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MED GAS Exam 2 Questions with
100% Correct Answers
Those sections or portions of the piping system that serve a
room or group of rooms on the same story of the facility.
This is the definition of which of the following?
a.Main lines
b.Risers
c.Vent Lines
d.Branch (lateral) lines
d. Branch (lateral) lines
Stainless tube may be joined by any methods EXCEPT which
of the following?
a.Tungsten inert gas(TIG)
b.Solder
c.Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)
d.Metal inert gas (MIG)
b. Solder
Wooden rack for cylinder storage may be permitted under
which conditions?
a.They must be located in an area with a fire suppression
system
b.The wood must be painted
c.Wooden racks are no longer permitted
d.They are permitted with NO set conditions
c. Wooden racks are no longer permitted
Communication devices that do not use electrical wiring for
signal transmission can use _____.
a.fiber optic
b.wireless
c.A & B
d.none of the above
c. A & B
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Manifolds for gas cylinders shall actuate a(an) _______
signal and shall activate an indicator at all _______ alarm
panels to indicate when or just before changeover from one
header to the other.
a.Master; Local
b.Area; Master
c.Master; Area
d.Local; Master
d. Local; Master
A patient care space is any space of a health care facility
wherein patients are intended to be __________.
a.admitted or discharged
b.sent for X-rays
c.interviewed
d.examined or treated
d. examined or treated
An existing system that is not in strict compliance with the
provisions of this code shall be permitted to be continued in
use as long as the _______ has determined that such use
does not constitute a distinct hazard to life.
a.architect
b.nursing staff
c.authority having jurisdiction
d.engineer
c. authority having jurisdiction
Which of these is a requirement for area alarm panels?
a.Located at a nurses station and in the engineering
department
b.Monitored 24/7 continuously
c.Provide visual and audible indication
d.None of the above
c. Provide visual and audible indication
A tool is allowed to be used by the installer to mechanically
limit the makeup depth of the fitting to be brazed. Under what
conditions is this method permitted for the installation of
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medical gas piping?
a.Where limited depth is not less than the minimum cup
depth per ANSI/ASME
b.Only where BCuP 5 brazing rod is used
c.Only on vacuum systems
d.Only on final line connections
a. Where limited depth is not less than the minimum cup depth
per ANSI/ASME
The purpose of the NFPA 99 Code is to provide minimum
requirements for the ________ for facilities, material,
equipment, and appliances, including other hazards
associated with the primary hazards.
a.Engineering and architecture
b.Maintenance and testing
c.Performance and safe practices
d.Both B and C
d.Both B and C
What is required of the alarm system if another alarm
condition occurs while the audible alarm is manually
silenced?
a.Nothing, the visual indicator is still active
b.The visual indicator must blink
c.The audible signal will beep
d.Re-initiation of the audible signal
d. Re-initiation of the audible signal
Which is a permitted use of the medical-surgical vacuum
system?
a.Non-medical or non-surgical applications
b.Liquid or debris disposal
c.Waste anesthetic gas disposal
d.Vacuum steam condensate return
c. Waste anesthetic gas disposal
Station outlets/inlets shall be identified as to the _________
for the specific gas or vacuum provided.
a.Name or Chemical symbol
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b.Chemical symbol
c.Name
d.Piping Type
a. Name or Chemical symbol
When is the initial pressure test conducted by the installer?
a.after blowdown of the distribution piping
b.before installation of station rough-in assemblies
c.after installation of the alarm sensors
d.before blowdown of the distribution piping
a. after blowdown of the distribution piping
Mock Exam Diagram 1.pdf Refer to Drawing #1. Valves #5, 6
& 13 are _______.
a.zone valves
b.isolation valves
c.service valves
d.riser valves
a. zone valves
Which of these is an NFPA 99 requirement for the labeling of
pipes in a medical gas system?
a.Label shall wrap completely around the pipe
b.Fixed label width
c.Color coding
d.Reflective label
c. Color coding
A method used to provide a source of drainage, aspiration
and suction in order to remove bodily fluids from patients.
a.medical-surgical vacuum
b.anesthesia
c.WAGD
d.negative pressure
a. medical-surgical vacuum
Category 1 medical-surgical vacuum sources shall, at a
minimum, consist of ____________ or more vacuum pumps.
a.two
b.one
MED GAS Exam 2 Questions with
100% Correct Answers
Those sections or portions of the piping system that serve a
room or group of rooms on the same story of the facility.
This is the definition of which of the following?
a.Main lines
b.Risers
c.Vent Lines
d.Branch (lateral) lines
d. Branch (lateral) lines
Stainless tube may be joined by any methods EXCEPT which
of the following?
a.Tungsten inert gas(TIG)
b.Solder
c.Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)
d.Metal inert gas (MIG)
b. Solder
Wooden rack for cylinder storage may be permitted under
which conditions?
a.They must be located in an area with a fire suppression
system
b.The wood must be painted
c.Wooden racks are no longer permitted
d.They are permitted with NO set conditions
c. Wooden racks are no longer permitted
Communication devices that do not use electrical wiring for
signal transmission can use _____.
a.fiber optic
b.wireless
c.A & B
d.none of the above
c. A & B
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Manifolds for gas cylinders shall actuate a(an) _______
signal and shall activate an indicator at all _______ alarm
panels to indicate when or just before changeover from one
header to the other.
a.Master; Local
b.Area; Master
c.Master; Area
d.Local; Master
d. Local; Master
A patient care space is any space of a health care facility
wherein patients are intended to be __________.
a.admitted or discharged
b.sent for X-rays
c.interviewed
d.examined or treated
d. examined or treated
An existing system that is not in strict compliance with the
provisions of this code shall be permitted to be continued in
use as long as the _______ has determined that such use
does not constitute a distinct hazard to life.
a.architect
b.nursing staff
c.authority having jurisdiction
d.engineer
c. authority having jurisdiction
Which of these is a requirement for area alarm panels?
a.Located at a nurses station and in the engineering
department
b.Monitored 24/7 continuously
c.Provide visual and audible indication
d.None of the above
c. Provide visual and audible indication
A tool is allowed to be used by the installer to mechanically
limit the makeup depth of the fitting to be brazed. Under what
conditions is this method permitted for the installation of
,3
medical gas piping?
a.Where limited depth is not less than the minimum cup
depth per ANSI/ASME
b.Only where BCuP 5 brazing rod is used
c.Only on vacuum systems
d.Only on final line connections
a. Where limited depth is not less than the minimum cup depth
per ANSI/ASME
The purpose of the NFPA 99 Code is to provide minimum
requirements for the ________ for facilities, material,
equipment, and appliances, including other hazards
associated with the primary hazards.
a.Engineering and architecture
b.Maintenance and testing
c.Performance and safe practices
d.Both B and C
d.Both B and C
What is required of the alarm system if another alarm
condition occurs while the audible alarm is manually
silenced?
a.Nothing, the visual indicator is still active
b.The visual indicator must blink
c.The audible signal will beep
d.Re-initiation of the audible signal
d. Re-initiation of the audible signal
Which is a permitted use of the medical-surgical vacuum
system?
a.Non-medical or non-surgical applications
b.Liquid or debris disposal
c.Waste anesthetic gas disposal
d.Vacuum steam condensate return
c. Waste anesthetic gas disposal
Station outlets/inlets shall be identified as to the _________
for the specific gas or vacuum provided.
a.Name or Chemical symbol
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b.Chemical symbol
c.Name
d.Piping Type
a. Name or Chemical symbol
When is the initial pressure test conducted by the installer?
a.after blowdown of the distribution piping
b.before installation of station rough-in assemblies
c.after installation of the alarm sensors
d.before blowdown of the distribution piping
a. after blowdown of the distribution piping
Mock Exam Diagram 1.pdf Refer to Drawing #1. Valves #5, 6
& 13 are _______.
a.zone valves
b.isolation valves
c.service valves
d.riser valves
a. zone valves
Which of these is an NFPA 99 requirement for the labeling of
pipes in a medical gas system?
a.Label shall wrap completely around the pipe
b.Fixed label width
c.Color coding
d.Reflective label
c. Color coding
A method used to provide a source of drainage, aspiration
and suction in order to remove bodily fluids from patients.
a.medical-surgical vacuum
b.anesthesia
c.WAGD
d.negative pressure
a. medical-surgical vacuum
Category 1 medical-surgical vacuum sources shall, at a
minimum, consist of ____________ or more vacuum pumps.
a.two
b.one
