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11 Cards in this Set
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What happens when the anesthesia machine loses power?
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monitors lost, but flowmeter/vaporizer control intact
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What happens when the anesthesia machine loses power and backup battery?
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May lose N2O and vaporizers (esp w/ electrical vaporizers)
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What are the outlets built into the anesthesia machine for?
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Monitoring only - never Bair hugger, etc.
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What is the high pressure circuit?
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From the gas inlet to the pressure regulator
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What is the intermediate pressure circuit?
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from the pressure regulator to the flowmeter control valve
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What is the low pressure circuit?
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From the flowmeter control valve to the common gas outlet.
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Describe the O2 supply alarm
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Alarms at less than 30 psig O2. Requires O2 in a resevoir, which blows a reed whistle.
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What is an oxygen failure safety device?
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Pneumatically operated valve that shuts off or reduces N2O as O2 pressure falls. Generic term
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What is the O2 supply pressure failure protection device? Who uses it?
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DRager - Proportionally reduces N2O w/ O2 fall, cuts all gases beside O2 when O2 falls to 12 psig
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What is the Pressure sensor shut-off valve? Who uses it?
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Ohmeda. When O2 < 20-25 psig, N2O/other gasses cut off, "all or nothing."
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What is the gas selector switch?
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On some models, can select N2O only or All gasses (e.g. N2O+air)
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