Exam 3 Anesthesia Machines (Workstations) (7/8/24) Flashcards
What 5 things should an anesthesia machine provide?
- Accurate and safe gas delivery
- A means for ventilating patients (Primary method)
- Electrical Outlets
- A housing for monitoring devices
- Storage/Shelving
If the Master power switch has been turned off, electrical functions will be disabled except for:
- Battery Charger
- Electrical Outlets
- Oxygen flush valve
- Auxillary oxygen flowmeter
True or False:
Other appliances (not intended for anesthesia monitoring) should be plugged in to the anesthesia machine outlets in order to save wall space.
FALSE:
Other appliances should be plugged into hospital main
If requirements exceed outlet, this happens:
Circuit breaker will activate and entire machine will fail.
What are the 3 parts to the pneumatic system?
- High Pressure
- Intermediate Pressure
- Low Pressure
The machine receives gases from the cylinders at high, variable pressures of about ___ psi and reduces them down to ___ psi.
2200 psi
45 psi
What is utilized by the anesthesia machine to reduce/provide a more constant pressure once gases are received from the cylinders?
A Pressure (1st Stage) Regulator
What is this an image of?
A Hanger Yoke
What are the functions of the Hanger Yoke?
- Orients and supports the cylinder
- Provides a gas-tight seal
- Ensures a unidirectional flow (safety valves inside)
We are required to have at least 1 Hanger yoke for which of the following?
Oxygen
Medical Air
Nitrous
Oxygen and Nitrous
For each of the following, label the name of what each part of the hanger yoke is responsible for:
Tightening the cylinder
Area where gas enters the machine
Prevents attachment of an incorrect cylinder
Forms seal between the cylinder and yoke
Ensures unidirectional flow
Tightening the cylinder: Retaining Screw
Area where gas enters the machine: Nipple
Prevents attachment of an incorrect cylinder: Index Pins
Forms seal between the cylinder and yoke: Washer
Ensures unidirectional flow: Check valve assembly
What does the check valve assembly prevent?
Prevents gas from exiting machine when there is no cylinder in the yoke
Prevents gas from being transferred from a cylinder with higher pressure to one with lower pressure
What are the names of the tubes found in the cylinder pressure indicator?
Describe the look of these tubes.
Bourdon Tubes
Curved and Hollow
The cylinder pressure indicator/gauge is required to be calibrated in which of the following two units?
A. Newtons
B. PSI
C. Pascals
D. Joules
E. Kilopascals (kPa)
B. PSI
E. Kilopascals (kPa)
How is gas introduced into the Intermediate portion of the pressure system?
Receives gases from the pressure regulator or pipeline
(45 psi 1st stage regulator) (50-55 psi pipeline)
The intermediate pressure system includes these 6 things:
- Pneumatic part of master switch
- Pipeline inlet connections and indicators
- Piping
- Oxygen pressure failure devices
- Oxygen flush valve
- Flow control valves
How are the pipeline inlet connections fitted?
Via the DISS (Diameter Index Safety System)