Traveling With The Concentrator - Invacare Platinum Mobil User Manual

2.4 Traveling with the Concentrator

Before Traveling
1. Contact your travel carrier and/or tour guide about your travel
plans and provide information about your intent to use a portable
oxygen concentrator during your travels. The carrier will let you
know if you will be permitted to use your concentrator during
your travel and if there are any restrictions for use.
If you are not permitted to use your concentrator on
the carrier of choice and still want to take it with you:
•
Carry it and any supplemental batteries on board
with you.
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Ensure the unit is turned off.
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Stow it properly for the trip.
•
DO NOT place the concentrator or any
supplemental batteries in checked baggage.
2. Contact the carrier to see if they have seats with a power
outlet that you can use to power the concentrator during
travel. If a power outlet is not available, be sure to bring enough
supplemental batteries to last 150% of the travel time.
There may be unexpected delays beyond scheduled
travel times. Carry your power adapters with you so
you can recharge batteries before and after the trip.
3. Charge the installed battery of the concentrator and any
supplemental batteries fully before you depart, thus extending
the operating time of the concentrator during travel. Refer to
Charging the Battery(s) in Setup.
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4. Ensure the unit is free of all grease, oil, or other petroleum
products and that the unit is in good working order, is free of
damage, and the air filter is clean. Refer to the Preventative
Maintenance Checklist in Maintenance.
5. Contact your oxygen supplier to make arrangements if you need
to have backup oxygen at your destination.
Traveling By Air
Arriving at the Airport
1. Allow the security agent to inspect your concentrator, even if
you are using it, when going through the security checkpoint.
They are required to allow you to travel through the
checkpoint with your concentrator, but they MUST
inspect it for security reasons.
2. Use your AC power adapter while you are in the airport, if
possible. This will keep the battery(s) at full charge and give you
the most battery powered operating time on the aircraft.
Boarding the Plane
You are not permitted to sit in an exit row if you plan to use
your concentrator at any time during the flight.
1. If you plan on using the concentrator the entire time you are on
the plane, verify that your concentrator does not block access to
an emergency exit or aisle way. If it does, request a seat change.
2. In order for the flight crew to ensure the safety of you and all
of the other passengers on the flight, allow them to inspect the
concentrator to confirm that it is FAA approved for use on
the flight.
Safety
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