration – medical gases are used across healthcare and homecare settings to treat millions of patients every day. Learn [...]
Welcome to September’s social media round-up; a look through some of our most engaged curated content during the last month across our social media channels. Check back next month for October’s top content or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to keep up-to-date with the latest industry news. Medical Oxygen AMS cylinders are fully accredited [...]
Welcome to August’s social media round-up; a look through some of our most engaged curated content during the last month across our social media channels. Check back next month for September’s top content or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to keep up-to-date with the latest industry news. Medical Oxygen Find out how AMS are [...]
In the heavily regulated medical gases industry, every organisation has an obligation to take quality management seriously. Every organisation involved with the manufacture of medical gases must comply with the basic principles and practices of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP). GMP and GDP are part of the overall Quality Management System [...]
When using oxygen or any medical gases, it is imperative that patient equipment is connected to the correct medical gas cylinders. Failure to do so can lead to patients being given the wrong gas, or the right gas at the wrong pressure. Both can have fatal consequences. Traditionally, the valve outlets used for medical gas [...]
When handling medical gas cylinders – it’s important to follow the right safety guidelines. Whether it’s home oxygen cylinders or medical gases in a healthcare facility, there are some real risks associated with cylinder mishandling and misuse. As part of our work on Technical Sub Committee 7 – Medical Gases, for the British Compressed Gases [...]
In medical gas cylinders – ensuring the quality of the gas inside can be a matter of life or death. Contamination of the gases inside can lead to serious problems. In addition to causing corrosion inside the cylinder, contamination can render the gas inside useless, or in the worst cases, harmful. It’s vital that cylinder [...]
Welcome to January's social media round up; a look through some of our most engaged curated content during the last month across our social media channels. Check back next month for February’s top content or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to keep up-to-date with the latest industry news. Medical Oxygen UK oxygen capacity remains [...]
Whether it’s a medical emergency, or a fire – having the ability to quickly identify the contents of a medical gas cylinder is essential. Following a standardised colour coding system for medical gas cylinders is one of the easiest ways to achieve this – and there is a British Standard Colour Coding System (BS EN [...]
Welcome to November’s social media round up, a look through some of our most engaged curated content during the last month across our social media channels. Check back next month for December’s top content or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to keep up-to-date with the latest industry news. Medical Oxygen Managing Medical Oxygen at [...]