Medgas Flashcards
What is needed for exposed med gas lines?
Adequate protection
If Med gas is run in a tunnel what is required?
Adequate lighting.
What Med gas is required in all healthcare locations
Vacuum
Med gas is supplied with what kind of cu? Above and below ground?
Type K and L hard temper above, soft type underground
O2 colour
White background green lettering
Nitrous oxide colours and chem symbol
N2O blue background white lettering
CO2 colours
grey background white or black lettering
Helium colours
Brown background white lettering
Nitrogen colours
Black background white lettering
Med vacuum colours
Yellow background black letters
Gas scavenger colour
Magenta background white letters
Max distance between Med gas labels
20’ 6m
Test pressures for Med gas
1.5 times working pressure not less than 150 for 24h 60psi vacuum
O2 psi
55
N2O psi
55
Medair psi
55 psi
N2 psi
175
Medvac strength
22” hg
CO2 psi
55psi
Regulatory commissioner
Cga
What is used to assist the change of state when leaving cylinder
Vaporizer
Dry nitrogen flow rate while brazing
10-15 cfh
Minimum number of vacuum pumps
3
How many tests
3
Frequency of testing zone valve
Once in 5 year