The number of home recuperators for the new coronavirus is increasing rapidly, and there are many cases where a device for inhaling oxygen is used at home. Fire departments and industry groups are calling attention.

Even if infected with the new coronavirus, the number of people who cannot be hospitalized immediately and receive medical treatment at home is increasing rapidly. It has become.



Oxygen has the property of assisting combustion, so it is easy for fires such as cigarettes to burn, and there have been a number of cases where fires occur while using the device.



According to an industry group made by manufacturers of medical devices, 85 people have died in a fire using these devices since 2003.



It often catches fire from cigarettes and lighters, and it is dangerous if there is a stove nearby.



The government and others are calling for careful attention to keep fire away from within 2 meters of the device and to use it in the correct way according to the doctor's instructions.



Takemi Yamazaki, assistant fire department commander of the Tokyo Fire Department's Investigation Division, said, "If there is even a slight fire nearby while inhaling oxygen, it is very dangerous because it may spread near your face. I want you to do it. "

Firefighting "Even a slight fire is very dangerous"

According to the "Japan Industry and Medical Gas Association," an industry group created by medical device manufacturers, there are no end to cases of fires nationwide when using "oxygen concentrators" at home, and since 2003, 85 people have been involved. Is dead.



It is said that there have been cases where a lighter is brought close to the face and ignites when trying to smoke while using the device, or a fire occurs when trying to cook in the kitchen.



The "oxygen concentrator" takes in the surrounding air, concentrates oxygen, and the patient inhales it through the nose and mouth, so the oxygen concentration near the face becomes high, and the government is calling attention that even a slight fire may spread. increase.



Takemi Yamazaki, assistant fire department commander of the Tokyo Fire Department's Investigation Division, said, "It is very dangerous if there is even a slight fire while using the device, as it may spread near your face. Please be careful, including those around you. I was talking.