Anesthesia Machines Flashcards
What Governing bodies regulate the Anesthesia machine usage
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Prior to 2000
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Since 2000
International Electrochemical Commission (IEC)
Compressed Gas Association (CGA)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Federal Drug Administration (FDA)
Components of the high-pressure system includes
- Auxiliary E – Cylinder
- Yoke assembly
- Burdon gauge
- High pressure regulator (HaBY)
what is the range of oxygen cylinders
Size A-H
Size A-E oxygen cylinder is used For?
Backup
Whats the most common size of Cylinder used
E
Size G-H oxygen cylinder is used for?
Banks,
Backup for oxygen hospital supply
What is the Tank made up of?
Steel
What is the tank for the MRI environment made up of?
Aluminum
What does US Department of Transportation regulate?
Manufacture Marking/labeling Filling Handling Transport Storage Disposal of cylinders
What agency sets the purity of medical gases
United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary (USP/NF)
Color For Oxygen
Green
Color For Nitrous
Blue
Color For Medical Air
Yellow
West anesthesia Gas Color
Purple
Vacuum(Suction) Color
White
CO2 Color
Grey
Nitrogen color
Black
ISO Color code For Medical air
Black and White
Iso color code for OXygen
White
Iso Color code for Vacum
Yellow
The PIN index safety system (PISS) is used in?
Yoke Assembly
What is the function of the “Check Valve”in the yoke assembly
- Stop Transfer of Oxygen between tanks
2. Stop leaking Into ATmosphere
Function of the yoke assembly
Orient tanks
Gas tight seal
Unidirectional flow of gases
Contains a filter
Piss for Air
1,5
Piss for Oxygen
2,5
Piss for Nitrous
3,5
E cylinder Volume
660L
E Cylinder Pressure
1900 Psi
oxygen Full tank pressure
2200psi
Nitrous Full tank pressure
750psi
Oxygen’s physical state at room air
Gas
Nitrous physical state at room air
Liquid and gas
Nitrous Full tank Liters of gas
1590L
When does pressure in the nitrous tank start to drop
When all the liquid has turned to gas at 75% usage of the full tank.
Name the 2 types of Cylinder safety systems
Frangible Disk and Fusible Plugs
What are the Characteristics of the Frangible Disk
Burst under pressure
What are the Characteristics of Fusible Plug
Melts at a predetermined Temperature(BLT with cheese)
Bismuth,lead,tin,Cadmium
What is The Anesthesia Machine
Provides delivery of medical gases and vapors of volatile anesthetics in known concentrations to a common gas outlet
Standards of the Anesthesia machine are overseen by
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Prior to 2000
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Since 2000
what is the function of the High Pressure Regulator
Reduces the high and variable pressure delivered from a cylinder to a lower and more constant pressure suitable for the anesthesia machine