Quick piece of advice if you're heading home with your baby on oxygen--
Call your electric company.
Households that involve individuals requiring supplemental oxygen to breathe are on a priority list to receive servicing in the event of a power loss. Make sure you let them know so they're aware of your status before a power outage.
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The hospital also told us this, but we thought it was strange. The oxygen tank does not require electricity to run. If your child is on an apnea monitor, obviously the electricity is an issue. Another place to contact is your local ambulance/fire service. In case of an emergency (especially if your child is on a vent at home) you'd want them to know exactly where you live and how to care for your child. A friend of ours had the "rehersal" run with emergency services one morning and then needed them for an emergency that evening in which the child ended up having to be airlifted to Riley.
What a great reminder, Ryann, and thank goodness your friend had the foresight to have that practice run.
Interestingly, our oxygen tank (the big one, not the portable one) DID plug into the wall. In truth, I'm not sure what purpose the electricity served, though I'm sure I could have asked the Apria man...
Great clarification Jessieleigh! Thanks
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