Medical Gas Storage and Delivery
How much nitrogen is Air composed of? - answer78% nitrogen
How much Oxygen is Air composed of? - answer21% oxygen
How is medical grade air produced? - answer Filtering in compressing atmospheric air
How is compressed air available? - answer Cylinders and Bulk systems
How is compressed air used? - answer Used to power respiratory care equipment
(Nebs and Vents)
What compressors do you use for home use - answer Concentrator
What are the air and oxygen psi levels? - answer50 psi Air and 50 psi Oxygen
How much oxygen is within the earths atmosphere? - answer20.9%
Is oxygen heavier than air? - answerOxygen is slightly heavier than air
What is compress oxygen available in? - answerCylinders and Bulk systems
What does oxygen treat? - answerHypoxemia "sub-ambient"
Certain Heart Defects
What are the two methods to prepare oxygen? - answerFractional Distillation (LARGE
Q)
Physical Distillation (SMALL Q)
What are Fractional distillation characteristics? - answer-FD filters
-Compressors
- Boils off everything, but O2
-Keeps it in a Liquid state
What is a prevention of CO2? - answerWashout with bypass
Does CO2 support life? - answerNo it must be combined with oxygen prior to patient
administration
What is Helium? - answerInert had that occurs naturally in a atmosphere in small
quantities
, How is helium prepared? - answerFrom Natural gas or by heating uranium ore
Is Helium light? - answerYes
What can Helium be combined with? - answerOxygen to treat severe airway obstruction
and carry medications past obstruction (Heliox)
What is Helium used for? - answerPulmonary function testing
Does Helium support life? - answerNO it must be combined with oxygen- can lead to
DEATH
What are some characteristics of nitric oxide? - answer-Toxic
-Powerful Pulmonary Vasodilator
-Nitrogen Dioxide (byproduct)
Why is Nitric Oxide combined with Oxygen? - answer- Treat PPHN (Persistent
Pulmonary Hypertension)
- Treat ARDS (off label)
- hypoxic Respiratory failure in Infants and Adults (Adult Respiratory Distress
Syndrome)
Why is Nitrous Oxide used? - answerUsed as a mild to moderate anesthetic/ Induction
What taste and smell does Nitrous Oxide have? - answerSlightly sweet odor and taste
What must Nitrous oxide you combine with? - answer- Oxygen
- Upper Exposure Limit
What are gas cylinders made of? - answerHigh quality carbon steel, steel alloys or
aluminum
What must gas cylinders ago? - answerHydrostatic testing every 5 to 10 years (5/3 of
service pressure)
What is the normal filling pressure for all gas cylinder size? - answer(2000psi-2200psi)
Who regulates the purity of medical gases? - answerFDA
Who creates the recipe of the gas cylinders? - answerNational Formulary
Who regulates the manufacturer, storage, transport of compressed gases? -
answerDepartment of transportation (DOT)
Gas cylinders Safety? - answer- Secured at all times (Chained/Cart/Stand)
How much nitrogen is Air composed of? - answer78% nitrogen
How much Oxygen is Air composed of? - answer21% oxygen
How is medical grade air produced? - answer Filtering in compressing atmospheric air
How is compressed air available? - answer Cylinders and Bulk systems
How is compressed air used? - answer Used to power respiratory care equipment
(Nebs and Vents)
What compressors do you use for home use - answer Concentrator
What are the air and oxygen psi levels? - answer50 psi Air and 50 psi Oxygen
How much oxygen is within the earths atmosphere? - answer20.9%
Is oxygen heavier than air? - answerOxygen is slightly heavier than air
What is compress oxygen available in? - answerCylinders and Bulk systems
What does oxygen treat? - answerHypoxemia "sub-ambient"
Certain Heart Defects
What are the two methods to prepare oxygen? - answerFractional Distillation (LARGE
Q)
Physical Distillation (SMALL Q)
What are Fractional distillation characteristics? - answer-FD filters
-Compressors
- Boils off everything, but O2
-Keeps it in a Liquid state
What is a prevention of CO2? - answerWashout with bypass
Does CO2 support life? - answerNo it must be combined with oxygen prior to patient
administration
What is Helium? - answerInert had that occurs naturally in a atmosphere in small
quantities
, How is helium prepared? - answerFrom Natural gas or by heating uranium ore
Is Helium light? - answerYes
What can Helium be combined with? - answerOxygen to treat severe airway obstruction
and carry medications past obstruction (Heliox)
What is Helium used for? - answerPulmonary function testing
Does Helium support life? - answerNO it must be combined with oxygen- can lead to
DEATH
What are some characteristics of nitric oxide? - answer-Toxic
-Powerful Pulmonary Vasodilator
-Nitrogen Dioxide (byproduct)
Why is Nitric Oxide combined with Oxygen? - answer- Treat PPHN (Persistent
Pulmonary Hypertension)
- Treat ARDS (off label)
- hypoxic Respiratory failure in Infants and Adults (Adult Respiratory Distress
Syndrome)
Why is Nitrous Oxide used? - answerUsed as a mild to moderate anesthetic/ Induction
What taste and smell does Nitrous Oxide have? - answerSlightly sweet odor and taste
What must Nitrous oxide you combine with? - answer- Oxygen
- Upper Exposure Limit
What are gas cylinders made of? - answerHigh quality carbon steel, steel alloys or
aluminum
What must gas cylinders ago? - answerHydrostatic testing every 5 to 10 years (5/3 of
service pressure)
What is the normal filling pressure for all gas cylinder size? - answer(2000psi-2200psi)
Who regulates the purity of medical gases? - answerFDA
Who creates the recipe of the gas cylinders? - answerNational Formulary
Who regulates the manufacturer, storage, transport of compressed gases? -
answerDepartment of transportation (DOT)
Gas cylinders Safety? - answer- Secured at all times (Chained/Cart/Stand)
